Sancocho Beef Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb beef stew meat or 1 lb boneless lamb roast, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups water
• 1/2 lb chorizo sausage or 1/2 lb italian sausage, sliced
• 1 medium winter squash, peeled and cubed (3 cups)
• 1 medium yam, peeled and cubed (1 cup)
• 1 large plantain, peeled and sliced (1 cup)
• 1 large green pepper, sliced
• 1 (9 ounce) package frozen green beans (may use fresh)
• 1 (8 3/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon salt
• additional salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, brown the beef, half at a time, in hot oil; remove frm the pan, reserving the drippings.
• 2 to the drippings, add the onion and garlic; cook until tender but do not brown. return the meat to the pan. add 4 cups of water. bring to a boil; reduce heat. cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• 3 stir in the chorizo or italian sausage, squash, yam, plantain, green pepper, green beans, undrained corn, undrained tomatoes, chili powder, coriander, and 1 tsp salt. cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are tender. skim off the fat.