Puerto Rican Sancocho

Name: Puerto Rican Sancocho
Yield: Serves 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb boneless beef for stewing; 1 lb beef with bone for stewing; 4 cups beef broth; 4 cups water; 1/2 lb potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 lb yucca, peeled and diced; 1 lb taro root, peeled and diced; 2 ears corn, cut into rounds; 1 green plantain, grated and formed into small balls; 2 large onions, sliced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1 large carrot, diced; 1 tsp white pepper; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; Salt to taste; 4 oz tomato sauce or 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 packet seasoning with annatto; 2 tbsp sofrito (2 garlic cloves, 4 sweet peppers, 3 culantro leaves, 1 small onion, 1 habanero pepper, and olive oil - blended)

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Cidra

My grandmother used to make this recipe on very cold days. It's a type of thick stew. It's served hot with your choice of root vegetables, very similar to Cuban ajiaco.

Del Underground A La Cocina @cook_7743471

Cidra

My grandmother used to make this recipe on very cold days. It's a type of thick stew. It's served hot with your choice of root vegetables, very similar to Cuban ajiaco.

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Ingredients

Serves 10 servings

1 lbboneless beef for stewing
1 lbbeef with bone for stewing
4 cupsbeef broth
4 cupswater
1/2 lbpotatoes, peeled and diced
1 lbyucca, peeled and diced
1 lbtaro root, peeled and diced
2 earscorn, cut into rounds
1green plantain, grated and formed into small balls
2large onions, sliced
2 stalkscelery, diced
1large carrot, diced
1 tspwhite pepper
1 tspcayenne pepper
Salt to taste
4 oztomato sauce or 2 tbsp tomato paste
1 packetseasoning with annatto
2 tbspsofrito (2 garlic cloves, 4 sweet peppers, 3 culantro leaves, 1 small onion, 1 habanero pepper, and olive oil - blended)

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Steps

1

In a pressure cooker, tenderize all the meat for half an hour on high heat. If you don't have a pressure cooker, you can boil the meat for an hour on high heat.
2

If using a pressure cooker, turn off the stove and let it cool until it stops whistling to safely remove the lid. If using a regular pot, continue boiling. At this point, add the celery, carrot, onion, and beef broth. Boil for about 15 minutes.
3

Add the root vegetables. Keep in mind that some take longer to cook than others. So, add the ones that take longer first. In this case, add the plantain balls 10 minutes later, the yucca and taro root first. 10 minutes later, add the potatoes and corn.
4

Add the spices. Sofrito, seasoning with annatto, white pepper, cayenne pepper, tomato sauce, and adjust the salt to taste. Let it boil for 20 minutes or until the broth reduces and thickens.
5

Serve with toasted bread, fried plantains, or white rice. Enjoy!