SOPA DE PICADILLO (PICADILLO SOUP)

SOPA DE PICADILLO (PICADILLO SOUP). Alimento Base: Hen, Heat 3 litres of water in a cooking pot and add the hen, bones, soaked chickpeas; the peeled and chopped potatoes; half the peeled and chopped onion; the sliced carrots and the rest of the...
Tiempo de preparación 3 horas
Tiempo Total 3 horas
Raciones: 6 comensales
Plato: Hen
Cocina: Spain

Ingredientes
  

  • For the stock:
  • 1/2 hen
  • 1 kilo of cow's bones
  • 2 ham bones
  • 4 leeks
  • 3 celery stalks
  • 1 medium-sized onion
  • 300 gm of potatoes
  • 1/4 kilo of chickpeas
  • Salt
  • For the soup:
  • 1/4 kilo of rice
  • 150 grams of diced ham
  • 2 boiled egg
  • 1 sprig of mint

Method
 

  1. Preparation
  2. Heat 3 litres of water in a cooking pot and add the hen, bones, soaked chickpeas; the peeled and chopped potatoes; half the peeled and chopped onion; the sliced carrots and the rest of the cleaned vegetables, cut into large pieces.
  3. Cover the pot and allow to cook on a low heat for between 2 to 3 hours.
  4. After this time, remove from the heat, take the hen out of the stock, de-bone it, de-bone the meat and set aside.
  5. Strain the stock through a colander and also set aside.
  6. Place the strained stock in a pan and heat, and when it is hot, add the rice and diced ham.
  7. Cook on a high heat for 15 minutes, until the rice is ready.
  8. Then separate and pour into a soup tureen.