Puchero (Spanish Boiled Dinner)

15 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, cut in pieces
  • 6 quarts water
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 3/4 lb ground beef
  • 3/4 lb ground pork
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight and drained
  • 1/2 lb salt pork
  • 2 lbs lamb shoulder
  • 6 potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1 lb carrot, julienned
  • 1 medium cabbage, cut in wedges

Directions

  1. 1
    Cover chicken with cold water. Add salt and pepper, bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes.
  2. 2
    Reduce heat and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
  3. 3
    Combine beef, ground pork, eggs, bread crumbs and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Shape into a large ball.
  4. 4
    Skim foam from pot.
  5. 5
    Add garbanzos, salt pork and lamb. Place the big meatball on top.
  6. 6
    Cook for 30 minutes.
  7. 7
    Add potatoes, carrots and cabbage. Cook for 30 minutes more, or until garbanzos are soft.

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