Name: Puerto Rican Sancocho
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Olive oil - 3 tablespoons; Onion, chopped - 1 large; Garlic, chopped - 5 cloves; Fresh cilantro, chopped - 3 sprigs; Ground white pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Dried oregano - 1 pinch; Salt to taste - 1 pinch; Beef stew meat, cut into small pieces - 1 ½ pounds; Water, or as needed - 2 quarts; Tomato sauce - ½ (6.5 ounce) can; Beef bouillon - 2 cubes; Chopped fresh green beans, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces - 1 cup; Carrots, peeled and sliced - 2; Chopped celery - ⅓ cup; Large chayote squash - peeled, cored, and sliced lengthwise - 1; Small white beans, rinsed and drained - 1 (15.5 ounce) can; Cabbage, chopped - ½ head; Green banana, peeled and sliced into 3/4-inch pieces - 1; Yellow plantain, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces - 1; Large llautias (yautias), peeled and quartered - 5; Potatoes, peeled and quartered - 6; Chopped peeled pumpkin - ½ cup; Fresh corn, sliced into 6 pieces each - 2 ears; Chopped green bell pepper - ⅓ cup

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Ingredients for - Puerto Rican Sancocho

1. Olive oil - 3 tablespoons

2. Onion, chopped - 1 large

3. Garlic, chopped - 5 cloves

4. Fresh cilantro, chopped - 3 sprigs

5. Ground white pepper - ¼ teaspoon

6. Dried oregano - 1 pinch

7. Salt to taste - 1 pinch

8. Beef stew meat, cut into small pieces - 1 ½ pounds

9. Water, or as needed - 2 quarts

10. Tomato sauce - ½ (6.5 ounce) can

11. Beef bouillon - 2 cubes

12. Chopped fresh green beans, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces - 1 cup

13. Carrots, peeled and sliced - 2

14. Chopped celery - ⅓ cup

15. Large chayote squash - peeled, cored, and sliced lengthwise - 1

16. Small white beans, rinsed and drained - 1 (15.5 ounce) can

17. Cabbage, chopped - ½ head

18. Green banana, peeled and sliced into 3/4-inch pieces - 1

19. Yellow plantain, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces - 1

20. Large llautias (yautias), peeled and quartered - 5

21. Potatoes, peeled and quartered - 6

22. Chopped peeled pumpkin - ½ cup

23. Fresh corn, sliced into 6 pieces each - 2 ears

24. Chopped green bell pepper - ⅓ cup

How to cook deliciously - Puerto Rican Sancocho

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

Pour enough water over meat mixture to fill the pot 3/4 full. Add tomato sauce and beef bouillon.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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.