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

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.