Puchero Moderno

== Ingredients ==
* 3 garlic cloves, chopped
* 2 teaspoons oil
* 6 quarts water
* 1 whole chicken, rinsed well and patted dry (about 3 lb)
* 3 bay leaves
* 3 sprigs thyme
* 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
* 2 tablespoons kosher salt
* 2 ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
* 1 lemon, zest of
* 10 ounces white pearl onions, roots trimmed off
* 1 lb Brussels sprouts, trimmed and washed
* 9 ounces baby carrots, peeled
* 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
* 1 cup corn kernels
* 5 leeks, white parts only, split and washed
* 3 chorizo sausages (about 1 lb)
* 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley, to garnish
* coarse grain mustard, for dipping
== Directions ==
# In a large stockpot, sauté garlic in oil until soft.
# Add the water, chicken, bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns, salt, and chiles; bring to a boil over high heat.
# Decrease heat to low and simmer, covered, for 1½ hours, occasionally skimming off any fat that rises to the surface.
# Transfer the chicken from the pot to a serving platter, and cut into serving pieces or shred.
# Add lemon zest to the broth.
# Bring a saucepan of water to a boil.
# Prepare a small ice-water bath by putting ice and cold water into another saucepan.
# Blanch the onions by boiling for 1 minute, then transferring to ice-water.
# When the onions have cooled, peel them.
# Place all vegetables (including the onions) in the center of a large square of doubled up cheesecloth and tie in a tight bundle.
# Add the bundle to the pot and simmer for 8 minutes.
# Add the chorizo and simmer for 3 more minutes, occasionally skimming the surface of the soup.
# Remove the bundle, cut it open, and add vegetables to serving platter.
# Strain the broth, then add the parsley.
# Ladle the broth into small bowls and serve with chicken and vegetables with mustard on the side for dipping the chicken and vegetables into.
Category:Ancho chile Recipes
Category:Bolivian Soups
Category:Brussels sprout Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Chorizo Recipes
Category:Corn Recipes
Category:Leek Recipes
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