Oaxacan · Soup

Higaditos Chicken Tomatillo Soup

Name: Higaditos Chicken Tomatillo Soup
Total time: 2 h 9 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Oaxacan
Ingredients: 300 g tomatillos, husked and rinsed (about 5/8 lb); 2½ dried guajillo chiles, stems removed (about 15 g); 2½ dried chiles de arbol, stems removed (about 2 1/2 g); ½ clove garlic, peeled; sea salt, about 3/8 tsp, to taste; ½ whole chicken, about 350 g, cut into eight pieces; 1½ cloves garlic, peeled and smashed (3 for the stock, 2 for the spice paste); ½ small white onion, about 35 g, halved; sea salt, to taste; 8 eggs, yolks and whites separated; 150 g tomatillos, husked, rinsed and quartered (about 3/8 lb); 0.13 tsp cumin seeds; 1 pinch saffron, a generous pinch; corn tortillas, warm, to taste

Oaxacan wedding-breakfast soup: shredded chicken in a tart tomatillo broth perfumed with cumin and saffron, thickened with a great cloud of whipped eggs, and served with a fruity guajillo salsa to spoon over.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total2 h 9 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Salsa

300 gtomatillos, husked and rinsed (about 5/8 lb)
2½dried guajillo chiles, stems removed (about 15 g)
2½dried chiles de arbol, stems removed (about 2 1/2 g)
½ clovegarlic, peeled
to tastesea salt, about 3/8 tsp

Soup

½whole chicken, about 350 g, cut into eight pieces
1½ clovesgarlic, peeled and smashed (3 for the stock, 2 for the spice paste)
½small white onion, about 35 g, halved
to tastesea salt
8eggs, yolks and whites separated
150 gtomatillos, husked, rinsed and quartered (about 3/8 lb)
0.13 tspcumin seeds
1 pinchsaffron, a generous pinch

To serve

to tastecorn tortillas, warm

Contains

Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Corn (maize)
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Tomatillo
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cumin
Saffron
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Blender
Mortar and pestle

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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