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Sancocho Puertorriqueño

Name: Sancocho Puertorriqueño
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 lb (900 g) beef chuck, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) chunks; 4 chicken thighs, bone-in, optional; 1/2 cup (120 ml) sofrito; 3 tbsp annatto oil (aceite de achiote); 2 tsp adobo seasoning; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 lb (450 g) yuca, peeled and cut into chunks; 1 lb (450 g) yautía or ñame, peeled and cut into chunks; 2 green plantains, peeled and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) rounds; 1/2 small calabaza (pumpkin), seeded and cut into chunks, about 2 cups; 2 ears corn, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) rounds; 10 cups (2.4 L) water or beef broth; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

⏱ 30 minPrep time

🔥 90 minCook time

🍽 8Servings

🏷 Puerto Rican KitchenCategory

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A traditional Puerto Rican dish — Sancocho is the island’s great root-vegetable stew, a soulful broth of beef (and often chicken) simmered with yuca, yautía, ñame, green plantains, calabaza and corn. Every spoonful carries the earthy depth of tubers cooked in sofrito-scented stock until they melt at the edges. It is the dish that cures whatever ails you.

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Step by stepInstructions

Season the beef and chicken with adobo and oregano. In a large pot, warm the annatto oil and brown the beef in batches over medium-high heat.
Add the sofrito and cook 3 minutes, stirring, until fragrant. Return the beef to the pot with the water or broth and bring to a boil; skim, then simmer covered for 45 minutes.
Add the chicken, yuca, yautía and plantains, and simmer 20 minutes.
Add the calabaza and corn and simmer 20 to 30 minutes more, until all the vegetables are tender and the broth is rich and slightly thickened.
Stir in the cilantro, taste for salt, and serve steaming hot.

💡 Chef tips & storage

Stagger the vegetables by density: yuca and yautía need the longest cooking, calabaza the least. Serve with crusty bread or white rice to soak up the broth.

Recipe details

Prep30 min

Cook90 min

Servings8

CategoryPuerto Rican Kitchen

PublishedAugust 17, 2026

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