Making Peruvian Ají de Gallina At Home - Hispanic Heritage Month

Boil water and add chicken, cooking for 15 minutes.

Use the chicken cooking water to soak 3 or 4 pieces of bread.

Prepare a sofrito with onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and ají amarillo, cooking for 1-2 minutes.

Add turmeric to the sofrito and mix well.

Blend the sofrito with some chicken broth.

Blend the soaked bread with milk.

Combine the blended sofrito and bread mixture back in the pot, cooking for 2-3 minutes.

Add the cooked chicken to the pot, mixing gradually to avoid making it too watery.

Serve the dish with rice and optionally potatoes.

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