Sancocho

Name: Sancocho
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, jointed; 2 ears corn, cut into rounds; 300g cassava, peeled and cubed; 300g potatoes, quartered; 2 green plantains, sliced; 1 onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 bunch fresh coriander and spring onion; 1 tsp cumin

Colombia

Every Colombian region has its own sancocho. The coastal version adds coconut milk; the Bogotano version is plainer.

Colombian hearty stew — whole pieces of chicken, plantain, corn, cassava and potato simmered in a herb-rich broth. The Sunday dish of every Colombian family.

Photo: Arlene Campusano

Prep

20 mins

Cook

60 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

385 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1whole chicken, jointed

2 earscorn, cut into rounds

300gcassava, peeled and cubed

300gpotatoes, quartered

2green plantains, sliced

1onion

4 clovesgarlic

1 bunchfresh coriander and spring onion

1 tspcumin

Method

Simmer chicken with onion, garlic and cumin 20 minutes. Add plantain. Cook 15 minutes.

Add cassava and corn. Cook 15 minutes. Add potato. Cook 15 more minutes.

Serve in deep bowls with rice and avocado.

Chef's Tip

Stagger the additions — each vegetable has a different cooking time.

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