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Sopa de Maiz (Peruvian Corn and Chicken Chowder)

Name: Sopa de Maiz (Peruvian Corn and Chicken Chowder)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: sweetcorn kernels 500 g; chicken, cut 800 g; chicken stock 1200 ml; potato, diced 300 g; onion, chopped 150 g; garlic, minced 20 g; whole milk 400 ml; ají amarillo paste 25 g; fresh cilantro 20 g; fine salt 7 g

A thick, mild corn soup with chicken, potato and milk.

55 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

A corn soup built for comfort rather than show, where the corn is simmered long enough with the chicken bones to give the broth sweetness without any cream. Potato thickens it and the milk goes in at the end, which keeps the colour pale and the texture silky. In Peru, corn soup is what a household reaches for when something in the day has gone wrong.

Ingredients

sweetcorn kernels500 g
chicken, cut800 g
chicken stock1200 ml
potato, diced300 g
onion, chopped150 g
garlic, minced20 g
whole milk400 ml
ají amarillo paste25 g
fresh cilantro20 g
fine salt7 g

Directions

1
Sauté onion and garlic 6 minutes; add aji paste and chicken.
2
Add corn, potato and stock; simmer 20 minutes.
3
Stir in the milk and salt; warm 8 minutes without boiling.
4
Finish with cilantro.

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