The Changua es una de las sopas o caldos más representativos de las gastronomía colombiana, este delicioso caldo hecho a base de leche, huevos, cilantro y otros ingredientes, se suele consumir en su gran mayoría en el interior del país como desayuno.
Changua Recipe
Aprende en esta sencilla receta como hacer una deliciosa changua de forma fácil y rápida.
Ingredients
- 2 milk cups
- 2 cups of water
- 4 eggs
- Cilantro
- 2 long onion stalks
- Salt
- 4 almojábanas (calado or toasted bread)
- ¼ pound of fresh cheese
Step by step preparation
- The first thing you should do is heat the lecho with water, salt, and previously chopped onion.
- When it starts to boil, add the raw eggs, being careful not to break the yolks, let it cook for 1 minute.
- Then you should place in the bottom of a casserole 1 teaspoon of chopped cilantro, 1 of finely chopped long onion, 1 almojábana cut into several pieces and finally a portion of the cheese cut into cubes.
- Then carefully remove the eggs from the pot and place one on each plate, then pour the very hot broth.
- And that's it, you can start enjoying your changua.
Interesting Facts
- Throughout the national territory, several ways of preparing changua have been born, such as in Santander where it is usually prepared with raw milk, in the plains a variety called changua cerrera where milk is not used, etc.
- Changua is traditionally consumed for breakfast and is usually accompanied by bread and chocolate or hot panela water.
- This changua is also usually known as changua ministerial due to the predilection that some ministers had for this broth, it is also usually known as changua ministerial de la Magola due to a traditional trough on the common bridge, reaching Chía in the savanna of Bogotá which is famous for its almojábanas.
- Changua is a recipe that is born from the combination of ingredients from the indigenous Muisca culture and European culture.
- In 2023, chef and food critic James Kenji López-Alt, one of the most famous in the world in the gastronomic sector, will stand out in his space in the New York Times a la Changua.
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