Sancocho is a comforting, hearty and filling soup popular in Colombia and other South American countries.
Sancochos were served every weekend in my house when I was growing up…and I hated eating soup!
Colombia is a country that is big on soups, at least that’s how it was in my house. After many battles with my mom, I fell in love with soups and here I am sharing these delicious Colombian sancochos recipes with you. I think my parents would be very proud of me for eating my soup 🙂
This dish is also popular during the holidays especially on December 25th and January 1st. You can see people making sancocho over open flame in the streets, next to the rivers or in their kitchens. I love serving this soup with avocado and white rice on the side.
What is Sancocho Made of?
Sancochos are made with a combinations of protein, potatoes, yuca, plantain, corn, onions, peppers, other vegetables, herbs and spices. like many traditional recipes every cook and country has its own version. In Colombia we have different sancochos depending on the region.
Here is a list with some of my favorite sancocho recipes. If you don't find your favorite on this list check all my soups recipes.
Divina
Hi Erica. You are so welcome. It was such a honor. I love soups. I would love to try some of the soups that you grew up with and be more familiar with Columbian flavors. It's actually an ingredient. I used to hate cilantro before but now, I love them so much. Welcome back.
Chef E
All the soups look fantastic, and I enjoyed the guest bloggers! My sister who lives with a south american man complains he makes soup like SANCOCHO DE GALLINA, and I laugh, because I love it, very rustic like our mother used to make.
I still love all things from my childhood, but just revisited mac n cheese, she baked it and I do not care for that version, and also I love carrots now, but would gag and make a big scene to keep from eating them as a child 🙂
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen
I love soups - and I can never get enough! I hated lima beans as a kid - but I love them now! Funny how tastes change, isn't it?
Palidor
I'm not much of a soup girl. I can appreciate that they taste great, but for some reason, I just prefer solid food. 😉 There are several foods I used to hate, but now love, most notably coconut! Yes, I used to hate coconut. What on earth was wrong with me??
Erica
Thank you guys for the comments!
Sook
I LOVE SOUP! If my husband would let me, I'd be cooking soup every night! I great up in Korea and we used to eat soup everyday, too, for almost every meal. I hated it too but now that I'm away from Korea, I miss it a lot! 🙂 Thank you for sharing your soup recipes!
Jhonny Walker
Am alWAYS craving soups..will make all of your chicken ones..especially with plantains! amazing post. Bookmarking it 🙂
Ivy
I love soups and these are perfect for your snowy weather (saw your picture on facebook) 🙂
Ivy
Ooops sorry, I confused your post with someone else's.
karen
Mmm, I could eat soup every night of the week now that winter has set in. These all look delicious!
Simply Life
Yum, I LOVE this post as I think I could eat soup nearly every day and not get bored!!!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
It's the same with me about soups! My mom used to serve them for the first course almost everyday (as is tradition in Ukraine) and I didn't eating them too much. Now I love soups, although I have to say I make all different kinds of soups other than the ukrainian/russian ones 🙂
anncoo
Soup is a must on the Chinese table. As a kid I love home cooked soup and now I love all types of soup.
Oysterculture
Oh wow, all these options look incredible, I do not know where to begin. I may have to have my hubby pick! Thanks for sharing all these wonderful ideas.
Vinolia
I love soups, I prefer them for dinner time!!
When I was a kid, I was in a borading school and we were served vegetables (stir-fry) everyday; I always wasted it but now I can give anything to get those fresh vegetables delivered here ( as i am far away from my home(India)), and I love all vegetables now! I regret so much for not eating them those days 🙂
Joy
What a magnificent gallery of wonderful soups! Just so beautiful to look at - let alone taste!
I hated mushrooms when I was little - O how I love them now!
Joanne
Soups are so perfect for this time of year. You've got some great ones to choose from! I need these to warm me up.
Soma
It is snowing here and so darn cold. All the soups here look extremely appetizing to me;-)
Daniel
I love the rustic no frills nature of some of these soups although they all look amazing. I will have to try some as they will work well to warm the body with the winter weather.
Gera @ SweetsFoods
Soups are for all the year including summer with the cold ones 🙂
I must try the lentil soup…drooling with all of them!
Cheers
Gera
Erica
Thank you all for visiting!
rebecca subbiah
loved to guest for you and I am sure everyone else did great soup round up Erica love Rebecca
Brannyn
Oh yay! Just in time for snowy weather! I love soups and turn to them for weeknight meals as well as cozy dinner party options when the weather is cold. When I was growing up I could not, would not eat tomatoes. Now - I love them! Thanks for the great posts!
monicajane
soup is my favorite meal in one for the winter months...I do tons of them myself! Will let some of these inspire my future...
I've gone solo...and my new blog is under construction...but wanted you to know I'm there and working on getting it up and running
Chris
Wow, most of those aren't soups.....they are full meals that fell into a broth of some sort:) Great looking hearty soups!
Tangled Noodle
Oh yes - I LOVE soups! Today, the weather finally turned very wintry and it's become quite cold. But it's perfect for soups and I love what you've offered here. I'll have to come back soon and catch up on all the recent posts I've missed, especially the marvelous guest bloggers you've featured!
Swapna Raghu Sanand
Loved the post and the pics though I am not a fan of soups. Once in a blue moon while dining out, sure thing, I'd love to but not everyday or every week. In India, soups have just caught on as a concept relating to keeping warm in winter or enjoying it as something you have when you dine out in an expensive or a moderately priced restaurant.
A lot of health conscious youngsters are turning to soups and parents are encouraging kids to do the same. I still think it is still a recent trend in India and I loved reading the informative comments to this post.
Sophie
Muchas gracias pot tus recetes de sopa! Me encantan mucho!
Me gusta especial la sopa de Guineo!! MMMMMMMMMMM,...
Diana
It was so fun Erica, thank you! These soups look soo good! My favorite, potajes!! I could eat these every day 🙂
Kim
I also enjoyed all of your guest posts!! All of your soups look terrific. I especially like the chicken and potato. I would have to say that when I was younger I didn't really like to eat any kind of meat and would try my hardest to feed it to the dog instead.
Pearlyn
Oh I grew up on wholesome goodness homemade Chinese soup.... I love soup so much and I frequently cook soup for my family..... I believe our health benefit alot from drinking soup , all the nutrition and goodness in a good soup !
grace
i think that soups are appropriate no matter how hot it is outside, and the ones you've compiled here all look fantastic. i think i'd devour the creamy corn soup first. 🙂
Anna
Hi Erica, all your soups looks fantastic, I sure know where to come when looking for soups recipes. I used to hate garlic and onions and give my mother hard time when I was a kid. Now can't live without it. 🙂