Sancocho Quiteno Ecuadorian Beef And Vegetable Soup Food

SANCOCHO WITH AJI

Steps:

• For the aji:
• Place the cilantro, scallions, chiles, onions, lime juice and 3/4 cup water in a small glass bowl or jar with a tight fitting lid.
• Add the tomato if using, season with salt, to taste, and stir all of the ingredients together.
• Cover and set the aji aside at room temperature for several hours to allow the flavors to release into the liquid, then refrigerate until serving.
• Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat for 1 minute.
• Add the onions and garlic and cook until they're soft and transparent, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the tomatoes, bay leaves, and thyme and continue to cook 5 more minutes.
• Add the chicken and the beef ribs and cook until the tomatoes have disintegrated, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and skimming the foam from the top of the broth when necessary.
• Add the green plantains, cilantro, and chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the plantains are tender, 30 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken from the pot and set it aside.
• Add the potatoes, pumpkin, ripe plantains, yucca and corn and simmer, uncovered, until both are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the cilantro and the bay leaves and return the chicken to the pot to re-heat it.
• To serve, arrange a piece of chicken, some beef, plantains, and a few pieces of yucca and potatoes on each plate.
• Serve the broth in a small bowl, and the aji sauce on the side, along with a bowl of rice, corn, some avocados and arepas or tortillas on separate plates.

SANCOCHO QUITENO - ECUADORIAN BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place 2 qts water in large soup pot, with beef, onion, garlic pepper and cumin. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to med-low. It needs to simmer for at least one hour for meat to get tender.
• Cut the corn into 2" rounds. Set aside.
• Peel the yucca and remove the fibrous string in the center. Cube & set aside.
• When the meat is tender, add rice, peas, peeled plantain in one piece, carrots and the yucca.
• When the yucca is soft, after about 20-30 minutes, add salt to taste, the last 1/2 quart water and a whole stem of cilantro and a whole stem of parsley. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Remove the parsley and cilantro stems and discard.
• Remove the meat, cut up into bite-size pieces and return to the soup.
• Remove the plantain, cut up into bite-size pieces and return to the soup.
• Mix the finely chopped onion and cilantro for garnish and sprinkle on top of the soup when served.

SANCOCHO QUITENO - ECUADORIAN BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place 2 qts water in large soup pot, with beef, onion, garlic pepper and cumin. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to med-low. It needs to simmer for at least one hour for meat to get tender.Cut the corn into 2" rounds. Set aside.Peel the yucca and remove the fibrous string in the center. Cube & set aside.When the meat is tender, add rice, peas, peeled plantain in one piece, carrots and the yucca.When the yucca is soft, after about 20-30 minutes, add salt to taste, the last 1/2 quart water and a whole stem of cilantro and a whole stem of parsley. Cook for 5 minutes.Remove the parsley and cilantro stems and discard.Remove the meat, cut up into bite-size pieces and return to the soup.Remove the plantain, cut up into bite-size pieces and return to the soup.Mix the finely chopped onion and cilantro for garnish and sprinkle on top of the soup when served.