Venezuelan Chicken Soup
Serves 6-8

3 litres of water
1 chicken
1 lb (454g) of meat
2 ribs
2 onions
1 pepper
1 celery and leek
3 big potatoes
1 yuca (cassava)
Coriander
3 corn

Put three litres of water in a pan and place it on fire. When starting to boil, put a chicken cut into pieces, meat (with bone) and 2 ribs. Add 2 onions (in pieces), 1 pepper (pimiento), celery and leek. Let boil for 1 hour at slow fire. Then include potatoes (peeled), yuca, coriander chopped in pieces, corns in pieces, salt and pepper to taste. When the vegetables become soft, turn off the fire.