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Chairo

Chairo/CHY-roh/
Chairo
About this dish

A hearty highland soup combining lamb, dried potato, and vegetables in a rich broth.

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Ingredients
🐑500g lamb, cubed
🥔1/2 cup chuño (dried potato)
🌾1/2 cup wheat or barley
🥕2 carrots
Method
Serves 3
1
Simmer the lamb with onion and garlic to build a stock.
2
Soak and add the dried potato along with wheat or barley.
3
Add carrot and other root vegetables.
4
Simmer until everything is tender and the soup has thickened.
5
Serve hot with fresh herbs.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chairo is a traditional Andean soup, shared between Peru and Bolivia, built around chuño (freeze-dried potato).

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