Aguado De Gallina or Chicken Rice Soup

This soup looks delicious. I found the recipe at www.laylita.com/recipes. Posted for ZWT 2008.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  lbs  assorted chicken pieces
• 3⁄4 cup rice, uncooked
• 2  tablespoons  sunflower oil or 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  cup  chopped red onion, about 1/2 onion
• 1  cup  chopped bell pepper, about 1 pepper
• 2  roma tomatoes (peeled, seeded and chopped or canned)
• 6  garlic cloves, crushed
• 2  tablespoons  chopped parsley
• 1  teaspoon dried oregano or 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh oregano
• 1  teaspoon ground cumin
• 1  teaspoon  ground  achiote
• 8  cups chicken broth or 8  cups water
• 2  potatoes, peeled and diced, about 3 1/2 cups
• 1  cup  chopped carrot
• 1  cup peas (fresh or frozen)
• 2  tablespoons  finely chopped cilantro
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes
2. Heat the oil or butter in a large sauce pan. Add onions, garlic, pepper, tomatoes, parsley, oregano, cumin, achiote and salt, cook for 10 minutes stirring frequently.
3. Add the chicken broth or water and bring to a boil.
4. Add the chicken pieces and cook for 30 minutes.
5. Add the soaked rice and the chopped potatoes, cook for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Add the carrots and cook for 5 minutes
7. Add the peas and cook for 5-7 minutes or until the both the peas and carrots are tender.
8. Add the chopped cilantro and serve with avocado slices and hot sauce or aji.