How To Cook Sopa De Pollo Spanish Chicken Soup Food

EASY SPANISH CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Grab all the vegetables, clean them, then peel and chop them.
• In a large pot heat olive oil and add garlic and the rest of the vegetables, sauté for 2 minutes at medium heat. Stir constantly.
• In the pot, add the chicken backs and let them brown on the outside for 3 minutes. Then add water and bay leaves.
• Cook for 60 minutes to an hour and a half until the chicken separates easily from the bone.
• Remove the chicken from the pot, separate the meat from the bone. Put the pieces of chicken meat back into the soup. Add oregano and give it a good mix
• Bring the soup to a boil and serve it while hot.

CALDO DE POLLO (MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• Combine 6 cups chicken broth, water, chicken tenders, chicken bouillon cubes, olive oil, granulated garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes. Gently shred chicken using 2 forks. Add onion to broth and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
• Bring 2 cups chicken broth, rice, and chili powder to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Spoon rice into each serving bowl and pour soup over rice. Garnish with avocado slices and cilantro.

SOPA DE POLLO CON ARROZ (CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP)

Steps:

• Extract giblets from chicken and remove the liver.
• Place chicken in a pot of water just large enough to hold it.
• Cover with 1-2 quarts of water and add the giblets.
• Add salt and bring to a boil, skimming off any foam.
• Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer for 20 or more minutes.
• Chicken should fall apart after cooking.
• Completely bone out the cooked chicken.
• Separate white meat for use in the finished soup.
• Crack the bones and return them to the stock with the skin.
• Add all other non-meat parts of the chicken back to the stock.
• Bring stock and giblets back to a fast simmer.
• Cook stock for 1/2-1 hour longer.
• Begin washing rice.
• Strain stock and remove most, but not all of the fat.
• Peel the potato, tomato and carrots.
• Bring stock to a boil and reduce heat.
• Cut carrots into coins, dice potato into 1/2" cubes and add with cabbage cut into 1" chunks.
• Chop onion coarsely and add along with pressed or finely minced garlic.
• Remove strings by breaking the top of the stalk backwards and pulling down to strip them out, slice celery into medium pieces and add.
• Peel and seed tomato, strain tomato juice from seeds and add with chopped cilantro leaves.
• Chop some of the celery heart's leaves and add with diced chicken white meat in 1/2" chunks.
• Finish washing rice and add to soup.
• During last half hour of cooking add all other spices.
• Adjust salt to taste (this recipe can take a lot of salt).
• Avoid adding too much cumin, it will spoil the flavor.
• DO NOT let the soup boil, it will turn to mush.
• DO NOT use the chicken liver in the soup.
• When the rice begins to "bloom" turn off the heat.
• Elbow macaroni, stars or alphabet pasta may be used.
• If using pasta, omit or reduce the amount of rice.
• If the stock is made right it will gel when chilled.
• Note: This recipe took years to figure out.
• DO NOT use chicken bullion cubes or paste when making this.
• They will cloud the soup and destroy its delicate bouquet.
• Tinned broth is acceptable but will not compare to using the stock described above.

SOPA DE POLLO (CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICAN CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• On medium high heat in a Very large pot, add oil and heat. Once oil is heated, add bell pepper, onion and celery. Saute for about 1 1/2 minutes. Add chicken pieces and brown for about 6-8 minutes (raising the heat to high heat if neccesary to brown chicken if medium heat is causing to much moisture to build up and not enough browning). Add 6 cups of water to the pot.
• Bring the soup to a quick simmer and then add the rest of the veggies to pot EXCEPT for the cabbage (the yucca should go at the very top of the pot as it has a tendency to stick to the bottom of the pot). If there is not enough water to cover the veggies, this is the time to add a bit more water. Once veggies are in the pot, season the soup with both of the chicken bullions, cumin and black pepper to flavor. Add some salt if neccesary.
• Carefully add the quartered cabbage to the pot, being careful to try and keep the leaves together. Place a lid on the pot and cook on medium high for about 20-25 minutes or atleast UNTIL the potatoes/chayote squash are tender. Add the cilantro at the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Serve with white rice. The plaintain is peeled when the person eats it. The peel helps keep the plantain from getting all mushy during the cooking and it gives the soup a different apeal.

SOPA DE FIDEO CON POLLO ( MEXICAN CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP)

Steps:

• Combine first five ingredients in a large stockpot with enough water to cover; boil until done, about 30 minutes.
• Drain and reserve broth.
• While the chicken is cooking, heat the oil in a large skillet.
• Sauté the fideo in oil a few minutes until lightly browned over medium heat.
• Add onion and bell pepper pieces and cook until onion is translucent.
• Add cooked vegetables and noodles to the cooked chicken pieces.
• Pour in some broth and tomato sauce, enough to cover everything (just a little for thicker stews, more for thinner soups), then cover and simmer until noodles are cooked through.
• Finish with more seasonings (cumin, salt, garlic, to taste).
• Can be garnished with cilantro and/or jalapeño.

MEXICAN CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP (SOPA DE POLLO Y ARROZ)

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Add chicken legs; return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes, skimming away foam that forms on the surface. Add carrots, onion, celery, cilantro, garlic, and mint.
• Cover pot and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes more. Remove chicken from the pot; discard skin and bones. Shred meat using 2 forks.
• Return chicken meat to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Add rice. Let chicken and rice warm up, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour soup into serving bowls. Top with avocado and serrano peppers and squeeze in lime juice.

PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP (SOPAS DE POLLO Y FIDEOS)

Steps:

• Rub the chicken with salt, pepper and oregano and one tablespoon olive oil and set aside for 30 minutes.
• In a large heavy pot sauté the sofrito, onions and celery with remaining olive oil, for 5 minutes over medium-low heat. Brown the chicken pieces to seal in their flavor. Add the chicken stock or water to the chicken and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Raise the heat and bring to a boil once more; add carrots, potatoes, sazon and bay leaf. Reduce heat to medium and cook uncovered for 20 minutes, until carrot and potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. During the last 5 - 10 , minutes add the angel hair and cook until pasta is done.