Sancocho

Seven-meat stew with root vegetables, for celebrations.

Ingredients

• 400 g Beef
• 400 g Pork
• 400 g Chicken
• 400 g Cassava
• 400 g Yam
• 2 Plantains
• 300 g Pumpkin
• 2 Corn cobs
• 2 Onion
• ½ cup Cilantro
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 1 tbsp Oregano
• ¼ cup Lime juice
• 2 tsp Salt
• 12 cups Water

Method

1. Season the meats — Marinate all the meats with lime, garlic, oregano and salt for 1 hour.
2. Brown in stages — Sear each meat separately so each keeps its own character.
3. Build the pot — Return them all with water and simmer 1 hour.
4. Add roots in order — Add cassava and yam first, then pumpkin and corn 15 minutes later, then plantain last — they cook at different speeds.
5. Thicken — Mash a little pumpkin into the broth to thicken it naturally.
6. Sancocho is ready — Finish with cilantro and serve with white rice and avocado.

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