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Sopa teóloga
Turkey broth with bread and cheese
Sopa teóloga: Peru's rich turkey broth with bread, milk, cheese and potatoes
PeruvianSopa teóloga ('the theologian's soup') goes back to colonial convents in Lima and Arequipa, where it was cooked for feast days, and it is still served at Holy Week and family celebrations. A rich turkey (or chicken) broth is thickened with soaked bread, milk and fresh cheese, with yellow potatoes and shreds of turkey, and finished with a little ají amarillo and chopped huacatay or parsley. It is thick, comforting and filling. Chef's tip: blend part of the soaked bread with broth before adding it, which gives the soup its creamy body without lumps.
- Total time
- 115 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ lb turkey thighs or wings
- 8 ¼ cups water
- 1 onionchopped
- 3 cloves garliccrushed
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp ají amarillo paste
- 5 ½ oz day-old white breadcrusts off, soaked in 250 ml milk
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ⅛ lb yellow or waxy potatoespeeled, quartered
- 3 ½ oz queso fresco or fetacrumbled
- 1 handful parsley or huacataychopped
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Simmer 2 ¼ lb turkey thighs or wings in 8 ¼ cups water with 2 tsp salt for 1 hour, until tender and 165°F at the bone. Lift out, shred the meat and keep the broth.
60 minStep 2: Fry 1 onion and 3 cloves garlic in 2 tbsp oil for 6 minutes, then stir in 1 tbsp ají amarillo paste for 1 minute.
7 minStep 3: Add the broth and 1 ⅛ lb yellow or waxy potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are almost tender.
15 minStep 4: Blend half the 5 ½ oz day-old white bread soaked in 1 cup milk with a ladle of broth until smooth. Stir it and the rest of the soaked bread into the pot and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring. A common mistake is adding dry bread, which makes lumps.
5 minStep 5: Add the shredded turkey, 3 ½ oz queso fresco or feta and ½ tsp black pepper and heat through. The soup should be thick but spoonable.
Step 6: Scatter with 1 handful parsley or huacatay and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sopa teóloga take?
- About 115 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 90 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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