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If I follow theses instructions ( What does it make ? ) Colombia 101

Ingredients
1 1/2 quarts chicken stock
1 yuca root , peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
2 plantains , peeled, halved, and sliced into thirds lengthwise
2 red potatoes , peeling optional, cut into chunks
3 whole skinless chicken breasts , quartered with bones left on
2 lemons, juice of
1 teaspoon cumin
6-8 scallions
1 bunch cilantro
to taste salt and pepper , to taste.
Directions
1In one cup of the chicken stock, simmer the scallions, cilantro, and cumin for 5 minutes. Set it aside until it is cool, then process in a blender or food processor until you have a smooth, green-colored puree to be added to the final soup.
2In the remaining 1 ¼ quarts of chicken stock, simmer the quartered, skinned chicken breasts. Skim off the scum that results and discard. The chicken will take about 1 hour to cook.
3As the chicken is simmering, add the cut up, peeled yuca, and the cut up potatoes. Continue to skim off the scum after the yucca and potatoes are added.
430 minutes prior to the end of cooking, add the cut up plaintains.
510 minutes before completion of the cooking phase, add the processed scallions-cilantro-cumin mixture and the juice from the 2 lemons.

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By DodgerDogs on Feb 20, 2008, 11:13 in Friendly Talkzone.

DodgerDogs says on Feb 20, 2008, 11:14:

Just dont eat wit this Arepas.

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jonas says on Feb 20, 2008, 11:31:

santo chocho

What I have, I do not want to lose, but Where I am I do not want to stay, but those I love, I do not want to leave, but those I know I no longer want to see, but Where I die, I do not want to go;I want to stay where I have never been

msaucey says on Feb 20, 2008, 11:33:

Wow, there's a step by step recipe.... I always thought you made chicken sancocho by trial and error.... hmm...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

DodgerDogs says on Feb 20, 2008, 11:45:

Go to this website to learn how to cook Colombiano comidas.
www.elcolombiano.net/news.php?nid=669

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Martin Luther King:

ColombianoGringo says on Feb 20, 2008, 11:50:

Hmm. Thanks for the link DD. My wife's only major fault is that she can't cook to save her ass. I told her I am going to send her to stay with my mom for a while so she learns how to cook Colombian food.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Feb 20, 2008, 11:55:

I don't get this, is he asking if we can guess the recipe name? or the recipe is called Colombia 101

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ColombianoGringo says on Feb 20, 2008, 11:57:

I'm guessing he wanted to know what the recipe makes.

El Polo says on Feb 20, 2008, 11:58:

sounds like sancocho

kat1 (Moderator) says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:00:

well to me is sancocho de gallina but i am hopples in the kitchen so if not gallina lo pone y frito se come.... my guess could be anything...

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:16:

It's that University of Colorado Latin American studies Colombian recipes sancocho de gallina It's the only one I've seen on the net that has "roux" in it.

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msaucey says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:18:

Hey CG, are you sure that's really why you want your wife to stay with your mom for awhile.... hee-hee-hee...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

ColombianoGringo says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:20:

Ha Ha. Well, I may get sick of her after a while, but seeing as how we are still waiting for her visa to be processed, I will probably want her around for a while once she gets here.

DodgerDogs says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:37:

Do learn how to cook Colombia style visit this website.
cocinacolombiana.espaciolatino.com/varias/arepas_san.htm

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jaramillo says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:41:

The roux is funny, Desi. The starch in potatoes and plantains is more than enough to thicken a sancocho.

Desideria (Moderator) says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:46:

Yes, I have never used any Roux to thicken my sancochos; I've never seen anybody else do it either. That's why I remember that recipe so well. Sometimes when you cook a big pot of sancocho and save some for the next day (sancocho is like the frijoles, always tastier the next day) the soup is so thick of starch that you almost need a knife and a fork to eat it.

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ColombianoGringo says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:47:

Desi,

I am perpetually confused when it comes to you. Are you Finnish or Colombian as far as ethnicity?

huskie says on Feb 20, 2008, 12:54:

I don't think I would like it with the roux, never heard of such a combination in Sancocho, the best Sancocho de gallina i have ever had was in Cali, they use cimarron cilantro as one of the flavoring ingredients and it is bloody delicious. I love Ajiaco and Puchero Bogotanos at Casa Vieja in Bogota. But the best of all of those...I cook them myself!!!

but have not been able to eat them for a while, you can not find most of the good ingredients where I live. Bummer

Cheers

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Feb 20, 2008, 13:13:

LOL ColGringo, I'm Finnish...but I cook a mean sancocho whenever I can find some great, fresh platanos. The local supermarkets have been importing platanos from Colombia and yuca from Costa Rica, cilantro is found in every food store but cimarrón is the one herb I have not found anywhere else than in Colombia. I agree huskie, sancocho valluno is the best kind.

"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush