Sancocho Quiteño, a hearty and flavorful traditional Ecuadorian beef and vegetable soup, is a beloved culinary treasure that captures the essence of Ecuadorian cuisine. Originating from the capital city of Quito, this delectable stew has gained popularity throughout the country and is a cherished part of Ecuador's rich culinary heritage. With its succulent beef, tender vegetables, and aromatic broth, Sancocho Quiteño embodies the vibrant flavors and textures that define Ecuadorian gastronomy. Whether served as a main course or enjoyed as a comforting meal, this soup is sure to warm your heart and tantalize your taste buds.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
SANCOCHO QUITENO - ECUADORIAN BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP
Time 1h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place 2 qts water in large soup pot, with beef, onion, garlic pepper and cumin. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to med-low. It needs to simmer for at least one hour for meat to get tender.Cut the corn into 2" rounds. Set aside.Peel the yucca and remove the fibrous string in the center. Cube & set aside.When the meat is tender, add rice, peas, peeled plantain in one piece, carrots and the yucca.When the yucca is soft, after about 20-30 minutes, add salt to taste, the last 1/2 quart water and a whole stem of cilantro and a whole stem of parsley. Cook for 5 minutes.Remove the parsley and cilantro stems and discard.Remove the meat, cut up into bite-size pieces and return to the soup.Remove the plantain, cut up into bite-size pieces and return to the soup.Mix the finely chopped onion and cilantro for garnish and sprinkle on top of the soup when served.
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 QUITENO - ECUADORIAN BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP
This is a typical Ecuadorian soup that is quite delicious. Yucca is also known as manioc or cassava. It is sold in the freezer section of markets that sell latin food products. You can use frozen whole corn cobs for this, but fresh is better. Recipe is from Cocinemos con Kristy - Tomo II.
Provided by Pesto lover
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place 2 qts water in large soup pot, with beef, onion, garlic pepper and cumin. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to med-low. It needs to simmer for at least one hour for meat to get tender.
- Cut the corn into 2" rounds. Set aside.
- Peel the yucca and remove the fibrous string in the center. Cube & set aside.
- When the meat is tender, add rice, peas, peeled plantain in one piece, carrots and the yucca.
- When the yucca is soft, after about 20-30 minutes, add salt to taste, the last 1/2 quart water and a whole stem of cilantro and a whole stem of parsley. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove the parsley and cilantro stems and discard.
- Remove the meat, cut up into bite-size pieces and return to the soup.
- Remove the plantain, cut up into bite-size pieces and return to the soup.
- Mix the finely chopped onion and cilantro for garnish and sprinkle on top of the soup when served.
SANCOCHO (COLOMBIAN BEEF AND PLANTAIN SOUP)
Provided by Bryan Miller
Categories soups and stews, appetizer
Time 2h45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Remove all excess fat from the oxtail. In a deep soup pot, place the oxtail, scallions, garlic, cilantro, salt, pepper and paprika. Cover with 6 quarts water, and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Bring liquid to a rolling boil, and cook for 10 minutes, skimming off the fat. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
- Return soup to a boil, and add the stew beef. Cook for 5 minutes at a low boil while skimming off fat. Return to a simmer, and cook 45 additional minutes.
- Peel the plantains. Cut them into 2-inch pieces. Add the plantains and the yuca to the soup, one piece at a time, making sure the soup continues to simmer as you add them. Simmer for another 45 minutes. Serve with aji pique; diners can add the sauce to the soup to taste. If desired, white rice can be added to the soup at the table.
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 to accommodate all the ingredients in the soup.
- Brown the beef in batches to avoid overcrowding the pot and ensure even cooking.
- Add more water or broth to the soup if it becomes too thick.
- Season the soup to taste with salt, pepper, and other spices.
- Serve the soup hot, garnished with cilantro, lime wedges, and avocado slices.
Conclusion:
Sancocho Quiteño is a hearty and flavorful soup that is perfect for a cold day. It is also a great way to use up leftover beef or chicken. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this soup is sure to become a family favorite. So next time you're looking for a delicious and satisfying meal, give Sancocho Quiteño a try!
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