Sancocho with Green Plantains

Ingredients

• For the Sancocho:
• 1 lb beef stew meat (or a mix of beef, pork, and chicken) 🥩🍗
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 0.5 small onion, diced
• 0.5 bell pepper, diced 🌶️
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp sofrito (Puerto Rican seasoning base)
• 1 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp black pepper
• 0.5 tsp ground cumin
• 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
• 0.5 tsp oregano
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes 🍅
• 2 quarts beef or chicken broth
• 1 green plantain, peeled and chopped 🍌
• 1 medium potato, diced 🥔
• 1 small yuca (cassava), peeled and diced
• 0.5 cup carrots, sliced 🥕
• 0.5 cup corn on the cob, sliced 🌽
• 0.25 cup fresh cilantro, chopped 🌿
• 1 bay leaf

Instructions

1. 11️⃣ Brown the Meat
2. 2Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
3. 3Brown the meat on all sides for 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
4. 42️⃣ Build the Flavor Base
5. 5In the same pot, sauté onions, bell pepper, and garlic for 3 minutes.
6. 6Stir in sofrito, salt, black pepper, cumin, paprika, and oregano. Cook for 1 minute.
7. 7Add crushed tomatoes and stir.
8. 83️⃣ Simmer the Stew
9. 9Return meat to the pot and pour in broth.
10. 10Add plantains, potatoes, yuca, carrots, corn, bay leaf, and half the cilantro.
11. 11Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 ½ to 2 hours, until the meat is tender.
12. 124️⃣ Serve & Enjoy!
13. 13Remove the bay leaf and ladle Sancocho into bowls.
14. 14Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with a side of white rice or avocado slices.