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Hervido de Gallina

Name: Hervido de Gallina
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Venezuela
Ingredients: 800g (bone-in) Chicken Thigh; 2 Corn; 2 Potato; 300g Pumpkin; 300g Cassava (frozen); 1 Carrot; 1 Onion; 1 Green Onion (Long); 2 cloves Garlic; 1 bunch Cilantro; 2 tsp Salt

Soup

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken, corn, and root vegetables slow-simmered in a big pot — Venezuela's hearty weekend soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Hervido means 'boiled,' Venezuela's hearty soup: chicken or beef is simmered in a big pot with large-cut vegetables such as cassava, potato, pumpkin, and corn. It's loved when family and friends gather on Sunday or as a warming dish the morning after a party.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday afternoon in a suburban yard, friends enjoy music and conversation while stirring a big pot of hervido over a wood fire.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Chicken Thigh 800g (bone-in)
Corn 2
Potato 2
Pumpkin 300g
Cassava (frozen) 300g
Carrot 1
Onion 1
Green Onion (Long) 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Cilantro 1 bunch
Salt 2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Put 2.5L water, the chicken, onion, leek, garlic, and cilantro stems in a big pot and simmer 40 minutes, skimming.
Cut the corn into thirds. Cut the cassava, potatoes, pumpkin, and carrots into large pieces.
Add the cassava and corn first and simmer 20 minutes.
Add the potatoes, carrots, and pumpkin and simmer 20 minutes until tender.
Season with salt.
Put the solids in bowls, pour over the broth, and scatter with chopped cilantro leaves.

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