Absolute Best Chicken Soup

14 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 7 quarts water
  • 1 whole chicken, 8-piece cut
  • 8 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 seville oranges, each cut in quarters and seeded
  • 5 small red potatoes, quartered
  • 5 stalks yucca root
  • 4 ears corn, cut in halves
  • 3 plantains, peeled and quartered
  • 2 tomatoes, cut

Directions

  1. 1
    Fill a 12 quart pot a little more than halfway and bring water to a boil.
  2. 2
    Add the chicken, bouillon cubes, half of the garlic, and only 1/4 cup of the cilantro, mint, onion, and bell pepper.
  3. 3
    Squeeze the juice of 4 orange slices into the pot.
  4. 4
    Allow the chicken to cook for one hour, stirring occasionally.
  5. 5
    After one hour, add the potatoes, yucca, another quarter cup of cilantro, and the rest of the garlic. Stir in the ingredients and let boil for 15 minutes.
  6. 6
    Add the corn, plantains, tomatoes, and the rest of the cilantro, mint, onions, and peppers. Squeeze the juice of the 4 remaining orange slices into the pot and stir the soup.
  7. 7
    Boil the soup 20 to 30 minutes more or until the potatoes and corn are cooked thoroughly, stirring occasionally.

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