Puchero Vegetable Soup
4 servings
140 minutes
Puchero is a hearty poor man's stew, something between a soup and a stew, with variations depending on the region. It was invented in Andalusia, where chickpeas are generously added to puchero, and meat plays a minor role. In South America, on the contrary, beef has become the main ingredient of puchero due to its cheapness and availability.


1
Cut the carrot in half lengthwise. Cut the onion in half. Sauté them in a pan without oil for 1 minute on the flat side, then flip and hold for another 10 seconds.
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Onion: 1 head

2
Clean the meat from membranes, place it in a large pot, cover it with water (the amount is not important, but the brisket should at least be covered) and put it on the fire.
- Beef brisket: 1 kg
- Salt: to taste

3
When the water boils, drain it and pour in new water — about 3 liters — add salt, fried carrots and onions, a sprig of parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns and boil for 2 hours while skimming the foam. Do not cover with a lid to prevent the broth from darkening. Cut the cooked meat and strain the broth.
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Onion: 1 head
- Parsley: 3 stems
- Bay leaf: 6 pieces
- Black peppercorns: 10 g
- Salt: to taste

4
Cut the remaining carrots into large pieces and the corn into 3 cm thick slices.
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Corn cobs: 0.5 piece

5
Peel the sweet potato, potato, and pumpkin, slice them into 1.5 cm discs, and cut them in half. Remove the seeds from the pumpkin, place the vegetables in a pot, cover with water, and simmer for 5 minutes after boiling, adding salt and lemon juice to preserve the color.
- Sweet potato: 120 g
- Potato: 1 piece
- Pumpkin Squash: 120 g
- Salt: to taste

6
Cut the white onion into large cubes and divide the celery stalk into four parts.
- White onion: 1 head
- Celery stalk with leaves: 1 piece

7
Heat oil in a saucepan, sauté the onion, then add pieces of meat and pour in the broth
- Olive oil: 1 tablespoon
- White onion: 1 head
- Beef brisket: 1 kg

8
Send corn and celery stalks there, and after 1 minute — carrots, pumpkin, sweet potato, potatoes, and chopped celery leaves and 2 sprigs of parsley.
- Corn cobs: 0.5 piece
- Celery stalk with leaves: 1 piece
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Pumpkin Squash: 120 g
- Sweet potato: 120 g
- Potato: 1 piece
- Parsley: 3 stems

9
Cook the soup for another 10 minutes until all the vegetables soften, then sprinkle with ground black pepper and paprika.
- Ground paprika: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste

10
Place the vegetables and sliced meat on a plate, pour thick broth over it. Garnish with fresh leaves of remaining parsley and serve immediately.
- Parsley: 3 stems









