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Sopa de mondongo is a term that is widely used all across Central and South America when referring to a hearty tripe and vegetable soup. The star of the dish is beef or pork tripe, the rather tough edible part of animal stomach which is cut into smaller pieces and cooked with other ingredients in a flavorful broth.
Different versions of the soup are found all across Latin America, where it has been adapted with locally available ingredients and spices. Typically, sopa de mondongo employs plain and sweet potatoes, cassava, corn, cabbage, plantains, onions, sliced avocado, and generous amounts of chopped cilantro, which is used as a garnish.
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Asopao is a Puerto Rican dish that is best described as a cross between a soup and a stew. It always contains rice, and can be made with beef, pork, seafood, pigeon peas, or chicken – which is also the most popular and traditional version of asopao, called asopao de pollo, where the chicken is typically flavored with various spices and cooked with ham, peppers, onions, tomatoes, olives, and sausages.
Due to the fact that asopao is usually very filling and flavorful, it can be found in numerous local restaurants and most households.
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Sopa de pollo y fideos is a classic Puerto Rican chicken soup with noodles, a comforting dish that is best consumed on chilly or rainy days. It is made with chicken pieces, chicken stock, sofrito, olive oil, onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, noodles, and various spices.
The noodles are added near the end of cooking because they only need a short amount of cooking time to become tender and fully cooked. It is believed that this soup tastes the best when reheated the next day.
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Asopao de gandules is a variety of Puerto Rican asopao, made with pigeon peas as the key ingredient. They are typically combined with onions, ham, sofrito, chicken stock, rice, tomato sauce, and olive oil. The result is a hearty stew that is often enriched with plantain dumplings, when the dish is known as asopao de gandules con bolitas de platano.
Chock-full of Hispanic ingredients, the stew is ready for consumption when thickened, and the rice is fully cooked. It is recommended to serve it warm, but it can also be reheated and enjoyed the next day.
Caldo santo is a Puerto Rican soup consisting of coconut milk, pieces of fish (marinated and fried), pumpkin, taro root, plantains, green bananas, sweet potatoes, sofrito, and achiote seeds. The soup is slowly simmered until all the vegetables become tender.
Before serving, caldo santo should be left to cool down a bit. In Puerto Rico, this soup is especially popular during Holy Week.
Sopa de salchichon is a traditional salami soup originating from Puerto Rico. The soup is made with a combination of salchichon, potatoes, broken spaghetti, onions, garlic, sofrito, tomato sauce, olive oil, sazon spice blend, corn, olives, and coriander.
The salchichon salami is sautéed in oil, and the base sauce is made with sofrito, garlic, onions, coriander, tomato sauce, and spices. Water and potatoes are added to the pot and cooked until tender. The noodles are added near the end of cooking, and the soup is then seasoned to taste before serving.
Sopa de platano is a flavorful soup that is popular throughout Latin America, especially in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Colombia. It usually consists of grated plantains and a broth, while numerous variations also include additional flavorings such as lemon juice, annatto oil, cumin, paprika, and sofrito.
In Puerto rico, the soup is traditionally served with bread and avocado slices, while chopped parsley is used as a garnish.
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