DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Ajiaco Santafereño
Chicken, three kinds of potatoes, corn and guascas with cream and capers.

About Ajiaco Santafereño
Erica Dinho identifies this classic Colombian soup as ajiaco bogotano or santafereño, associated with Bogotá. Her version combines skinless bone-in chicken breast, corn and three kinds of potatoes, including papa criolla.
Guascas provides the characteristic herbal flavour, with garlic, scallions and optional cilantro in the broth. Chicken bouillon, salt and pepper complete the soup’s seasoning.
The shredded chicken and potato mixture form a thick, substantial soup served hot. Heavy cream and capers accompany it separately, while avocado and a green salad are the author’s optional side dishes.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ajiaco Santafereño
Erica Dinho’s Bogotá-style ajiaco santafereño.
- Skinless bone-in chicken breastProtein · Soup
- WaterLiquid · Soup
- Fresh cornBase · Soup
- SaltSeasoning · Soup
- PepperSeasoning · SoupIngredient page not linked
- Chicken bouillon cubesSeasoning · Soup
- ScallionsAromatic · Soup
- GarlicAromatic · Soup
- Fresh cilantroAromatic · Soup · Optional
- Frozen papa criollaBase · Soup
- White potatoesBase · Soup
- Red potatoesBase · Soup
- Dried guascasAromatic · Soup
- Heavy creamAccompaniment · Serving
- CapersAccompaniment · Serving
- AvocadoAccompaniment · Serving · Optional
- Green saladAccompaniment · Serving · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Skinless bone-in chicken breast: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Bone-in selected from author narrative.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected water branch, not alternative prepared broth.
- Fresh corn: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Ears cut in pieces.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Pepper type unspecified.
- Chicken bouillon cubes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader chicken-bouillon link; cube product/formula unresolved.
- Scallions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Discarded after initial cooking; not asserted eaten.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh cilantro (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Author expressly allows omission.
- Frozen papa criolla: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader potato candidate; exact Andean papa criolla retained.
- White potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader potato link; red source form.
- Dried guascas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Dried form selected from author notes; no botanical/supplier assertion.
- Heavy cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
- Capers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Avocado (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Author’s side suggestion.
- Green salad (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named compound without formula.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Colombia
- ColombiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Colombian Cuisine
- Colombian Andean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.