Caldo de gallina (Hen soup)

A spectacular broth.

Caldo de gallina is a typical Peruvian food prepared with noodles, potatoes and chicken prey. It is a special broth because it incorporates ingredients that make it unique and tasty; its preparation consists of cooking chicken prey, and it is accompanied by noodles, potato chips, and served with an egg so that the flavor is richer. Finally, chopped onion is added and lemon drops are added (the lemon is cut in half). The result will be an exquisite broth. Let’s see how to prepare it!

Caldo de gallina (Hen soup)

Ingredients of Gallina, Hen Soup.

• 2,2 lb. of hen meat cut in big pieces (choose a young hen).
• 2 green onions cut in small slices (Chiffonade).
• ½ lb. of yellow potato cut in half.
• Ginger cut in small slices.
• 1 celery cut in small slices.
• 1 lb. of noodles.
• 4 eggs.
• Umami seasoning (known in Peru as Aji-no-moto).
• Oregano.
• Salt.

Caldo de gallina (Hen soup). Image provide by KaMpErƎ & Le-tticia

Procedure of recipe.

1. Time needed: 1 hour.
2. Procedure of the Hen Soup (In Spanish “Caldo de Gallina”). Follow the next steps
3. Fill half a pot.
4. Fill half a pot with water and warm. Season with salt to taste.While the water warms to boil, add the pieces of hen, noodles, celery and potatoes (peeled, cut and washed) to the pot.
5. Add the eggs.
6. Cook over a medium heat and cover the pot. Watch out the process.Add the eggs (clean) and the ginger to boil.
7. Taste the soup.
8. Taste the soup, season with oregano and serve in deep plates (see recipe photo).
9. Eat accompanied with onion.
10. Eat accompanied with green onion and a hen egg in each plate.

Note: One way of accompanying the soup is to eat it with wholegrain bread. You would like it!

Testimony.

Caldo de Gallina or English “Hen Soup”, is typical food of the Peru. For me, this Caldo, is very fantastic, and it´s recommend to taste in our Breakfast and Lunch. This dish is very popular in Peru, and differents locations (regions, province and districts). It´s super recommend cook.

Irvis Murillo, Peruvian.

Interesting information.

The Tamales prepared in Peru, are a food prepared for sale to the public. And you can find it when you walk down the street, or a public place of meals. The time to consume this meal, is from 6 pm and almost all night.

Look the video of preparation.