Sancocho is a hearty and flavorful stew that is popular in many Latin American countries. It is typically made with a variety of meats, vegetables, and herbs, and is often served with rice or bread. The exact ingredients and methods of preparation vary from region to region, but all sancochos share a few common characteristics: they are typically made with a flavorful broth, and they are packed with a variety of delicious ingredients. Whether you are looking for a traditional Colombian sancocho de gallina, a hearty Ecuadorian sancocho de pescado, or a spicy Peruvian sancocho de mondongo, you are sure to find a recipe that will tantalize your taste buds.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
PUERTO RICAN SANCOCHO
This is my mom's Puerto Rican comfort soup. The mix of vegetables and herbs is an influence of the Spanish Canary Island ancestors of some Puerto Rican families. The soup was adjusted to the vegetables available in Puerto Rico by the addition of corn and pumpkin. In the Canary Islands of the 1700s, corn was only fed to farm animals! In Puerto Rico, some cooks now add ginger root, chile pepper, cumin, and other ingredients but I believe it destroys the original rich natural vegetable taste. Similar Spanish sancocho recipes were passed on to other Spanish colonies such as Columbia. Serve hot with bread to soak up the delicious flavor.
Provided by nydiah
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef
Time 3h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 24
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.1 calories, Carbohydrate 73.8 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 9.5 g, Protein 19.4 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 275.6 mg, Sugar 8.2 g
TRUE DOMINICAN SANCOCHO (LATIN 7-MEAT STEW)
My fiance is from the D.R. and his mother has made me some amazing food! The first time she made sancocho I fell in love with it. It is often made with 7 different meats for a special festivity or holiday. I have simplified the meats in my version, but don't be afraid to use many kinds; this is my mimicked recipe. Great by itself or served the traditional way over rice. Super filling and even better the next day.
Provided by porchia
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Chicken
Time 4h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 26
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 497.3 calories, Carbohydrate 53.5 g, Cholesterol 60.2 mg, Fat 22.8 g, Fiber 8.1 g, Protein 23.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 1089.8 mg, Sugar 12.7 g
SANCOCHO (PUERTO RICAN BEEF STEW)
A hearty beef stew filled with starchy vegetables like yucca and plantains.
Provided by The Noshery
Categories Soups and Stews
Time 2h15m
Number Of Ingredients 16
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
Nutrition Facts : Calories 570 calories, Carbohydrate 58 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 102 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 16 grams fat, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 52 grams protein, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 1691 grams sodium, Sugar 10 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams unsaturated fat
COLOMBIAN CHICKEN STEW: SANCOCHO
Quote: "It shouts out loud: I really care for you!" I lived in Colombia, South America, and Sancocho is the ultimate in comfort food there! And like in Italian homes, each family has their own version of lasagna; this is my personalized version of the soup. It is believed that it is so powerful that it can bring the dead back to life. That is why it is served after every party and makes the perfect Sunday meal!
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
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 (PUERTO RICAN MEAT STEW) RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: stew meat, sofrito, cooking oil, water, tomato sauce, sazon seasoning, medium yuca root, carrots, corns, big taro root, japanese yam, pumpkin, all purpose seasoning, salt, pepper
Provided by Jessie Mundo
Categories Dinner
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Season the meat with all purpose seasoning and boil for 35 minutes in a deep pot.
- Drain the meat and lower heat to medium.
- Add the sofrito, oil, and sazón. Stir 2-3 minutes until the meat browns and all the ingredients come together.
- Add the tomato sauce and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add water and mix well.
- Add all the vegetables, stir, and let simmer for 35-45 minutes.
- Taste after 25 minutes and add more sazón or salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 299 calories, Carbohydrate 60 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 5 grams
SANCOCHO BEEF STEW
Yams or sweet potatoes and other tropical root vegetables distinguish this stew from others. Though this recipe calls for beef, boneless pork is also authentic. Sancocho is often accompanied by "casabe" (cassava cakes), yucca meal cakes, or "panecicos" (yucca meal rolls). Corn bread is a good substitute for these. This recipe is from Panama, and comes from Better Homes and Gardens. Our family really enjoyed this.
Provided by breezermom
Categories Stew
Time 2h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, brown the beef, half at a time, in hot oil; remove frm the pan, reserving the drippings.
- To the drippings, add the onion and garlic; cook until tender but do not brown. Return the meat to the pan. Add 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
- Stir in the chorizo or Italian sausage, squash, yam, plantain, green pepper, green beans, undrained corn, undrained tomatoes, chili powder, coriander, and 1 tsp salt. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Skim off the fat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 475, Fat 23.3, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 81.7, Sodium 1074.3, Carbohydrate 40.5, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 10.4, Protein 29.5
SANCOCHO
Dominican meat and vegetable stew
Provided by Daisann Mclane
Categories dinner, main course
Time 2h30m
Yield Six to eight servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Place the water in a large saucepan and add the meats, garlic, onion, cilantro, peppers, oregano, salt, pepper and Tabasco. Cook over medium heat until the meat is soft, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove the pork chops with a slotted spoon. Remove the bones and return to the pan. Add the pumpkin and the corn and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the yams, plantains, yuca, batata and yautia, and continue to simmer until the tubers soften and thicken the broth, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings and add vinegar and additional Tabasco, if desired. Serve with white rice and avocado.
DOMINICAN SANCOCHO ( 7 MEAT HEARTY STEW )
In our country this is a culinary staple. It is a time consuming meal but so worth it. When families make this, it's usually for special occacions and family gatherings. Since it takes a long time to cook, usually we make it while the guests are present so they can sit back and enjoy some cold beers (and keep you company!) ;) You can omit the ribs, sausage and goat if it's too expensive but at least keep the 5. Recipezaar doesn't recognize niame, so I put yam...but it's not your typical yam. Go to a fresh market store that carries imported roots to find the niame. The Bitter or Seville orange can be hard to find, It's preferred fresh but Goya sells a bottled type. You may also omit it if you want.
Provided by Kitty Kat Cook
Categories Stew
Time 1h40m
Yield 6-7 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Marinate beef in a large plastic bag, add celery, cilantro, oregano, vinegar, garlic, juice of 1 lime and salt. Allow it to marinate for at least 30 minutes In a large cast iron pot, heat oil on medium-high; add the beef with all the seasonings, stir. Cover and simmer for 10 mins, add a few tbsp of water. Add the pork, simmer for 15 minutes adding a few more tbsp of water if needed. Add the rest of the meat to the pot; except for the chicken and let simmer for an additional 15 mins, adding tbsp of water as needed to prevent it from burning. Add the chicken and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Add 1/4 gallon of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the niame, malanga and the 2 chopped plantains. Let simmer for 15 minutes Add all the remaining ingredients (remaining lime juice, corn, beef stock cubes, hot sauce, bitter orange juice) except for the third plantain, adjust water when necessary, stir occasionally. Let simmer until the last ingredients added are tender. Grate the third raw unripe plantain and add to the pot. Allow to simmer until stew thickens, adjust salt to taste.
- Serve hot with white rice and avocados. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2603.9, Fat 198.1, SaturatedFat 73.3, Cholesterol 538.2, Sodium 1198.5, Carbohydrate 74.6, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 17.9, Protein 128
SANCOCHO
Sancocho, a word often used as slang by Puerto Ricans to mean a big old mix of things, is a rustic stew eaten across the Caribbean and made with every imaginable combination of proteins and vegetables. My father cooked his with beef, corn and noodles; my mom with chicken breasts, lean pork and sweet plantains; my grandmother with beef, pork on the bone and yautia. As such, I've rarely used a recipe, so this one is based largely on observation, taste memory and what I like. Pretty much every ingredient can be swapped out, and it also makes for a sumptuous vegetarian dish without meat. Sancocho epitomizes the resilience of Puerto Rican people, as it is often prepared in times of crisis - such as after a hurricane - and made with whatever you have on hand.
Provided by Von Diaz
Categories meat, soups and stews, vegetables, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Peel and cut the yuca, yautia, green plantain and yellow plantain into 1-inch pieces. Scrape out the seeds, then chop the calabaza, skin on, into 1-inch pieces. Put each ingredient in a separate bowl, adding water to cover vegetables in order to prevent them from turning brown while you prepare the rest of the soup.
- Husk the corn, then slice it into 2-inch-thick segments. Set aside.
- Season pork (or beef) and chicken with 1/2 tablespoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high. Add the pork and brown on all sides for 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a clean, large bowl, then add the chicken to the same pot, and brown on both sides for another 5 minutes, adding oil as needed if the pot gets dry. Transfer with a slotted spoon to the same bowl as the pork.
- Reduce heat to medium and add sofrito to the pot, scraping up any browned bits of meat and incorporating them into the mix. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until liquid has evaporated and mixture darkens in color.
- Return the pork, chicken and any accumulated juices to the pot. Add the stock, bay leaves and remaining 1 tablespoon salt, and bring to a boil over high heat. Once simmering, reduce heat to medium-low and cook uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- To keep the vegetables from falling apart, add each one in order of firmness, cooking each for 5 minutes before adding the next. Begin with the yuca, then yautia, green plantain, yellow plantain, calabaza and corn, cooking the yuca for a total of 30 minutes and the corn for only 5 minutes.
- Add chorizo and stir well to incorporate. Cook for another 10 to 15 minutes over medium-low heat until meat and vegetables are tender and break easily with a fork. Because of all the starches and meat in this dish, this stew tends to be thick and rich. Some of the vegetables will fall apart, giving it a porridge consistency. This is a good thing.
- Adjust salt to taste, and serve with fresh bread or white rice on the side.
Tips:
- Use a large pot or Dutch oven to make sancocho. This will allow the stew to simmer for a long time and develop its flavor.
- Choose a good quality beef chuck roast or brisket for the stew. These cuts of meat are tough, but they will become tender when cooked slowly in the liquid.
- Brown the beef in a hot skillet before adding it to the pot. This will help to develop the flavor of the meat and give the stew a richer color.
- Add plenty of vegetables to the stew. This will add flavor and nutrients to the dish.
- Simmer the stew for at least 2 hours, or until the meat is tender. The longer you simmer the stew, the more flavorful it will be.
- Serve the stew with rice, potatoes, or bread.
Conclusion:
Sancocho is a delicious and hearty stew that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its combination of meat, vegetables, and spices, sancocho is a satisfying and flavorful dish that is sure to please everyone at the table.
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