Caldo De Pollo

This is a soup that jerry (again) taught me to make. He likes to leave the skin o nthe chicken (gross) but i cant stand the slimey skin when im ready to eat. I normally de-skin two or three chicken legs/thighs and leave the rest the way he likes it. To make this soup, youll need the following
-Chicken drumsticks or thighs/ any other chicken pieces with bones in
-6-8 tomatoes
-one onion
-Cilantro
-Potatoes
-salt
-dried guajillo peppers
-dried ancho peppers (the skinny red ones)
-Garlic 2-3cloves
-carrots OR mini corn on the cobs

First, place chicken pieces in a pot half full with water. add little salt and the onion to the pot. bring to boil. ***important*** Once pot starts boiling, the fat from the chicken will rise to the top.. Skim off this fat as best as possible!
In a separate pot, place the tomatoes and dried chiles in water. bring to boil. Make sure to take off the tops to expose the insides.

add both types of chiles. be careful with these little guys- they pack a punch.

while waiting for the tomatoes, chop carrots(if using corn, ignore) and potatoes .

The tomato mixture is ready with the skin explodes.

Transfer tomatoes, chiles, onions(from chicken pot), garlic and salt to blender. Careful with the salt...

Blend until nice and creamy. taste everyonce in a while.

Add potatos and carrots/corn to chicken mixture

***Important**** With a wire collander(or anyother collander that has very small holes), take out all the seeds and skin peels from the tomato mixture.Do this by placing the collander above the boiling chicken and pouring the sauce into the collander. Use a spoon to mash and stir the sauce until all thats left in the collander is a skin and seed filled blob.

itshould turn the water into a rich, red soup.

Next, add the cilantro. I love cilantro and tend to add a lot to this soup. Use your judgement on how much to add. Taste the soup again after you add it! It might need more salt

Yum..


I totally forgot to take a picture of the finished project!! I was starving by the time it was done. Serve with cheese garnished on top, avocado slices, or anuything else you might like.