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Chicken Sancocho

9
Points®
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
This poultry version of the Latin American classic is chock full of hearty ingredients, including potatoes, yuca (also known as cassava), and plantains. Rich, meaty, bone-in chicken thighs simmer in the broth so they impart more flavor; after they’re done, the meat gets shredded and stirred into the soup. Everyone gets to enjoy a large, deeply satisfying serving.

Ingredients

Olive oil

1 Tbsp

Uncooked onion

1 medium, chopped

Garlic

6 clove(s), minced

Tomato

1 cup(s), chopped

Ground cumin

1 tsp

Unsalted chicken stock

6 cup(s)

Kosher salt

1½ tsp

Uncooked yuca

1½ cup(s), fresh or frozen, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces

Uncooked red potato

¾ pound(s), baby variety, halved (or quartered if large)

Uncooked plantain

1 medium, green, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces

Uncooked bone in skinless chicken thigh

1¾ pound(s)

Cilantro

¾ cup(s)

Corn on the cob

3 ear(s), medium, shucked, each ear cut into 4 pieces

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium. Add the onion and garlic; cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tomatoes and cumin; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in the chicken stock, salt, yuca, potatoes, and plantain; bring to a boil over high heat. Add the chicken; cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the chicken is done and the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
  2. Remove the chicken from the pot; cool slightly. Add ½ cup cilantro and corn to the pot; cook until the corn is crisp-tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Pull the chicken meat from the bones; discard the bones. Shred the chicken and stir into the soup. Sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup cilantro.
  3. Serving size: about 2 cups

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