Caldo De Pollo Colombiano May 2026

While the chicken cooks, take the other half of the onion and the entire bunch of cilantro (stems and all). Put them in a blender with 1 cup of water. Blend until completely smooth. You should have a vibrant, dark green liquid.

In Colombia, we don’t eat this caldo when we are sick (though it works for that too). We eat it at 7:00 AM on a Sunday after a long night out, or at 6:00 AM on a cold, rainy morning in the Andes. It is the reigning king of the guayabo (hangover) cure. Most chicken soups are about the solid ingredients—the meat, the carrots, the celery. Colombian caldo is about the broth. caldo de pollo colombiano

Remove the chicken from the pot. Shred the meat (discard bones and skin). Return the shredded chicken to the pot. Add all your potatoes (the big yellow ones and the small criollas). Pour in the green cilantro/onion liquid from the blender. Simmer for another 20 minutes until the potatoes are fork-tender and the broth has thickened slightly. While the chicken cooks, take the other half