Beef

beef (about 1.5 kg) • mixed root vegetables (about 2 kg) • Sweet peppers (ají dulce), green onions (scallions), celery, leeks, garlic, and cilantro • Annatto oil, oregano

ripe plantains • water (150 ml) • Salt • oats (optional) or cornmeal (such as PAN brand) • Chia seeds (optional) • Cinnamon

Beef stew meat • potatoes • carrots • onion • red wine • cilantro • cumin • salt • black pepper • bell pepper • panela (or brown sugar) • tomato paste •

beef, cut into cubes (about 400 grams) • large potatoes • carrots • onion • garlic • red or green bell pepper • tomato sauce • bay leaf, 1 sprig rosemary • Oil, salt, and pepper • vegetable broth or water (750 ml)

tomatoes • onion • bell pepper • sweet chili pepper • green onion • corn flour for arepas (about 1 1/4 cups, 150 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • salt • sugar

malanga (or substitute with taro root) • white yam • pumpkin (about 4 cups, diced; 1 kg auyama) • white yam (ñame blanco) • cassava (yuca) • bouillon cube, plus onion, bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, celery, culantro, and salt to taste • beef ribs

beef short ribs (1 kg) • carrots • potatoes • celery stalks (preferably local or regular celery) • red bell pepper • green onions • large onion • crushed garlic • sweet chili pepper (ají dulce) • corn, to taste • cilantro, to taste • Root vegetables of your choice: yuca (cassava), green plantain, pumpkin (about 2 cups total, 300-400 grams)

pre-cooked cornmeal (such as PAN) (about 320 grams) • water (480 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • sugar (about 38 grams) • salt (about 3 grams) • cooked ground beef (about 150 grams)