Puerto Rican Sancocho Food

PUERTO RICAN SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Soak the beef chuck and chicken thighs in lime juice. Add a quarter of the seasonings (cumin, salt, pepper, oregano, paprika) and set aside 30 minutes.
• Heat large pot over medium-high eat. Add ghee or olive oil, then once hot brown the meats individually. First brown the beef shank. Remove and set aside. Next brown the beef chuck cubes and finally the chicken thighs. Set all aside.
• Using the same pot add the onions and saute 2-3 minutes then add the garlic and a pinch of the seasoning mix for another 30 seconds to a minute.
• Add sofrito, tomato sauce, half the remaining seasonings. Mix well cooking about 1-2 minutes before next step.
• Add broth, beef shank, culantro, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer, cooking for 15-20 minutes.
• Remove the culantro. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Add beef chunks, chicken thighs, and vegetables. Bake covered for 60 minutes.
• Add the sausage and peppers. Bake another 60 minutes. Remove pot from oven and let rest before serving.

SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium pot. Add the chicken, garlic powder, oregano and some salt and pepper, and brown for about 10 minutes.
• Add the corn, carrots, plantains and sweet potatoes to the pot and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and culantro base, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add the cilantro, green onions and yucca, and simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Serve with a side of coconut rice.

SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Peel and cut the yuca, yautia, green plantain and yellow plantain into 1-inch pieces. Scrape out the seeds, then chop the calabaza, skin on, into 1-inch pieces. Put each ingredient in a separate bowl, adding water to cover vegetables in order to prevent them from turning brown while you prepare the rest of the soup.
• Husk the corn, then slice it into 2-inch-thick segments. Set aside.
• Season pork (or beef) and chicken with 1/2 tablespoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high. Add the pork and brown on all sides for 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a clean, large bowl, then add the chicken to the same pot, and brown on both sides for another 5 minutes, adding oil as needed if the pot gets dry. Transfer with a slotted spoon to the same bowl as the pork.
• Reduce heat to medium and add sofrito to the pot, scraping up any browned bits of meat and incorporating them into the mix. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until liquid has evaporated and mixture darkens in color.
• Return the pork, chicken and any accumulated juices to the pot. Add the stock, bay leaves and remaining 1 tablespoon salt, and bring to a boil over high heat. Once simmering, reduce heat to medium-low and cook uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• To keep the vegetables from falling apart, add each one in order of firmness, cooking each for 5 minutes before adding the next. Begin with the yuca, then yautia, green plantain, yellow plantain, calabaza and corn, cooking the yuca for a total of 30 minutes and the corn for only 5 minutes.
• Add chorizo and stir well to incorporate. Cook for another 10 to 15 minutes over medium-low heat until meat and vegetables are tender and break easily with a fork. Because of all the starches and meat in this dish, this stew tends to be thick and rich. Some of the vegetables will fall apart, giving it a porridge consistency. This is a good thing.
• Adjust salt to taste, and serve with fresh bread or white rice on the side.

PANAMANIAN SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken and pat dry.
• In a small bowl, mix the salt, cilantro, oregano, garlic, and olive oil. Rub the mix all over the chicken and let it marinate for 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, peel and chop the yucca and the onion. Set aside.
• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Place the chicken in the pot, place a lid on it, and let it sweat for about 7 minutes.
• Add the onion and the chicken stock. Bring the soup to a boil and then let it simmer over medium low heat until the chicken is cooked through and soft.
• Raise the heat to medium and add the yucca. Bring the pot to a gentle simmer and cook until the yucca is cooked through (approximately 10 minutes).
• Serve with white rice on the side that is added into the soup when you are about to eat it.
• NOTE: This soup keeps well frozen and only gets more flavourful with time.

PUERTO RICAN BEEF SANCOCHO

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Heat the olive oil, then add the bay leaves, onion, green pepper, sofrito, sazon, salt, cumin powder, oregano and pepper.
• Stir and cook until the sofrito becomes fragrant and the onion becomes translucent.
• Add the beef and brown it on all sides. Then add in the garlic, stir and cook until it becomes fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add in the carrots, plantains, corn, sweet potato (if substituting for pumpkin), yucca, yautia and tomato sauce and stir to combine.
• Pour enough beef broth in to cover the vegetables by a half inch and stir. Bring it to a boil over high heat then reduce the heat to low-medium and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
• Then add in the pumpkin (if using), potatoes and squash and let the soup simmer covered for 25-30 more minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
• Add salt to taste, then serve with fresh cilantro and lime wedges as desired!

PUERTO RICAN SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat; add onion, garlic, cilantro, white pepper, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir until onion is browned and very tender, about 20 minutes. Add stew meat; cook and stir until meat is browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour enough water over meat mixture to fill pot 3/4 full; add tomato sauce and beef bouillon.
• Mix green beans, carrots, celery, chayote squash, white beans, cabbage, green banana, yellow plantain, llautias, potatoes, pumpkin, corn, and green bell pepper (in this order), cooking and stirring after each addition. Cook until all the vegetables are tender and stew has formed a rich broth, 2 to 3 hours. Add more water or salt if needed.

SANCOCHO

Steps:

• To make the recaito, process the onion, bell pepper, frying pepper, garlic and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a blender until it resembles a very chunky sauce. Add the cilantro and blend until the sauce is combined and has a slightly chunky consistency, about 30 seconds. Set aside 1/2 cup of the recaito you've just made and freeze the rest for future preparations.
• Add the remaining olive oil to a very large, heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat. Dry the oxtails and add salt and pepper. Brown the oxtails in batches, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove and set aside on a plate or platter.
• Remove excess fat from the pot you browned the oxtails in, leaving about 2 tablespoons in the pot. Add the reserved 1/2 cup recaito and saute until fragrant. Add the adobo, oregano and bay leaves, then stir in the tomato sauce and saute for 1 minute. Add the red wine and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Taste the broth and add salt and pepper to taste, remembering that as the broth reduces it will become saltier; don't go overboard. Add the oxtails back to the pot. Lower the heat and cover the pot, leaving the lid slightly cracked. Simmer until the meat is beginning to become tender and fall apart, about 2 hours.
• Skim the fat off the top of the stew. Add the potatoes, yucca, plantains, pumpkin and corn. Top with more chicken stock, if necessary, to cover all the vegetables. Put the lid back on and simmer until the root vegetables are tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Taste the broth, season with salt and pepper and garnish with cilantro leaves. Serve with a side of rice if desired.

SANCOCHO (PUERTO RICAN MEAT STEW) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Season the meat with all purpose seasoning and boil for 35 minutes in a deep pot.
• Drain the meat and lower heat to medium.
• Add the sofrito, oil, and sazón. Stir 2-3 minutes until the meat browns and all the ingredients come together.
• Add the tomato sauce and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add water and mix well.
• Add all the vegetables, stir, and let simmer for 35-45 minutes.
• Taste after 25 minutes and add more sazón or salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve warm.

VEGETARIAN SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in vegetable stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Combine yuca, Yukon potatoes, and red potatoes in the pot; simmer until softened, about 15 minutes. Stir in plantains and corn, simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Add green onion, lemon juice, 1/2 of the cilantro, garlic, and paprika. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer soup until flavors are well combined, about 5 minutes.
• Pour soup in serving bowls and garnish with avocado and the remaining cilantro.

DOMINICAN CARIBBEAN SANCOCHO WITH 3 MEATS

Steps:

• Wash and Cut up the chicken pieces into large bite size pieces. If you usually sear chicken before putting it in water to cook, then do so. Otherwise just put the chicken in a saucepan of water and bring it to a boil, and then lower the heat and let it simmer for about 1/2 hour while you peel and cut the roots.
• Peel and cut the malanga, yucca, plantain, chayote, and potato into large bite sized pieces. Peel and cut the calabaza or pumpkin type squash into 2 or 3x1" lengths. Cut the corn on the cob into 4 pieces each. Cut and chop garlic and onion. Cut celery into 1/2" slices crosswise. Celery leaves are optional.
• Skim off the stuff from the chicken broth. Then transfer chicken and broth to a large pot. Slice the chorizo crosswise into 1/2" rounds. Add the chorizo and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium.
• Add the larger roots and veggies, more water to cover, and then the smaller onion, garlic and celery, and then the seasonings. Bring to a boil and then lower to simmer for about 30 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning. Continue to simmer until the potatoes test done by putting a fork through.
• Turn the heat off and serve,, one piece of corn cob with each serving.