Pressure Cooker Sancocho - cut your time in HALF!

 

This dish normally takes about 3 to 3.5 hours to cook with no pressure cooker. If you don't have a pressure cooker, you can still follow this recipe.  With a pressure cooker, it takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to cook (including prep).  Prepping doesn't take long.  Most of the time is utilized during the simmering time.  

Serves about 10-12

1pound of chicken
1 pound of baby back ribs
1 pound of steak
2 green plantains
3 corn stalks
3 potatoes
1 cup of carrots
1 yautia blanca
about 10 strands of cilantro

sofrito (for seasoning - about 3 large spoons)
adobo (for seasoning)
garlic cloves (about 8)

• Wash and cut meat into cubes (aside the baby back ribs) 
• Season your meat (adobo, 1 large spoon of sofrito, Goya sazón total, Adobo, garlic cloves)
• Add to pressure cooker with enough water to cover the rim of the meat (shown in second image) and cook on high pressure, locked for 29 minutes.  
• If you don't have a pressure cooker - cook meat on High for about 20-30 minutes (or until you see meat is cooked) then bring down to medium high when your ready to add the rest of the ingredients to the caldero (pot).  You can keep adding water as it evaporates.  (see image 8)

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• Add enough water that the meat is submerged

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• Close and lock pressure cooker and set for 28-29 minutes (depending on your pressure cooker)

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• While the meat is on pressure (or cooking in caldero - pot), start chopping all veggies and set aside in caldero (Stew pot) 

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• Once meat is cooked, transfer to caldero with veggies with all juices (if your not using a pressure cooker - meat should look similar to the image 8 below when your cooking)

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• If not using a pressure cooker (your meat should look like the image below)

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• Add water to fill up to 1/2 inch from the rim of the pot; add the rest of the sofrito, cilantro, adobo, chicken bouillon 

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• Set on high and boil for about 15-20 min; then set back down to medium heat and simmer for about 45 min to an hour (until you see meat tearing and veggies are soft and ready).

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Serve with a small bowl of rice on the side.