The cuchuco de trigo con espinazo de cerdo es una rica receta muy popular en zonas como Boyacá, Colombia, esta nutritiva sopa es perfecta para armar un almuerzo bien cargado.
Recipe for Wheat Cuchuco with Pork Backbone
Aprende en esta sencilla receta como hacer el cuchuco de trigo con espinazo de cerdo de forma fácil y rápida.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds very fleshy pork backbone
- 14 cups of water
- ½ pound wheat cuchuco
- 4 tablespoons of wheat flour
- ½ pound of savannah potatoes
- 1 pound small Creole potato
- ½ pound green peas
- ¼ pound whole young beans
- 3 long onion stalks
- 5 cabbage leaves
- 3 garlic cloves
- Salt (al gusto)
- Pepper (al gusto)
Step by step preparation
- The first thing you do is cook the pork backbone in 14 cups of water, then add the wheat cuchuco, the chopped long onion and the crushed garlic. They let everything cook over high heat for about 45 minutes.
- Then you must remove the backbone from the broth, and add to it the peeled and chopped sabaneras potatoes, the peas and the beans, and let it cook for about 15 more minutes.
- Then you must add the Creole potato, the chopped cabbage leaves, salt and pepper to taste, wheat flour and the backbone previously cut into 8 portions.
- Then cover it and let it cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
- And that's it, you can now serve it.
Interesting Facts
- This recipe is both soupy and dry, since the backbone is usually removed from the plate to be eaten along with White rice and salad.
- Pork has a source of minerals such as: phosphorus, selenium, sodium, potassium, copper, zinc, iron and magnesium and also provides vitamins B6, B12, thiamine, niacin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid, which are beneficial for growth and development. healthy for children and adults.
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