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Colombian Garlic Recipes

7 recipes using garlic — Ajiaco, bandeja paisa, arepas — hearty and vibrant Andean cooking.

Colombian cuisine is famous for its bold, distinctive flavours. These colombian garlic recipes range from dishes ready in under 30 minutes to impressive weekend feasts. Each recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions, and full calorie counts per serving.

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Ajiaco Bogotano

Bogotá's great contribution to the world's soups — a hearty, warming chicken and three-potato stew thickened with guasca herb, served with capers, cream and avocado.

⏱ 110 min🔥 490 kcalMedium

★4.8(867)

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Bandeja Paisa

Colombia's most legendary meal — a monumental platter from the Antioquia region featuring red beans, chicharrón, minced beef, chorizo, fried egg, sweet plantain, avocado, hogao sauce and rice.

⏱ 130 min🔥 1240 kcalHard

★4.9(1,102)

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Empanadas Colombianas

Crispy corn dough empanadas filled with seasoned beef, potato and egg — Colombia's most popular street food, fried golden and served with ají sauce.

⏱ 65 min🔥 360 kcalMedium

★4.9(3,210)

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Ajiaco Bogotano

Colombia's soul-warming potato soup from Bogotá — three types of potato create a uniquely thick, creamy broth loaded with chicken and fresh corn, served with cream and capers.

⏱ 80 min🔥 440 kcalMedium

★4.9(870)

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Bandeja Paisa

Colombia's legendary platter from the Paisa region — a mountainous spread of beans, rice, ground beef, chicharrón, fried egg, chorizo, avocado, and plantain.

⏱ 120 min🔥 980 kcalHard

★4.8(760)

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Sancocho

Colombia's great restorative soup — a slow-simmered stew of chicken or beef with yuca, corn, plantain, and potatoes in a deeply flavored broth seasoned with cilantro and cumin.

⏱ 110 min🔥 420 kcalMedium

★4.8(980)

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