Beef Pochero
Puchero is a Filipino dish consisting of beef pieces cooked with saba bananas. Potatoes or sweet potatoes, Bilbao chorizos, bok choy, leeks, chickpeas, cabbage, and tomato sauce are all possible additions. Other variations use chicken or pork instead of beef.
Servings: 6 people
Calories:
Equipment
- 1 Pot
- Spoon
- Knife
- Chopping Board
Ingredients
- 2 lbs beef short ribs or cubed sirloin
- 1 bunch Bok choy pechay
- 1 medium sized potato cubed
- 3 pieces chorizo sliced thinly
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1/2 medium cabbage quartered
- 1 bundle long green beans about 15 pieces
- 2 large plantains saba banana, sliced
- 1 large tomato diced
- 2 tbsp whole pepper corn
- 1 tsp garlic
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 small can tomato sauce
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup garbanzos
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the oil and cook the banana till golden brown. Set the bananas aside when you're finished.
- In the same saucepan, cook the chorizo for 3 to 5 minutes before setting it aside.
- Sauté the garlic, onion, and tomato
- Add the beef and cook for 5 minutes
- Mix thoroughly the fish sauce, tomato sauce, and whole pepper corn.
- Add the water and continue to cook until the meat is tender (about 35 minutes in pressure cooker)
- Simmer for 7 minutes with the fried chorizo, fried banana, potato, and garbanzos.
- Add the cabbage, long green beans and simmer for 5 minutes
- Turn off the heat and add the bok choy. To cook the bok choy, cover the pot for 5 minutes.
- Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!