Beef hotpot

Sancochado

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Food and Cooking of Peru

By Flor Arcaya de Deliot

Published 2009

  • About

Sancochado is regarded as a national dish, though there are some regional variations. It developed from a Spanish dish, cocido, a substantial soup made from meats and vegetables, and is often accompanied by onion and chilli salsa.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg/ lb beef brisket
  • 4 litres/7

Method

  1. Put the beef into a large pan with the water and add 15ml/1 tbsp salt, the celery heart and the cabbage. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, skim and simmer, covered, for 45 minutes.

  2. Roughly chop the potatoes, carrots, cassava and corn on the cob and add t