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Sancocho is Puerto Rican comfort food! This is my mom’s recipe that she serves with bread to soak up the delicious flavor. The mix of vegetables and herbs in this stew was influenced by Spanish Canary Island ancestors of some Puerto Rican families, then adjusted to the vegetables available in Puerto Rico, such as corn, pumpkin, and plantains.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- salt to taste
- 1 ½ pounds beef stew meat, cut into small pieces
- 2 quarts water, or as needed
- ½ (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 cubes beef bouillon
- 1 cup chopped fresh green beans, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1/3 cup chopped celery
- 1 large chayote squash – peeled, cored, and sliced lengthwise
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can small white beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ head cabbage, chopped
- 1 green banana, peeled and sliced into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 yellow plantain, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 5 large llautias (yautias), peeled and quartered
- 6 potatoes, peeled and quartered
- ½ cup chopped peeled pumpkin
- 2 ears fresh corn, sliced into 6 pieces each
- 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
Directions
Step 1
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.
Step 2
Pour enough water over meat mixture to fill the pot 3/4 full. Add tomato sauce and beef bouillon.
Step 3
Stir in the remaining ingredients, one at a time, cooking slightly after each addition in the following order: green beans, carrots, celery, chayote squash, white beans, cabbage, green banana, yellow plantain, llautias, potatoes, pumpkin, corn, and green bell pepper.
Step 4
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.
Tips
Many of the vegetables can be found in international markets. Several have alternative names. Llautia may be yautia or malanga. Chayote is a type of squash. ?ame is a popular Puerto Rican root vegetable and can be used in place of one of the potatoes.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 12 | |
| Calories 424 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat8g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol30mg | 10% |
| Sodium276mg | 12% |
| Total Carbohydrate74g | 27% |
| Dietary Fiber10g | 34% |
| Total Sugars8g | |
| Protein19g | |
| Vitamin C59mg | 296% |
| Calcium94mg | 7% |
| Iron5mg | 28% |
| Potassium1874mg | 40% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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Not quite like they make it in Panama but this is VERY tasty!
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I made it exactly as is printed, loved it! It reminded me growing up in Puerto Rico! I?m glad all recipes have this kind of recipes from P.R.!
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I made this sancocho when my dad died and everyone in the wake were amazed. Years later, they still remember the taste and they ask for it at any family event. Thank you for such amazing recipe.
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This came out delicious! I added Chorizo but otherwise it was yummy. My Equadorian in laws(who are great cooks) loved it.
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Med-low heat did not make the onions brown in 20mins;took waxy longer. Too much salt would hv been needed , so I subbed with a Adobo 1tbs. Two little cubes were not enough of beef bouillon. Subbed with 1tbs. Small tomato sauce comes in 8oz. Original recipe located on the fresh frozen bag of Goya Bianca Sancocho blend from Wal-Mart worked best, seemed more authentic in the actual cooking steps. I used 2 bags of the mix the second time around.
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Never had this or heard of it but we learned about it for my kids project I gave them a tour around the world we were traveling and eating food from the places we ?traveled? my kids had so much fun and this is now a household favorite thanks so much for sharing it with us
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It was wonderful I followed the recipe the only changes I made was I didn’t have plantain and I had to replace the beef for chicken wings my husband doesn’t eat beef.
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