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Sopa de Quinua

Name: Sopa de Quinua
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Bolivia
Ingredients: 80g Quinoa; 2 Potato; 1 Carrot; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 clove Garlic; 200g Chicken Breast; 1/2 tsp Oregano; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Parsley

Soup

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Quinoa, the Andean grain, simmered with vegetables — Bolivia's nutritious soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Quinoa has been grown in the Andean highlands for thousands of years, and Bolivia is one of the world's leading producers. Sopa de quinua is a simple soup of quinoa simmered with vegetables and meat, an everyday meal of highland people. Its popping texture and rich nutrition now draw attention worldwide.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a house in a village near the Uyuni salt flats, a family gathers around quinoa soup at a cold Andean dusk to warm up.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Quinoa 80g
Potato 2
Carrot 1
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Garlic 1 clove
Chicken Breast 200g
Oregano 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp
Parsley A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the quinoa well to remove the bitterness.
Heat oil in a pot and sauté the onion, garlic, and tomato.
Add 1.2L water and the chicken, simmer 15 minutes, then remove and shred the chicken.
Add the quinoa and diced potatoes and carrots and simmer 20 minutes.
Return the chicken and season with oregano, cumin, and salt.
Scatter with parsley.

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