World Flavors Cookbook

Chairo Paceño

Name: Chairo Paceño
Cook time: 90 min
Cuisine: Bolivia
Ingredients: Pounded chuño, wheat kernels, beef, lamb, jerky (charque), potatoes, carrots, mint, spearmint.

A complex and filling soup from the high Andes, made with pounded chuño, wheat, and multiple types of meat.

Cuisine: Bolivia

Ingredients

Pounded chuño, wheat kernels, beef, lamb, jerky (charque), potatoes, carrots, mint, spearmint.

Instructions

1. Soak and pound the chuño. 2. Boil meats and grains together. 3. Add diced vegetables and the chuño. 4. Simmer until thick. 5. Finish with plenty of fresh mint and spearmint.