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Filipino Cocido

Filipino Cocido is a hearty mixed-meat broth with chorizo, vegetables, chickpeas, and saba bananas.

3 hours · Serves 6

Ingredients for Filipino Cocido

  • 700 g whole pork bacon hock
  • 700 g beef shanks
  • 500 g pork ribs
  • 2 chorizo, about 200 g
  • 400 g canned chickpeas, drained
  • 4 saba bananas, sliced
  • 1/2 head cabbage
  • 150 g green beans
  • 2 onions, quartered
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp peppercorns
  • 8 cups water, plus more as needed
  • Salt, to taste
  • Oil

How to cook Filipino Cocido

  1. 1.Heat oil in a large soup pot and brown beef shanks, pork ribs, and pork hock; remove.
  2. 2.Sauté garlic and onions in the same pot, then add peppercorns and return the meats.
  3. 3.Add water to cover; boil, then simmer on low for 1 hour.
  4. 4.Add chorizo and simmer 1 hour longer, adding water if needed to keep meats covered.
  5. 5.Add saba and cook 15 minutes. Add chickpeas, cabbage, and green beans; cook 5 minutes.
  6. 6.Season with salt and black pepper, then serve the meats, vegetables, and broth together.
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