Rich Cachupa

Ingredients

 * 4 cups of maize
 * 200 g of Beans
 * 200 g of Beef
 * 300 g of pig’s trotters
 * 200 g of Bacon
 * 2 large potatoes
 * 4 smoked spicy sausages
 * 2 cassava roots
 * 2 sweet potatoes
 * 200 g of cabbage
 * 2 onions
 * 2 laurel leaves
 * 2 cloves of garlic
 * olive oil (to your liking)
 * a pinch of salt and pepper

Directions

 * 1) Place in a saucepan the Beef (cut into small pieces), the Bacon, the pig’s trotters and the smoked sausages, salt, pepper, and a stock cube (if you wish).
 * 2) In a separate pressure cooker, put the maize and the Beans, along with the onions, some olive oil, salt and the laurel leaves. Cover with water and cook for half an hour.
 * 3) Next, in a larger saucepan, put the cooked Beans and maize, cover with water and bring to the boil. When this is boiling, add the contents of the first pan (the meat).
 * 4) When everything is nearly cooked, add the potatoes and the cabbage. When it is cooked, take from the heat and leave alone for a few minutes. After this it is ready to be served.

The rich ‘cachupa’ is at its best when it still has a liquid sauce. If you leave it overnight the ‘cachupa’ will thicken, then the following morning you can fry the cachupa with butter and have it for breakfast.
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