Colombian Chicken Stew Ajiaco Food

COLOMBIAN CHICKEN CORN AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Turn on the saute function on your Instant Pot and add olive oil. Add in the onion and garlic. Cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Turn off the saute setting. Add in the chicken broth, water, potatoes, corn, guascas or oregano, cilantro, spring onions, salt and pepper, chicken breast (placed on top). Close the lid and turn the valve to sealing. Turn on the the soup setting and cook (30 minutes). Once finished cooking allow to depressurize. Switch the valve to venting to allow it to finish depressurizing, carefully open the Instant Pot. Remove the chicken breast, shred with a couple of forks, then return to the stew and gently mix in. Serve this Instant Pot Colombian Chicken Potato and Corn stew, garnish with your choice of avocado slices, fresh cilantro, lime wedges, capers and sour cream if desired.

AJIACO COLOMBIANO (COLOMBIAN CHICKEN AND POTATO SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large pot, place the chicken, corn, chicken bouillon, cilantro, scallions, garlic, salt and pepper. Add the water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook for about 30 to 35 minutes, until chicken is cooked and tender. Remove the chicken and set aside.
• Continue cooking the corn for about 15 more minutes. Discard green onion and add red potatoes, white potatoes, and the guascas. Cook for 15 more minutes.
• Uncover and add the frozen papa criolla and simmer for 15 minutes, season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the chicken meat into small pieces and return to the pot. Serve the Ajiaco hot with capers and heavy cream on the side.

HEARTY AJIACO: COLOMBIAN CHICKEN AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the chicken in a glass or ceramic dish. Top with the onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate for 8 to 24 hours.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy 4-quart lidded pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken with the vegetables and brown each side, about 6 minutes.
• Pour in the stock and raise the heat to high.
• When the mixture boils, lower the heat to medium-low then cover and simmer. Cook until the chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a platter, reserving the cooking liquid in the pot.
• When cool enough to handle, remove the skin from the chicken and discard. Cut or tear the chicken breasts into bite-size strips and discard the bones.
• Place the potatoes in the pot with the cooking liquid and turn the heat to medium. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the corn , cilantro, green onions, and the guascas. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender, but not overcooked.
• Remove the cilantro and green onions and return the chicken to the pot. Simmer a few minutes more until the chicken is warmed through.
• Ladle the soup into individual bowls and place the toppings on the table to be passed around.
• Serve and enjoy!

AJIACO (COLOMBIAN CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a large (at least 8-quart) stockpot and add 8 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat and then reduce the heat to a vigorous simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes, frequently skimming off the foam that floats to the surface.
• Add all the vegetables, the garlic, the cilantro, and the bouillon cubes to the pot, along with the salt and pepper. Stir a few times to distribute the vegetables and submerge as many of the solids as possible. When the broth returns to a gentle boil, partially cover the pot and simmer, stirring once or twice, for 1-1/2 hours. Taste for salt and add more if needed.
• Using tongs or a slotted spoon, pick out the chicken pieces and put them on a large plate. Stir the soup with a large spoon, breaking up some of the potatoes to thicken the soup slightly. Keep hot if serving soon or let cool and refrigerate.
• When the chicken is cool enough to handle, pull the meat off the bones and shred it by hand. Discard the bones and tendons, and put the shredded chicken in a serving bowl.
• In a food processor, pulse all the aji ingredients until they're finely minced. Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Put the avocados, sour cream or creme fraiche, capers and cilantro leaves in small bowls and set them on the table along with the bowls of shredded chicken and the aji. Reheat the soup if necessay and ladle it into large soup bowls, putting a quater ear of corn in each bowl. Let your guests add the garnishes and the aji as they like.

AJIACO (COLOMBIAN CHICKEN STEW)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients, except cream and cilantro, in a large stockpot or dutch oven, and cover with 10 cups of water; cook about 30 minutes until chicken is tender but not falling off the bone, adding additional water as needed to maintain a soup consistency.
• Stir in cilantro and cream.

COLOMBIAN CHICKEN STEW: SANCOCHO

Steps:

• In a blender, puree the garlic, carrots, peppers, onion, chile, and 1 cup cilantro.
• In a large pot, combine the puree with the water, bouillon cubes, and cumin, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add the chicken and simmer for another 20 minutes.
• Add the yucca and green plantain and simmer for 10 minutes more. Add the potatoes, ripe plantain, and corn and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• In a blender, combine the remaining 1 cup cilantro and a little of the stew broth and puree. Stir the puree into the soup, season with salt and pepper, and serve.

COLOMBIAN CHICKEN HOT POT (AJIACO)

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large stockpot and cover with water; add green onions, bay leaves, cilantro (see NOTE) and peppercorns.
• Bring to a boil, skimming the surface if necessary; once boiling, reduce heat and cook until chicken is tender, about an hour.
• Remove from heat and allow the chicken to cool in its cooking liquid.
• Remove the chicken and cut into eight pieces: 2 drumsticks, 2 thighs, cut each breast into 2 pieces, for a total of 4; discard the rest of the carcass.
• Skim off any fat from the stock, then strain it into a clean Dutch oven or large pot.
• Bring to a boil and add russet potatoes (or yuca) and the Yukon gold potatoes; cook about 15 minutes.
• Stir in the new potatoes and corn and simmer for an additional 20 minutes.
• Return the chicken to the pot, season with salt, if needed, and heat through.
• Meanwhile, just before serving, rough chop the egg, then mash in a small bowl; in another small bowl, scoop out the avocado flesh and mash that.
• Add the egg to the avocado, stir in the green onion, cilantro, green chili, and season with salt.
• Serve the chicken mixture in a heated casserole or earthenware dish, with the avocado salsa, capers, and sour cream on the side.
• NOTE: I, personally, find the taste of the cilantro too strong when it is added to make the stock, so I add it (like a bouquet garni) when the new potatoes are added (the last 20 minutes of cooking), then remove for serving.

COLOMBIAN CHICKEN STEW (AJIACO)

Steps:

• Put chicken pieces in a large pot over medium heat with enough water to cover the chicken; bring to a boil and let simmer until the chicken is falling off the bones, about 45 minutes. Remove chicken from pot, reserving the water in the pot. Allow the chicken to cool enough to be able to remove the meat from bones and shred into strands.
• Return the water to medium heat; add the potatoes, onion, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to the water; cook until the potatoes and onion are soft; about 30 minutes. Once the potatoes are tender, use a masher to mash the potatoes into the broth, resulting in a thickened broth. Stir in the shredded chicken and corn; cook until heated through completely. Add the avocado and cilantro just before serving; garnish with sour cream.

COLOMBIAN CHICKEN, CORN, AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Put chicken in a 6- to 8-quart pot and add water, broth, onion, guascas, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil, skimming foam, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until chicken is cooked through, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool slightly (reserve broth).
• Add papas criollas to reserved broth (if using russet potatoes, peel and coarsely grate first) and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are falling apart and beginning to thicken broth (mash if necessary), 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel Yukon Golds and boiling potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces, then add to pot and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until almost tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add corn, 1/4 cup cilantro, and 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper and simmer, covered, until corn is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• While corn cooks, coarsely shred chicken, discarding skin and bones.
• Add chicken to stew and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Season with salt.
• Serve stew with crema, capers, avocados, and remaining 1/2 cup cilantro, each in separate bowls (or add them to stew in pot just before serving).