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Peruvian Chicken Aguadito (Chicken and Rice Soup)
by Giacomo Bocchio
recipe medium Peruvian

Peruvian Chicken Aguadito (Chicken and Rice Soup)

Hearty Peruvian chicken and rice soup deeply flavored with ají amarillo, cilantro, and dark beer. Known as a restorative 'levantamuertos' dish. Includes chicken livers, turnip, pumpkin, corn, and two types of potato.

25m Prep
40m Cook
1h 5m Total
2 Servings
peruvian soup chicken rice aji-amarillo cilantro comfort-food levantamuertos dark-beer choclo papa-amarilla

Ingredients

Aderezo
  • 4 piece Fresh ají amarillo paste (raw, blended) (deveined, deseeded, blended)
  • 1 bunch Fresh cilantro (blended) (blended with minimum water)
Chicken
  • 0.5 whole chicken Half chicken (thigh, drumstick, half breast) (brined 20-30 min, seared)
Grains
  • 1 cup White rice (uncooked) (1:4 ratio with liquid)
Liquid
  • 175 ml Dark beer optional
  • 1 L Dark chicken stock
Vegetables
  • 1 batch Yellow potato + white potato + zapallo + nabo + choclo + peas (cubed, added in stages)

Steps

  1. 1
    Brine chicken 20-30 min. Marinate with salt, cumin, lime. Sear in very hot steel pot. Reserve.
    Tip: Test pot with water drops — Leidenfrost effect means it's hot enough.
    ~15 min
  2. 2
    Make aderezo: sauté onion in fond, add garlic, ají amarillo paste, blended cilantro. Cook 8-10 min until raw herb aroma disappears. Add dark beer.
    Tip: Cilantro must be fully cooked or it turns bitter.
    ~15 min
  3. 3
    Add carrot, zapallo, chicken stock, return chicken. After 5 min add rice and nabo. After 5 more min add potatoes and choclo. Last 3-4 min add chicken livers and peas. Serve with fresh lime.
    Tip: Papa amarilla thickens the broth; papa blanca holds its shape for contrast.
    ~20 min

Nutrition (per serving)

520
Calories
38g
Protein
48g
Carbs
16g
Fat
6g
Fiber
Cultural Context
Aguadito is a quintessential Peruvian comfort soup traditionally prepared at the end of jaranas (house parties). Nicknamed 'levantamuertos' (raise the dead) for its restorative powers.
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Giacomo Bocchio
TE ENSEÑO A PREPARAR AGUADITO DE POLLO | ELEVA TU JUEGO CULINARIO
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