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Caldo de Gallina Criolla
Guatemala’s cultural-information service presents this caldo de gallina criolla as a traditional dish of Melchor de Mencos, Petén.
About Caldo de Gallina Criolla
Guatemala’s cultural-information service presents this caldo de gallina criolla as a traditional dish of Melchor de Mencos, Petén. The whole hen cooks with onion, garlic and tomato before potatoes, chayote and pasta join the broth.
Fresh mint gives the broth its aromatic finish, alongside the hen and chicken consommé seasoning. Tomato and the vegetables contribute further flavour without a separate spiced paste.
This version selects the source’s grilled-hen finish before a portion is placed in each bowl with broth. Corn tortillas and hot chilli are suggested alongside, with white rice also mentioned in the cultural description.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Caldo de Gallina Criolla
SICultura’s traditional Melchor de Mencos Caldo de Gallina Criolla.
- Whole criolla henProtein
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- TomatoBase
- SaltSeasoning
- Chicken consommé seasoningSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- PotatoBase
- ChayoteBase
- Elbow macaroniBase
- Fresh hierbabuena mintAromatic
- WaterLiquid
- Corn tortillasAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Hot chilli pepperAccompaniment · Optional
- White riceAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Whole criolla hen: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Native hen named; breed and raising method not established.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chicken consommé seasoning: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Consomé de pollo named, exact product format and compound allergens unknown; no invented broth formula.
- Potato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chayote: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Elbow macaroni: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Coditos source option selected over bow-tie pasta; conventional wheat pasta, exact product formula unresolved.
- Fresh hierbabuena mint: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader mint link; exact species not demonstrated.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only initial water30.
- Corn tortillas (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Separate actual serving35; full tortilla formula unprovided.
- Hot chilli pepper (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Separate actual serving35; cultivar/form unspecified.
- White rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Cultural service13, broader rice link; full separate preparation unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Guatemala
- GuatemalaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Guatemalan Cuisine
- Guatemalan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.