Chupe Recipes

MY MOM'S VENEZUELAN CHUPE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add potatoes and onion. Cook, stirring constantly, until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add chicken. Cook until chicken is white, 7 to 10 minutes. Add water and bring to a simmer. Add corn and bring soup to a simmer again.
• Season soup with salt and pepper. Add milk and mozzarella cheese.

PERUVIAN CHUPE DE CAMARONES (PERUVIAN SHRIMP CHOWDER)

Steps:

• NOTE: Aji panca, aji amarillo and queso fresco can be found at Hispanic markets. You may be able to find the cheese at a well-stocked grocery store as well.
• Remove heads and shells from shrimp, and refrigerate the shrimp. Put shells and heads in a medium saucepan, add water to cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• While shells are simmering, heat the olive oil in a large flameproof casserole over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring. Stir in the aji panca (or tomato paste) and aji amarillo pastes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring often, for 10 minutes, or until onion is softened.
• Puree shrimp shells and cooking liquid. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl and reserve the liquid (solids can be discarded). Measure out the liquid and add enough water to make 4 cups.
• Add shrimp broth to onion mixture and bring to a boil. Stir in peas, rice and corn chunks. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add potatoes and salt. Continue cooking until potatoes and rice are just tender (approx 10 minutes more). Add shrimp and queso fresco. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until shrimp is just cooked through, about 4 minutes (shrimp should be pink).
• Stir in the evaporated milk and oregano. Continue cooking and stirring. When the soup begins boiling again, Crack the eggs into the soup, spacing them so they remain separate in the soup. If you prefer, you can beat the eggs together in a bowl before adding them to the soup instead).
• When eggs are cooked, soup is finished.

VENEZUELAN HEN CHUPE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, add chicken stock, onion and garlic. Bring to a boil, then add potatoes and pieces of fresh corn. Cover and let cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
• Add cans of corn; cover and let cook for another 10 minutes.
• Add hen pieces, cilantro and let cook for 3-5 minutes. Adjust salt seasoning.
• Lower heat to low and add table cream, stirring continuously until it's mixed in well. Turn off the heat. Let rest for 5 minutes.
• Serve warm with pieces of queso fresco and cilantro.

CHUPE (PERUVIAN SHRIMP CHOWDER)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over low heat; cover bottom evenly with onion. Sprinkle with salt and cook, without stirring, until onion is very tender and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Stir in butternut squash and garlic; season with pepper. Cook until squash begins to soften, about 15 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high. Pour chicken stock into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Reduce heat to low and stir in corn, peas, and rice. Cover and simmer until rice is cooked, 10 to 20 minutes. Add shrimp and simmer until they are bright pink on the outside and opaque, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in feta cheese, brine, and milk. Let feta melt a bit and serve immediately.

CHUPE DE CAMARONES (PERUVIAN SHRIMP CHOWDER)

Steps:

• Remove heads and shells from shrimp, and refrigerate the shrimp. Put shells and heads in a medium saucepan, add water to cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. While shells are simmering, heat the olive oil in a large flameproof casserole over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring. Stir in the aji panca (or tomato paste) and aji amarillo pastes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring often, for 10 minutes, or until onion is softened. Puree shrimp shells and cooking liquid. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl and reserve the liquid (solids can be discarded). Measure out the liquid and add enough water to make 5 1/2 cups. Add shrimp broth to onion mixture and bring to a boil. Stir in peas, rice and corn chunks. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and salt. Continue cooking until potatoes and rice are just tender (approx 10 minutes more). Add shrimp and queso fresco. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until shrimp is just cooked through, about 4 minutes (shrimp should be pink). Stir in the evaporated milk and oregano. Continue cooking and stirring. When the soup begins boiling again, Crack the eggs into the soup, spacing them so they remain separate in the soup. If you prefer, you can beat the eggs together in a bowl before adding them to the soup instead). When eggs are cooked, soup is finished.

CHUPE DE CAMARONES (PERUVIAN SHRIMP CHOWDER)

Steps:

• Combine shrimps heads and shells with two cups of water and half a teaspoon of salt in a pot. Bring to a boil and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. Strain out the shells and discard.
• Heat butter in a pan.
• Add onions, bell peppers, and garlic. Sweat until onions turn slightly translucent.
• Add tomato paste and roast for 1-2 minutes.
• Sprinkle in flour and roast for another minute.
• Stir in 3 cups water, shrimp stock, and oregano. Bring to a boil.
• Add corn, potatoes, and peas. Simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Add shrimp.
• Add heavy cream and bring back to a boil and simmer for another 2 minutes.
• Season with salt and powdered cayenne to taste.

CHICKEN CHUPE

Steps:

• Cook the chicken breasts in a big pot with water. Add the corn and salt. Add the green onion, leek, onion, green pepper, and garlic in whole pieces. Let it cook in a medium high until chicken is totally ready. When chicken is cooked, take all the pieces out and cut in cubes. Keep the pot in the heat.
• Take all the vegetables except the corn out of the pot and put them in a colander, put the broth you get back in the pot, discard the rest.
• Now you have a clear broth with the corn pieces, add the chicken back to the pot, add the potatoes, cilantro and the kernel corn.
• When the potatoes are ready, take the cilantro out. Add the heavy cream and the Cheez Whiz, keep stirring until it is dissolved.
• To serve, put some white cheese in the plate, serve the Chupe, and enjoy.

CHUPE DE PESCADO (PERUVIAN FISH SOUP)

Steps:

• Fish: Using paper towels, pat the fish dry on both sides. Place flour, salt, and pepper on a plate. Coat fish on both sides with flour, pressing down firmly so it adheres, but shake well to remove excess.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat and cook 2 pieces of fish at a time. Cook for 2 minutes until golden and crisp, pressing down gently, then flip. Cook the other side for 2 minutes until crisp then remove. Set aside.
• Vegetables: Add squash, peas, lima beans, corn, carrots, and potatoes to a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are done about 10 minutes. You can make this step a few days before and keep it in the refrigerator.
• Soup: Heat some oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté 4 minutes, add the garlic and cook a minute more.
• Add fish stock and Clamato® Tomato Cocktail to a boil. Add the reserved vegetables, salt, pepper, oregano, mint, and ají amarillo. Cook for 10 minutes.
• Lower the heat, add evaporated milk, mix and drop 6 eggs. Cover and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• While the soup is simmering, heat a small frying pan, add 1/2 tablespoon of butter and fry a few slices of bread. Repeat until you have enough slices for the number of guests you have.
• Remove the soup from the stove, add chunks of queso fresco and serve.

CHUPE

Steps:

• In a large enameled saucepan or skillet, combine the wine and shallots or onions, and bring to a boil over high heat. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes. Add the scallops, cover, and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until the scallops become firm and opaque. Drain the scallops and save 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Set the scallops and liquid aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small cup or bowl, soak the bread crumbs in 2 tablespoons of the cream. Melt the butter over moderate heat in a 2 to 3 quart saucepan. When the foam subsides, reduce the heat to low and stir in the flour, stirring constantly for a minute or two. Then slowly stir in the 1/2 cup of reserved cooking liquid and the remaining cream. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until the sauce thickens and comes to a boil. Add the soaked bread crumbs, chili paste, paprika, nutmeg, Cayenne, salt and white pepper, and stir until all the ingredients are well blended. Stir in 1/2 cup of the grated cheese and cook for a minute or two, then add the scallops, omitting any liquid they may have given off. Lightly butter the bottom and side of a 2 quart baking dish or souffle dish, and arrange the hard cooked egg quarters on the bottom. Spoon in the scallop mixture and smooth the surface with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of grated cheese. Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes, or until the mixture bubbles and lightly browns on top.