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Kaq ik (Guatemalan Turkey Soup)

Here's how you make Kaq ik (Guatemalan Turkey Soup)
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  • Servings: 12-15
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 12-15 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 8 to 12 pound turkey, whole (small turkey, cut into pieces)
  • 8 cups chicken stock
  • 2 garlic heads
  • 1 pound tomatoes
  • 2 yellow onions (approx. 10 ounces)
  • Salt
  • 2 tomatillo (large)
  • 2 yellow onions (approx. 10 ounces)
  • 2 red bell peppers (fresh sweet red peppers)
  • 1 dried chile guajilla
  • 1 dried chile pasilla
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped chipotle peppers in adobo
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Salt
  • 1 tablespoon achiote
  • 306 grams tortillas (6 corn)
  • 1/3 cup fresh cilantro
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint
  • Salt, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place the turkey and the whole garlic heads, in the chicken stock; salt to taste. Bring to boil, simmer for about 1 hr.

  • Step 2: In a separate pan, cook tomato, onion, sweet red pepper, chile guajillo, and chile pasilla, chipotle pepper until soft. Once fully cooked, puree in blender or with immersion blender - some chunks are ok.

  • Step 3: Once the turkey is cooked, add the vegetable mix to the stew. Add chopped cilantro and mint. Place achiote in a small bowl and add some of the “soup” to it and stir until it is a smooth paste; stir into soup pot. Tear up corn tortillas into small pieces and add to soup pot; stir well.Bring to boil for about ten minutes, or until tortillas have dissolved and soup has thickened.

  • Step 4: Add cilantro and mint and season with salt to taste.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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