Sancocho Food

TRUE DOMINICAN SANCOCHO (LATIN 7-MEAT STEW)

Steps:

• Mash garlic, oregano, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a bowl.
• Douse chicken, beef, and pork with lemon juice in a large bowl. Drain half the liquid. Mix the mashed garlic, half of the onions, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, and vinegar into the meat mixture.
• Heat the remaining 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meat mixture in batches and cook until browned on all sides, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer the browned meats into a large pot. Add half of the water, chicken broth, beef consomme, 2 bouillon cubes, and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until meats are more than halfway cooked through, about 40 minutes.
• Combine pumpkin, sweet potatoes, eddeos, yuca, potatoes, plantains, corn, celery, carrots, green pepper, cilantro, and adobo seasoning in the simmering pot. Return soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low and continue simmering until the sancocho is thick and the root vegetables are soft, 1 to 2 hours. Stir in the remaining half of the water by gradual increments to replace any evaporated liquid.

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.

PANAMANIAN SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Season the chicken with the garlic, oregano, and pepper
• In a heavy pot, brown the seasoned chicken in the oil over a medium flame and allow to sweat.
• Set a little culantro/cilantro aside for garnish at the end.
• Add the rest of the culantro/cilantro, onion and water.
• Make sure water covers the chicken.
• Bring to a boil and reduce to a low simmer for 20 minutes
• Meanwhile, peel the root vegetables and cut into bite-size pieces.
• After chicken has simmered for 20 minutes, add the root vegetables
• Cook until everything softens, about one hour.
• Keep adding water so the veggies stay about an inch under water
• Stir in salt to taste.
• serve.
• Note * If you can't find culantro, chopped cilantro leaves and stems can be substituted.

INSTANT POT PUERTO RICAN SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Season the beef with oregano, garlic powder, salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper and the juice of two limes.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the Instant Pot and press the saute option on "more" for about 20 minutes.
• Once the oil has warmed add in enough beef to almost cover the bottom, and leave the rest to cook in batches.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes or until sides have browned. (Adjust heat if needed.)
• Remove beef once browned.
• Add an extra 3 minutes if needed, and add in a teaspoon of oil. Once warmed, add in sofrito, seasonings, tomato sauce, and herbs.
• Cook for a minute, stirring often.
• Add in your vegetables and your beef, gently toss it together so everything is mixed in together. Add in your beef broth and any remaining ingredients.
• Set your Instant Pot on manual high pressure, set your timer for 30 minutes. Close the lid and set the valve to seal.
• Once the timer is up, press the Cancel button, allow it to release naturally or wait at least 10 minutes before doing a quick release.
• Once your pin drops, open the lid and stir the sancocho.
• To thicken your sancocho, press the saute option for 15 minutes, and allow the soup to cook down and evaporate some of the excess liquid (check on it often).

SANCOCHO (PUERTO RICAN BEEF STEW)

Steps:

• In a preheated dutch oven or heavy pot over low-to-medium heat, combine olive oil, garlic, beef cubes, and onions, stir until beef is brown on all sides and onions begin to caramelize.
• Add in chopped pepper, cilantro, salt, pepper, and 1 quart of beef stock. Cook down until stock is reduced by half about 20 minutes.
• Stir beef, then add all the remaining vegetables and remaining beef stock. Bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cover for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer for 20 - 30 minutes or until the stock has reduced some and meat is tender and the vegetables are soft. Serve

COLOMBIAN CHICKEN STEW: SANCOCHO

Steps:

• In a blender, puree the garlic, carrots, peppers, onion, chile, and 1 cup cilantro.
• In a large pot, combine the puree with the water, bouillon cubes, and cumin, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add the chicken and simmer for another 20 minutes.
• Add the yucca and green plantain and simmer for 10 minutes more. Add the potatoes, ripe plantain, and corn and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• In a blender, combine the remaining 1 cup cilantro and a little of the stew broth and puree. Stir the puree into the soup, season with salt and pepper, and serve.

SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except salt, pepper, and corn in a large soup or stock pot.
• Add enough water or chicken broth to cover.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove chicken, discard skin, and peel meat from the bones.
• Break the meat into fairly large pieces and return to the pot.
• Add corn, salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer for about 20 minutes longer.

SANCOCHO RECIPE

Steps:

• Season meat (chicken and beef) on both sides salt and season. Or just use your favorite spice mix. Then let sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes.
• Heat a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add oil to the pot.
• Then add the meat (do so in batches if desired) or brown the beef and chicken separately. Let it sear for about 2 minutes before turning the chicken over.
• Cook for about 6 minutes or until brown. Then add the sausage and cook for another two minutes.
• Add sofrito, garlic, cumin, paprika, oregano, and sazon. Sauté until fragrant, about a minute. Then add onions, and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Pour in water or broth. Return the meat to the pot and bring it to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, depending on your cut of beef. Cook less if only using chicken.
• Next, add root vegetables, starting with the one that needs the most time to cook - in this case, green plantains. Cook for about 10 minutes before adding the yuca, squash, potatoes, and corn.
• Continue simmering the stew for 10 minutes until the meat and veggies begin to soften.
• Season with salt, pepper, and other seasonings to taste.
• Continue cooking until root vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes. The stew should be thick and hearty; if not, mash up a few root vegetables to thicken it.
• Serve in large bowls, and top with chopped cilantro.

DOMINICAN SANCOCHO (THREE MEAT STEW)

Steps:

• First, add all the adobo spices together in a bowl and mix well. Do the same with the sazon. Then season the chicken thighs and pork bones with adobo,sazon, salt and pepper.
• Drizzle olive oil in a large dutch oven and sear the pork bones and chicken on both sides until outside is golden brown. Then add sausage and sear on both sides.
• Next, add 2 heaping tablespoons of sofrito to the pot, stirring a bit to coat everything . Add 8 cups of water and 2 chicken bouillon cubes (or I use a few teaspoons of concentrated stock instead) and stir everything together. Bring stew to a boil and then simmer for about 20-30 minutes or until the chicken cooks through.
• While stew simmers, prep the vegetables. Yucca has a very thick waxy exterior, so take your time peeling and cut into large 1-2 inch pieces. Do the same with the plantain, butternut squash and corn.
• Then add yucca, plantains and corn and continue cooking stew for 10 minutes until they begin to soften. Then add the butternut squash and a handful of fresh cilantro. Season with salt and pepper and taste for seasoning. Place a lid on a stove with a bit staying open and continue to cook the stew for another 20-30 minutes or until all the vegetables are cooked through and tender.
• Serve stew with sliced avocado, fresh cilantro and rice (optional).

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.

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:

• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the white wine vinegar, sofrito, adobo, sazón, dried oregano leaves, and pepper until smooth.Add the meats (except the ham) to the marinade in the bowl and toss them well to coat completely.
• If you mixed the marinade in a metal bowl, pour the marinated meat into a non-reactive (ceramic or glass bowl or into a food storage bag).Cover or seal the container and place it into the refrigerator. Marinate the meat overnight (or 12 hours) or for at least 1 hour. You can also marinate the meat for up to 24 hours. .
• Thirty minutes before starting the sancocho, remove the marinating meat from the fridge. Allow the meat to sit out a room temperature while you gather and prep the rest of the ingredients for the sancocho.
• First, add the achiote oil (or olive oil) to a 16-quart (or larger) stockpot or caldero.Bring the oil up to medium-high heat.
• Add the marinated meat to the pot and brown it for 10 minutes. The meat will not be cooked all the way through in this step. After 10 minutes, add the sofrito, onion, garlic, adobo, sazón, oregano, and bay leaves to the pot. Stir these in with the meat to sauté them. Sauté the contents of the pot for 4 minutes, still on medium-high heat. Stir the ingredients frequently to keep them from burning. If you find they are starting to darken too much, reduce the heat further to medium.
• After 4 minutes of sauteing, pour the beef stock and tomato sauce into the pot. Once you stir them into the meat and vegetables, add the cured ham, guineos, calabaza, yuca, malanga coco, ñame, Russet potato, batata, and yautía.
• Bring the liquid in the pot up to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and give it a stir. Cover the pot and simmer the ingredients in the pot for 30-35 minutes.
• After simmering for 30 minutes, add the corn to the pot.Allow the mixture to come back up to a simmer, then cover the pot. Simmer the sancocho for another 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, give the broth a taste and add black pepper and more adobo as needed.Once the cooking time is up, ladle the hot sancocho into individual bowls and serve it with steamed Arroz Blanco, Tostones, and slices of avocado.

SANCOCHO DE GALLINA (CHICKEN OR HEN SANCOCHO)

Steps:

• In a large pot, place the chicken, corn, aliños, chicken bouillon, salt and green plantain. Add the water and bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium and cook for about 30 to 35 minutes.
• Add the potatoes, yuca and pepper and continue cooking for 30 more minutes or until the yuca and potatoes are fork tender. Stir in the cilantro.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve in large soup bowls, dividing the chicken and vegetables evenly. Sancocho de Gallina o Pollo

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.

DOMINICAN SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Cook longaniza (if using) with 1/2 cup water in a 12-inch heavy skillet, covered, over medium heat, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides and water has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces, then transfer to an 8-quart pot.
• Cook bacon in skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, then transfer to pot with a slotted spoon, reserving fat in skillet.
• Meanwhile, cut meat from beef shank into 1 1/2-inch pieces, reserving bone. Pat beef, pork, and chicken dry, putting them in separate bowls. Toss meat in each bowl with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Heat fat in skillet over medium-high heat until hot, then add beef and bone in 1 layer and brown, turning occasionally, about 7 minutes. Transfer to pot with slotted spoon. Brown pork and chicken in separate batches in same manner, transferring to pot.
• Add onion, peppers, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to skillet and sauté until softened. Add 1 cup water and boil, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Transfer vegetable mixture to pot. Add cilantro stems, oregano, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and remaining 3 quarts water to pot and bring to a boil. Skim off any foam, then simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• While meat simmers, cut ends from plantains with a sharp small knife, then cut a lengthwise slit through peel. Beginning at slit, pry off peel, then cut plantains crosswise into 1-inch-thick pieces.
• Trim ends from yuca and cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces, then peel, removing waxy brown skin and pinkish layer underneath. Quarter lengthwise and cut out coarse center fiber.
• Peel ñame and yautía, then cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces and keep in a bowl of cold water.
• Seed and peel calabaza, then cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces.
• Add plantain and yuca to tender meat in pot and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Drain ñame and yautía and add to pot along with calabaza, then simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes. Remove and discard beef and chicken bones.
• Add corn and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until corn is tender and all root vegetables are very tender (yuca should be translucent), 10 to 15 minutes. Sancocho broth should be slightly thickened from root vegetables; thin with additional water if necessary. Stir in juice and reheat, then season with salt and pepper.