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Filipino Puchero or Pochero is a delicious stew made from chicken, pork or beef. Here’s how to prepare Puchero or Pochero the Filipino way.

 

Estimated cooking time: 1 hour and 20 minutes                

Makes 6 Servings

Pochero Ingredients:

• 1 cup dried   chickpeas
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut in serving size pieces
• 1 lb pork, cut in large cubes
• 2 chorizo sausage, cut into 1″ pieces
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 10 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped

• 2 ripe tomatoes, , peeled and diced or1 small can whole tomatoes
• 1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 bok choy, cut acrossin 2″ sections
• 8 green onions, cut in 2″ lengths

Pochero Cooking Instructions:

• Wash chick peas and soak overnight (or use a can of Garbanzo beans).

• In one pan put in the chick peas chicken, pork, chorizo and add water to cover.

• Add sliced onion, salt& peppercorns, bring to a boil.

• Reduce heat and simmer until meats and chick peas are almost tender.

• In another pan heat oil and fry garlic with the chopped onion on low heat, stirring frequently until golden brown.

• Add tomatoes and cook to a pulp.

• Add meats, stock& sweet potatoes.

• Simmer until potatoes are nearly cooked then add cabbage& green onions for the last few minutes.

• Serve broth as soup and the meats& vegetables as a separate course.

Tags: chicken, pork

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