Locro (Potato and Cheese Soup)

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Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana

Traditionally prepared for vigil days (when meat is avoided)

Cooking time
50 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
10 cup(s) water
1 cup(s) milk
1 cup(s) hogao (Colombian tomato-onion sauce) [see p. 253]
500 gr guata potatoes, peeled and cut in thin slices
500 gr red potatoes, peeled and cut in thin slices
2 piece(s) eggs, beaten
125 gr white cheese, cut in very thin slices
2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
pinch salt and pepper to taste
8 piece(s) eggs
Directions
  1. Put the water, milk and hogao to boil on high heat.
  2. Add the guata potatoes, let cook for 20 minutes and then add the red potatoes, and cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Add the 2 eggs beating them into the broth, parsley, salt and pepper, stir, leave for 1 minute.
  4. Serve in deep plates or casseroles, add cheese and one raw egg to each plate and bring to the table. 154