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.
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!
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 🙂
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.
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.
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 🙂
Simply Life
Yum, I LOVE this post as I think I could eat soup nearly every day and not get bored!!!
karen
Mmm, I could eat soup every night of the week now that winter has set in. These all look delicious!
Ivy
Ooops sorry, I confused your post with someone else's.
Ivy
I love soups and these are perfect for your snowy weather (saw your picture on facebook) 🙂
Jhonny Walker
Am alWAYS craving soups..will make all of your chicken ones..especially with plantains! amazing post. Bookmarking it 🙂
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!
Erica
Thank you guys for the comments!
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??
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?
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 🙂
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.