Best 5 Puerto Rican Sausage Soup Recipes

SALAMI SOUP | SOPA DE SALCHICHON

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium high heat, cook salami for 5-6 minutes, stirring often.
• Add in onions and sofrito, cook an additional minute or two.
• Stir in garlic, tomato sauce, olives, and herbs and seasonings. Stir and allow to cook an additional minute before adding in water and potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and allow to cook for 30 minutes before adding in the pasta. If you see that you need more water for the noodles, go ahead and add another cup or two. Cook until pasta is tender.

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).

ASOPAO DE POLLO

Steps:

• Season chicken thighs with black pepper and adobo seasoning.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir green pepper, red pepper, onion, garlic, and tomato paste in the hot oil, until the vegetables have softened slightly, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove vegetables from the pot and set aside.
• Pan fry chicken in the pot until browned, 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Return cooked vegetables to the pot along with rice, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink inside, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in peas and olives and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and discard bay leaf. Stir in cilantro and serve.

SUMMER SAUSAGE (SALCHICHON) SOUP (FOR WINTER)

Steps:

• in a large soup pot add a teaspoon of oil,on med heat,add sofrito and sautee for a few minutes,then add beans and tomato sauce,season with adobo and all other spices..cook until fragrant.fill pot halfway with water.stir well,add celery and carrots.simmer for about 15 minutes.add potatoes and half slices of salchichon.simmer for another 15.add squash,corn,rice and cilantro,simmer for another 15 minutes.taste for seasoning,add adobo to taste.
• skim the fat from the top with a spoon. serve with puerto rican avocado also known as florida avocado and crusty bread.

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.