Puchero

Hearty Pork, Beef, and Chicken Soup

Preparation info
  • 12

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Secrets of Colombian Cooking

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2004

  • About

Puchero is a soup from the Andean zone, a bit like Sancocho Costeño. It is a hearty soup with a lot of roots, tubers, and vegetables, on the facing page, as well as beef, chicken, and pork, which makes it perfect for a one-dish meal for a family gathering or winter dinner party. If you cannot find arracacha*, add some ripe plantain* in its place. Wash the skin of the plantain well, cut into 1½-inch pieces with the skin, and add to the soup in