¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el nueve (9) de abril del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is April 9, 2022.)
El plato de la semana es: sancocho. (The dish of the week is: sancocho.)
Sancocho means “stew,” and while several countries have their own variation of sancocho, this week we are highlighting sancocho puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican). This version features beef and starchy vegetables. I have sweet memories of the delicious sancocho prepared by my adoptive mami boricua (Puerto Rican mommy) that we always had with soft and crunchy French bread.
Los ingredientes para el sancocho son: (The ingredients for sancocho are:)
| aceite de oliva | (olive oil) |
| dientes de ajo | (garlic cloves) |
| carne de res | (beef) |
| cebolla amarilla | (yellow onion) |
| pimiento verde | (green pepper) |
| apio | (celery) |
| ajíes dulces | (sweet peppers) |
| cilantro | (cilantro) |
| sal | (salt) |
| pimienta | (black pepper) |
| tomates | (tomatoes) |
| agua | (water) |
| caldo de res | (beef stock) |
| plátanos verdes | (green bananas) |
| plátano maduro | (yellow plantain) |
| camote | (sweet potato) |
| calabaza antillana | (West Indian pumpkin) |
| papas | (potatoes) |
| chayote | (chayote / vegetable pear) |
| yautía | (taro) |
| yuca | (cassava) |
| mazorcas de maíz / choclo / elote | (ears of corn) |
Prepare your own sumptuous sancocho with this recipe. ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have an extra savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz