Try this recipe yourself, or browse for more recipes in this large online cookbook. Not found the recipe you're looking for? Browse all recipes on this site in alphabetic order, or use the simple one keyword search field.

El Mirador Caldo Xochitl

Yield: 1 Servings

Ingredients and directions for this recipe

--SOUP--
4 Garlic cloves, minced (up to
-5)
1 tb Dried oregano
1/4 ts Ground cloves
2 1/2 qt Water
1 Frying chicken, 2 1/2 - 3
-pound
1 tb Chicken stock base
1 tb Salt
1 tb Ground cumin
1 ts Freshly ground pepper
3 Bay leaves
1 Sprig fresh basil
2 c Sliced zucchini
1 1/2 c Quartered and sliced carrots
1 1/2 c Diced green bell pepper
1 1/2 c Diced celery
1 md Onion, sliced
1 cn (17-oz) garbanzo beans,
-drained

GARNISH
El Mirador rice
1 bn Green onions, chopped
1/2 bn Fresh cilantro (leaves only)
-chopped
1 Fresh jalapeno chiles,
-chopped (up to 2)
2 Firm ripe tomatoes, cubed
1 Avacado, seeded and cubed

Note: CaldoXochitl is a famous soup from El Mirador and has a fragrant
combination of chicken, garlic, herbs, and spices served over El Mirador
Rice (recipe sent previously). "Xochitl" translated from Mexican Nahuatl
means "little flower". It is also the name of a beautiful garden in
Cuernavaca, Mexico. This recipe comes from Julian Trevino, owner of El
Mirador.

PROCEDURE: Mix garlic, oregano, and cloves to a paste. Bring water to boil
in large pot. When water is boiling, add chicken, salt and pepper, and
simmer for a few minutes. Skim off foam, and add garlic paste, chicken
stock base, cumin, bay leaves, and basil. Let chicken simmer until cooked,
about anhour. Remove chicken and set aside to cool. Add zucchini, carrots,
bell pepper, onion, and beans to pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat and
simmer unter tender, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, remove skin and bones
from chicken; shred meat. When vegetables are tender, add meat to soup and
heat through.

FOR EACH SERVING: Place 1/4 cup El Mirador rice in soup bowl. Pour soup
over the rice and top with green onion, cilantro, chiles, tomatoes, and
avacado.

See also:
Previous recipe El Majoun (honey Nut Candies)
Next recipe El Mirador Rice

Or try one of these recipes:
Lemon Lace Cookies
Sweet And Sour Meatballs (chat)