Quick and Easy Dairy- and Fat-Free Colombian Vegetable Soup (Ajiaco Negro) Recipe

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Creamy and comforting vegetable soup with no dairy and no fat whatsoever. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

This quick and easy dairy-free, fat-free Colombian vegetable soup comes out creamy and comforting thanks to the natural thickening power of potatoes. No added cream, milk, or butter means that the soup shines with vegetable flavor from peas, fava beans, and carrots. The stovetop version takes about 45 minutes of hands-off work while thepressure cookercan cut that time down to under half an hour.

Why this recipe works:

  • Fat-free and dairy-free means that the vegetables' flavors really come through in the finished dish.
  • There's no sweating or sautéing at all in this recipe, which means that the only real work is chopping vegetables.

Note:To cook without a pressure cooker, combine ingredients in step 1 in a large Dutch oven on the stovetop. Cover and simmer until vegetables are completely tender, about 30 minutes. Proceed with recipe as instructed. I strongly advise against purchasing any store-bought vegetable stocks as they are universally sub-standard.Homemade vegetable stockor an equivalent amount made with Better Than Bouillon vegetable base or No Chicken Base are the way to go.

Recipe Facts

Active:10 mins
Total:30 mins
Serves:4 to 6 servings

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  • 2large黄褐色马铃薯, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch dice (about 1 1/4 pounds)

  • 1mediumcarrot, peeled and cut into medium dice (about 5 ounces)

  • 1cupfresh orfrozen peas, divided

  • 1 1/2 cups cooked dried or canned fava beans (see note), or1 1/2cupsraw fresh fava beans, divided

  • 1large earyellow corn, shucked and cut into 6 pieces crosswise

  • 1 1/2quartshomemade vegetablestockor an equivalent amountmade with Better Than Bouillon vegetable baseor No Chicken Base (see note)

  • Kosher saltand freshly ground black pepper

  • 1/4cupminced fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

  1. Combine potatoes, carrots, half of peas, half of favas, corn, and vegetable stock (or water with stock base) in a pressure cooker. Bring to high pressure and cook for 15 minutes. Release pressure by running a stovetop pressure cooker under cold tap water or by using the quick steam release on an electric pressure cooker.

  2. 把汤煮。使用马铃薯搅碎机或stick whisk, mash vegetables until broth is thickened but some large pieces still remain. Add remaining fresh peas and fava beans and simmer until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve, making sure to include one piece of corn in each bowl (along with a fork to pick it up), and sprinkline each serving with cilantro.

Special equipment

Electric or stovetop pressure cooker

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Nutrition Facts(per serving)
188 Calories
1g Fat
38g Carbs
9g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories 188
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Cholesterol0mg 0%
Sodium921mg 40%
Total Carbohydrate38g 14%
Dietary Fiber 7g 24%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein9g
Vitamin C 14mg 68%
Calcium 49mg 4%
Iron 2mg 13%
Potassium 756mg 16%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)