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Caldo de Pollo

Serves 3

Submited by Cristela Martinez

About the Recipe

The chicken soup I prepare is of Salvadoran origin, and it is prepared in different ways depending on the place and the person. When I was little living in El Salvador, my grandmother prepared it and it was very tasty, I remember that before immigrating to the United States my grandmother prepared it for me and made it that way, so from there I learned how to make it.

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breast, thighs, or drumsticks 
  • 2 chopped zucchini 
  • 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size pieces 
  • 1 onion, chopped 
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped 
  • 1 carrot, sliced 
  • 1 tomato, sliced 
  • 1 basil leaf 
  • 1 celery stalk, sliced 

Directions

  1. Add oil to a large pot and sauté onions, carrots, zucchini, tomato  on medium heat. 
  2. Add garlic and mix with ingredients until you can smell the garlic,  20 to 30 seconds. 
  3. Add 8 to 10 cups of water, salt to taste, chicken, potatoes and celery  and bring to a boil. 
  4. Let everything cook/simmer on low to medium heat for about  30 minutes.
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