Ajiaco santafereño
A Bogotá-style chicken soup with three kinds of potatoes, corn and guascas. Makes 6 servings; times and yield are approximate.
This version combines chicken, papa criolla, papa sabanera, papa pastusa, corn and guascas, ingredients characteristic of ajiaco santafereño. Some of the potatoes break down as they cook and thicken the broth. The quantities make approximately 6 servings.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listThere are no verified associations for these ingredients yet.
Method
- 01
Prepare the ingredients
Peel and cut the potatoes and arracacha. Cut the corn into pieces; chop the garlic and scallion.
Ready to continue when: The vegetables are cut and ready for the pot.
20 min - 02
Simmer the soup
Put the water, chicken, corn, potatoes, arracacha, garlic, scallion and cilantro in a pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 45–60 minutes, until the chicken is cooked and some potatoes have partly broken down. Keep an eye on the pot and stir occasionally.
Ready to continue when: The chicken is cooked and some potatoes have broken down, thickening the broth.
55 min - 03
Add the guascas and serve
Add the guascas during the final 5 minutes of cooking. Remove the chicken if you want to shred it; serve it with the soup and corn pieces.
Ready to continue when: The guascas have infused the soup for 5 minutes and the chicken is ready to serve.
5 min
Ingredients
Sources and review
Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:
- Bogotá - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1
- Client Challenge doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv10rrbv9.10
- La increíble y sabrosa crónica del ajiaco santafereño y de cómo lo coronaron con alcaparras y crema gracias a la hermana de Rafael Pombo | Turismo y Sociedad doi.org/10.18601/01207555.n28.11
- - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=otLZDxQH28A
- Ajiaco (Colombia) - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajiaco_(Colombia)
- Historia y receta del ajiaco colombiano | Recetas Nestlé® www.recetasnestle.com.co/blog-sabor/recetas-caseras/historia-del-ajiaco
- Receta de Ajiaco Santafereño en Thermomix®TM7: Sabor tradicional en la mitad de tiempo - Thermomix Colombia www.pasionthermomix.co/ajiaco-santafereno-preparado-en-thermomix/
- ¡El ajíaco Santafereño: De la sabana bogotana al Gran Bamboo! elgranbamboo.com/blog/f/el-ajiaco-santafere%C3%B1o-de-la-sabana-al-gran-bamboo
- Receta del ajiaco colombiano - Gustolatino Gastronomia gustolatinogastronomia.com/ajiaco/
- El oficio del cocinero y la culinaria en Bogotá, mirada desde la experiencia de algunos chef^ | OpenAlex openalex.org/W2207477894
- Técnicas de cocción ancestrales resguardadas y aplicadas a la gastronomía de la región de Magdalena centro en Cundinamarca, Colombia | OpenAlex openalex.org/W4391856623
State: Published after documentary validation; no “Tested” label is shown.