Recipe: Chicken Soup (Sopa de Pollo) Latin Style

Chicken Soup (Sopa de Pollo) Latin Style

1 1/2 quarts water
1/2 boneless chicken, cut into pieces
1 chicken liver
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. ground oregano
1 medium onion, chopped well
1 tbsp. tomato sauce
1 potato, diced small
1 carrot, sliced
1/4 teaspoon saffron
2 oz. vermicelli pasta
1 tsp lemon juice

In large pot, add water, chicken, liver, garlic, salt, oregano, onion and tomato sauce. Cook over medium heat until chicken is tender (20-30 minutes or so).

Add diced potato and carrots, cooking over medium-low heat until vegetables are tender (20-30 minutes).

Using a blunt object or potato masher, slightly mash vegetables in pot. Add saffron and pasta. Cook until pasta is tender and add lemon juice.

Servings: 5