Soup

Split Pea and Chicken Soup

16 comments October 7, 2009

This soup was one of the recipes I made for my sister, Catalina, when she came to visit a couple of weeks ago. We hated soups as kids yet my mom loved to make them, so we had are daily lunch time soup battles with my mother . Now we love soups, so I made [...]

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Black Bean Soup with Sweet Plantain and Avocado-Cumin Cream

20 comments August 29, 2009

Three favorite ingredients of Colombian Cuisine are featured in this delicious soup; beans, sweet plantain and avocado. This is a complete vegetarian one-pot meal and all that it requires as an accompaniment is white rice. Enjoy!

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Plantain Soup (Sopa de Plátano)

15 comments May 19, 2009

I never tire of eating soups. Growing up I hated it them, but now they’re comfort food for me and remind me of my culture. Soups are a Colombian kitchen staple and each region has its own variations. This Sopa de Plátano verde is a simple, but delicious traditional Colombian soup.

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COLOMBIAN CHICKEN SANCOCHO (SANCOCHO DE GALLINA)

65 comments April 22, 2009

Sancocho is a common Colombian dish that you can make with fish, plantain, beef, chicken, pigeon peas or pork. Sancocho de gallina is originally from the Colombian Region El Valle. Traditionally this soup is made with hens, but you can use chicken too. I have a lot of good memories associated with this meal. One [...]

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CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP (SOPA DE ARROZ CON POLLO)

17 comments April 16, 2009

Rice and Soup are staples in Colombia and in this Sopa de Arroz con Pollo the rice creates a wonderful consistency. Sopa de Arroz con Pollo was one of my grandmother’s favorite soups. She would eat it with avocado and banana on the side. Colombians eat bananas with soups and believe it or not, it [...]

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COLOMBIAN-STYLE LENTIL SOUP (SOPA DE LENTEJAS)

11 comments March 28, 2009

Sopa de Lentejas or Colombian Style Lentil Soup is a standard in a lot of Colombian kitchens, the Colombian chorizo sausage gives the soup extra flavor. This is a very substantial soup that would make a meal-in-a-bowl served with white rice.

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AJIACO BOGOTANO (COLOMBIAN CHICKEN AND POTATO SOUP)

47 comments March 19, 2009

Each region of Colombia has it own specialties and characteristic dishes. For example, in the capital of the country Bogotá; Ajiaco is a very popular dish. There are different versions of Ajiaco, but it’s usually made with chicken and three kinds of potatoes, corn and an herb called guascas. This herb gives the soup a [...]

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