Ajiaco (Colombian Potato and Chicken Soup) | Kenji's Cooking Show

guascas

🥗Healthier: dried oregano

💰Cheaper: dried thyme

Dried oregano mimics the earthy flavor of guascas.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

fresh cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried parsley

Parsley provides a similar freshness in flavor.

avocado

🥗Healthier: sliced cucumber

💰Cheaper: sliced radish

Cucumber adds a refreshing crunch at a lower cost.

Start with chicken breast, onion, and scallions.

Use a mix of scallions and regular onions as substitutes for traditional long onions.

Add a couple quarts of low sodium chicken stock to a pot.

Add a big handful of guascas to the broth.

Add a bay leaf to the broth.

Peel and cut red bliss and russet potatoes into quarter to half inch slices.

Add frozen papas criollas without peeling.

Start cooking peruvian style mazorka corn with the broth at the beginning.

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