Cocido boyacense, Colombian stew with Andean tubers

Cocido boyacense, Colombian stew with Andean tubers

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Cocido de Boyacá: A hearty stew made with potatoes, plantains, beans, corn, broad beans, and green peas, cooked together and then combined with pork, chic…

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This hearty stew from the Colombian highlands features Andean tubers (cubios, chuguas, and criolla potatoes), corn, and three types of meat. It is typically served with white rice.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodsaucepan

Ingredients

6 people
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Directions

  1. In a large pot, bring the water to a boil and add the unpeeled root vegetables, cubed potatoes, corn, broad beans, green peas, and zucchini.
  2. In a separate pot, cook the pork, chicken, and beef in salted water.
  3. Heat the chopped onion in the oil until it turns golden brown, then add the chopped tomatoes, garlic, and salt to create a sauce (guiso).
  4. Once everything is cooked, add the vegetables, meats, sauce, and criolla potatoes to the stockpot. ≈ 3 min
  5. Mix well, adjust the salt, and continue to cook for another 10 minutes.
  6. Serve hot with white rice. ≈ 2 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of local apples (Papa Sabanera apples)
  • 500 g of criollo potatoes
  • 1 kg of mashua (also known as cubios)
  • 500 g of oca
  • Three ears of corn
  • 500 g of fresh broad beans
  • 500 g of fresh green peas in their pods
  • 1 kg of pork loin
  • 500 g of chicken
  • 500 g of beef
  • 500 g of onions
  • 500 g of tomatoes
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • salt
  • 1.5 liters of water

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