“Wake up and smell the beer.”
Aguadito de pollo is a classic Peruvian soup served after weddings and birthday parties in the late hours of the night. Also known as a breakfast soup and sometimes nicknamed “levanta-muertos” (literal translation, wakes up the dead) this soup is purported to cure hangovers.
Ergo after a lit Saturday night out, large consumption of alcohol, perhaps some major regrets the day after, and ravenous hunger, you may want to give this food a shot. Luckily one doesn’t have to be hungover to enjoy this soup and hermits, homebodies, extreme introverts, recluses, and misanthropes like myself can stave off the hangries sober at home with a bowl of Aguadito over rice.
This recipe is fairly easy to follow and includes cilantro and its bold flavor and vibrant green color that truly sets this soup apart from chicken rice soups. If you have a look, beer is one of the main ingredients that teetotalers could be easily omitted. However, as craft beer enthusiasts and connoisseurs, we find that it adds more body, depth of flavor, and an overall delight to the experience. Have fun in the kitchen you magnificent bastards and buen provecho.
