Ajiaco Bogotano / Colombian Potato Stew Recipe

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed peas

💰Cheaper: cucumber

Mashed peas provide creaminess with fewer calories

capers

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: pickles

Green olives offer a similar briny flavor at a lower cost

arepas

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: corn tortillas

Whole grain bread is a healthier alternative with similar texture

Add whole chicken, bay leaves, scallions, and onion to a pot, cover with water, and simmer for 90 minutes.

Remove chicken and take meat off the bones, separating white meat from dark meat.

Return bones and skin to the pot and cook for an additional 30 minutes, skimming off fat and straining the stock.

Add 1 teaspoon salt, 5 grams guascas, 3 or 4 sprigs of cilantro, and 1 pound of yellow potatoes to boiling stock and cook until very tender.

Remove cilantro and discard, then remove potatoes from the pot, mash them, and return to the pot.

Add 3 ears of corn cut into 6 pieces and 1 pound of peeled and diced russet potatoes, cooking until tender.

Add the shredded chicken (traditional only the breast meat is used) and heat through.

Serve with cream, capers, cilantro, and avocado.

Cooking Techniques

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