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Cachupa Rica
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Cachupa Rica

19 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1396
Calories
115g
Protein
39g
Fat
152g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 20 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Kidney Bean 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained 112
Lima Bean 1/2 cup (85g) cooked 108
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Winter Squash 1 cup cubed (140g) butternut 76
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Bean not in our table 0
Yam not in our table 0
Butternut not in our table 0
Leaf not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 c. samp (hominy)
  • 1 c. kidney beans
  • 1 c. large lima beans
  • 1/2 c. shell beans
  • whole chicken
  • 2 lbs. spareribs (pork or beef)
  • 1 chourico (garlic spicy sausage), sliced
  • l blood sausage, when avallable, sliced
  • 1/4 lb. lean bacon, diced
  • 2 lbs. cabbage, chopped coarsely
  • 2 lbs. tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 lbs. green bananas, peeled and sliced
  • 2 lbs. fresh yams, peeled and chunked
  • 2 lbs. fresh sweet potatoes, peeled and chunked
  • 2 lbs. hard winter squash, peeled and chunked (e.g. buttercup, butternut, hubbard etc.)
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Flat leaf coriander

Directions

1

Soak the samp and beans overnight. In a stock pot, heat six cups of water.

2

Add two tablespoons of olive oil, onion, garlic and bay leaf to water for seasoning.

3

Bring to boil and add samp and beans. In a separate kettle, cook the vegetables except the tomatoes with the spareribs, chourico or linguica, blood sausage, and bacon.

4

Next, cut up and season the chicken. Saute chicken in olive oil.

5

Add tomatoes, and let simmer until samp and beans are almost folk tender but not quite done.

6

Add cooked vegetables and meats into stock pot. Cook on low heat for approximately one hour.

7

About 20 minutes before the cachupa is done you may mix in well sauted onion, garlic and tomato paste mixture (sofrito) to adjust and enhance the flavor.

8

Turn off heat and let sit in the covered pot for at least one half hour before serving.

9

Arrange meats and vegetables on a large serving platter and serve the corn and beans in a bowl.

10

Category:Cape Verdean Recipes

11

Category:Cape Verdean Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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