Sopa de Raíces Valle (Root Vegetable Soup)

Recipe category
Country
Source
Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana
Cooking time
60 minutes
Number of servings
6
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
10 cup(s) basic broth [see p. 152]
250 gr arracacha, peeled and chopped in small pieces
herb bouquet
250 gr yuca, peeled and chopped in small pieces
125 gr rascadera (bulb), peeled and chopped in small pieces
250 gr red potatoes, diced
125 gr cabbage, cut in strips
1 piece(s) ripe tomato, peeled and finely chopped
2 clove(s) garlic, finely chopped
2 piece(s) round onions, peeled and chopped
pinch saffron or color to taste
2 tbsp Castilian cilantro, finely chopped
pinch salt and pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Remove meat from broth, chop finely and return to broth with bouquet, arracacha, potatoes and rascadera.
  2. Let boil 20 minutes.
  3. Add cabbage, yuca, tomato, garlic and round onions, and let boil for 20 minutes until yucas are soft.
  4. Remove bouquet and add color.
  5. Taste for salt and serve with chopped cilantro, sprinkled on top.