Sancocho de Gallina
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[edit] Description
[edit] Ingredients
- chicken stock (1 and 1/2 qts.)
- 1 yucca, peeled and cut into 1"x1"x1" pieces
- 2 Plaintains, peeled, halved, and sliced into thirds longitudinally
- 2 red potatoes, peeling optional, cut into chunks
- 3 whole Chicken breast, skinned and quartered with bones left on.
- 2 lemons, juice
- 1 t cumin
- 1 bunch Scallions
- 1 bunch cilantro
[edit] Directions
- In one cup of chicken stock, simmer scallions, cilantro, and cumin for a few minutes.
- In the remaining 1 and ΒΌ quarts of chicken stock, simmer the quartered, skinned Chicken breasts.
- As the Chicken starts to simmer, add cut-up, peeled yucca, and cut-up potatoes.
- You may continue to skim off scum after the yucca and potatoes are in the soup.
- About a half hour from completion time, add cut-up plaintains.
- 10 minutes before completion time, add the processed scallions-cilantro-cumin, and the juice from 2 lemons.
- Add roux to "bind" the soup, stirring to mix it well.
- Make sure the potatoes and yucca are cooked to softness, and examine a piece of Chicken to check for doneness.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
