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Home » Mexican Puchero Recipe

Mexican Puchero Recipe

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Mexican Puchero Recipe

Most of the work is in the prep work.
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Prep Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 hours hrs
Total Time 3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course Soups and Stews
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Stewing Beef cubed 2 inch / 5 cm
  • 1 pound Stewing Lamb cubed 2 inch / 5 cm
  • ½ pound Ham diced
  • 1 Chicken cut into pieces
  • 1 Onions large, sliced
  • 3 cloves Garlic chopped
  • 1 cup Corn Kernels frozen or canned
  • 1 cup Chickpeas drained
  • 3 Carrots medium, peeled, sliced
  • 2 Turnips peeled, sliced
  • 3 Zucchini sliced
  • 1 Cabbage cut into wedges
  • ½ pound Sweet Potatoes peeled, sliced
  • ½ pound Potatoes peeled, sliced
  • 2 Bananas peeled firm, barely ripe
  • 3 Peaches peeled, quartered
  • 3 Pears peeled, quartered

Instructions
 

  • Prepare all ingredients as above.
  • Put all the meat into a very large pot on the stove. Add the onion, garlic and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered.
  • After 1 ½ hours, add the cabbage, carrots, chickpeas, corn, both types of potato, turnip and zucchini. Continue simmering for about another ½ hour, or until the root veg at tender.

During this half-hour, do two things:

  • 1) Put the peach and pear pieces in a saucepan, about half-covered with water. Bring to a boil, and let them simmer covered to poach them for about 10 minutes.
  • 2) Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a frying pan, and sauté the banana slices until a golden brown colour.
  • Everything should now be ready.
  • Arrange the meats, vegetables and fruits on a large platter. Cover to keep warm.
  • Adjust the seasoning of the broth with salt and pepper. Serve the broth in bowls, garnished with chopped fresh coriander and lime wedges on the side.
  • Now serve the second course of the meat and vegetable platter. Serve with rice and warm tortillas. The rice is often cooked up in tomatoes and spiced with cumin. The second course is nice with a salsa and guacamole, too.

Notes

You will also need: fresh coriander for garnish & lime wedges for garnish.
Instead of corn kernels, you can use 2 husked cobs of corn cut into 2 inch (5 cm) chunks.
If using dry chickpeas, soak overnight first.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
This page first published: Jan 4, 2009 · Updated: Feb 1, 2021.

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