My Mom's Venezuelan Chupe
Description
Chupe is Venezuelan chicken noodle soup, boiled with corn, onion, and russet potatoes and rich with butter, milk, and mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter
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1 large onion, chopped
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3 russet potatoes, peeled and diced
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3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, diced
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8 cups water
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2 cups frozen corn
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salt to taste
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ground black pepper to taste
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1/2 cup milk, or to taste
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4 (1 ounce) pieces mozzarella cheese sticks, coarsely chopped
Directions
1
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add potatoes and onion. Cook, stirring constantly, until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add chicken. Cook until chicken is white, 7 to 10 minutes. Add water and bring to a simmer. Add corn and bring soup to a simmer again.
2
Season soup with salt and pepper. Add milk and mozzarella cheese.