Aguadito de Pollo (Peruvian Green Chicken and Rice Soup)
A hearty green soup of chicken, rice, potatoes, corn, peas and peppers in a broth flavoured with plenty of blended coriander and ají amarillo. Peru's favourite cure-all.
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Steps
Brown the chicken
Season the chicken with the salt. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown the chicken for about 4 minutes per side. Set aside.
- 6 chicken
- 1½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp oil
✅ Done when: chicken is golden brown on all sides
Make the green base
Lower the heat to medium-low. Cook the onion in the same pot for about 5 minutes, until soft and translucent, then stir in the garlic and paste and cook for 2 minutes. Blend the coriander with 250 ml (1 cup) of the stock until smooth, pour it in and cook for 3 minutes.
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp paste
- 1 bunch (70 g) coriander
- 250 ml stock
✅ Done when: mixture turns deep green and smells fragrant
Simmer the chicken
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Add the rice and vegetables
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Finish the soup
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Serve
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Brown the chicken
Season the chicken with the salt. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown the chicken for about 4 minutes per side. Set aside.
- 6 chicken
- 1½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp oil
✅ Done when: chicken is golden brown on all sides
Make the green base
Lower the heat to medium-low. Cook the onion in the same pot for about 5 minutes, until soft and translucent, then stir in the garlic and paste and cook for 2 minutes. Blend the coriander with 250 ml (1 cup) of the stock until smooth, pour it in and cook for 3 minutes.
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp paste
- 1 bunch (70 g) coriander
- 250 ml stock
✅ Done when: mixture turns deep green and smells fragrant
Simmer the chicken
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Add the rice and vegetables
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Finish the soup
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Serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
Aguadito, 'little watery one', is the soupy cousin of Peruvian arroz con pollo, with the same green coriander base but much more broth.
It's the soup Peruvians make when someone is ill, after a long night out, or on a cold, grey Lima winter day, and it's traditionally served at the end of parties in the early hours to revive the guests.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Warming, filling and full of fresh coriander, it's Peru's answer to chicken noodle soup.
💡 Fun Fact
At Peruvian weddings and birthday parties, a late-night pot of aguadito is called the 'levanta muertos', the soup that 'wakes the dead'.
Lima
-12.05°S, -77.04°W
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