Colombian Ajiaco Recipe

To prepare the Ajiaco we must peel and cut the potatoes into small pieces, cook the chicken in salted water until tender, remove and discard. Then add the potatoes to the pot where you cooked the chicken and cook with chopped guascas, onion and garlic. Add the corn cut in small pieces and the shredded chicken. Finally add the cream just before serving, without letting it boil. Serve hot with white rice, avocado, capers and chopped onion.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Course Acompañamiento, Cena, Desayuno

Cuisine Colombiana

Servings 4 people

Calories 320 kcal

Ingredients

1 unit Chicken breast.
200 gr Pastusa potato.
250 gr Papa sabanera.
200 gr Creole potato
2 unit Cobs or baby corn
1 unit Large garlic clove
100 gr Long onion
20 gr Cilantro
1 unit Guasca leaves to taste
2 tbsp Milk
1 unit Pinch of cumin
1 unit Pinch of salt to taste.
1 unit Pinch of pepper to taste.
1 1/2 l liters of water
1 unit Capers
1 unit Milk cream
1 unit Avocado

Instructions

In a pot with enough capacity we place the breast cleaned of fat, the corncob in pieces, the onion in branch and the cilantro, the pastuzas potatoes, the sabaneras potatoes and half of the potatoes and half of the yellow potatoes.
Also add the liter and a half of water, the spoonfuls of milk, the crushed garlic, the cumin, salt and pepper to the taste. Cover and let it boil.
After 15 minutes, uncover and remove excess foam. Turn the breast over and stir well. Cover again and let it cook.
After 10 minutes we uncover again and stir well, this helps to give it thickness and to prevent it from sticking to the pot. Repeat this after 10 minutes.
Now, to make the broth thicker, we will grate the peeled yellow potatoes that were left and put them in the pot. Cover again.
We proceed to shred the chicken. Then 5 minutes before turning off the pot, place the shredded chicken in the broth. We also add the guasa leaves, chopped cilantro and stir.
Let the ajiaco rest for a few minutes and serve with cream, capers and avocado.

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Nutritional Information

This is the approximate nutritional information for Colombian Ajiaco per 1 cup (240 ml) serving:

Calories: 320 kcal
Fat: 13 g
Saturated fat: 6 g
Trans fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 68 mg
Sodium: 305 mg
Carbohydrates: 34 g
Fiber: 5 g
Sugar: 5 g
Protein: 20 g
Vitamin A: 51% of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI)
Vitamin C: 44% of RDI
Calcium: 7% of the RDI
Iron: 12% of the RDI

It is important to note that these nutritional values are approximate and may vary depending on the specific ingredients and preparation of Colombian Ajiaco.

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