Beef Pochero (Beef and Vegetable Stew with Plantain)
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Ingredients
- 700 g beef shin, diced
- 2 ripe plantain
- 300 g waxy potatoes, diced
- 200 g cabbage, roughly chopped
- 100 g fine green beans, trimmed
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 482 kcal
- Protein
- 43.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 50.2 g
- of which sugars
- 22.7 g
- Fat
- 11.1 g
- of which saturates
- 4.3 g
- Fibre
- 7.1 g
- Salt
- 0.34 g
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Method
- 1
Put the beef, onion and garlic in a large pot and cover with 1.3 litres water. Bring to the boil, skim off any foam, then cover and simmer on a low heat for 55 minutes until the beef is almost tender.
- 2
Stir in the chopped tomatoes and potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes.
- 3
Peel and slice the plantain and add to the pot with the green beans, simmering for 8-10 minutes.
- 4
Stir in the cabbage for a final 5 minutes until just tender, checking the beef has no pink remaining.
- 5
Season with a little salt and serve with steamed rice.
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