The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Soak the samp and beans overnight.
Heat six cups of water in a stock pot.
Add two tablespoons of olive oil, onion, garlic, and bay leaf to the water for seasoning.
Bring the water to a boil and add samp and beans.
Cut up and season the chicken.
Saute the chicken in olive oil.
Cook
In a separate kettle, cook the vegetables (except tomatoes) with the spareribs, chourico or linguica, blood sausage, and bacon.
Add tomatoes and let simmer until samp and beans are almost fully tender but not quite done.
Add the cooked vegetables and meats into the stock pot.
Cook on low heat for approximately one hour.
About 20 minutes before the cachupa is done, mix in a well sautéed onion, garlic, and tomato paste mixture (sofrito) to adjust and enhance the flavor.
Rest and serve
Turn off the heat and let the cachupa sit in the covered pot for at least one half hour before serving.
Arrange the meats and vegetables on a large serving platter and serve the corn and beans in a bowl.
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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Samp (hominy)
- Forms the thick base of the stew, absorbing liquid and softening into a starchy body.
- Kidney beans
- Add creamy texture and body as they soften during the long simmer.
- Spareribs
- Release fat and collagen into the pot, enriching the broth and tenderizing the meat.
- Tomatoes
- Add acidity and moisture, helping build the savory flavor of the stew.
- Sweet potatoes
- Break down slightly to thicken the stew while adding natural sweetness.
- Chicken
- Adds savory depth and fat to the broth as it simmers with the other meats.
The step that matters
Adding the tomatoes before the samp and beans are tender. Acidic tomatoes can slow the softening of dried beans and hominy if added too early, so they are added only once the samp and beans are nearly tender, letting the grains finish cooking evenly.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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