Cazuela
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An Ecuadorian cazuela | |
| Type | Soup |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Stock (meats and vegetables) |
 Cookbook: Cazuela  Media: Cazuela | |
Cazuela (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈθwela]) is the common name given to a variety of dishes, especially from South America. It receives its name from the cazuela (Spanish for cooking pot) in which is cooked. The ingredients and preparation vary from region to region, but it is usually a mid-thick flavoured stock obtained from cooking several kinds of meats and vegetables mixed.
Chilean Cazuelas
The cazuela is a typical dish of Chile. The most common types are made of chicken or beef, but there are also other types made from pork and turkey.
One typical dish of Chilean cazuela contains a piece of meat (it can be a piece of rib or several pieces of bones, in the case of beef, or a leg of chicken), a potato, a piece of pumpkin, and the stock obtained from boiling all of them together. These are sometimes complemented with cooked rice (in the stock), small-sized noodles, green beans, celery, sliced carrots, garlic, cabbage, among others. In summer the cazuela is accompanied by a piece of sweetcorn, cooked apart or in the same stock.
The cazuela is typically eaten by consuming the liquid stock first, then eating the meat and larger vegetables (e.g. potatoes, large piece of squash or carrot) last. However, the meat and larger vegetables can also be sliced up within the liquid stock and can be eaten simultaneously with the liquid stock.
The Chilean cazuela is related to the olla podrida, a colonial dish of similar characteristics, but it also shares roots with a Mapuche stock called "korrü".[1]
Peruvian Cazuela
Cazuela is a typical dish of the Amazonas Region in Peru. The dish is prepared and cooked differently in each province or district of Amazonas.
In Chachapoyas, cazuela is prepared by boiling a piece of hen, a good piece of meat and a good piece of sheep. Add some wild cabbage, rice, carrot, sweetcorn grains, and a glass of white wine.
A few minutes before taking the saucepot out of the fire, add some milk and vermicelli noodles (also called cabello de ángel noodles). It is necessary to try that the cazuela has sufficient broth or juice to be able to be served as a soup.
Puerto Rican Cazuela
In Puerto Rico, cazuela is a traditional pie usually made during the Christmas season. It is similar to a pumpkin pie but uses sweet potato, pumpkin, and coconut milk and usually contains no pie crust.
Other Regional Variations
In southern Arizona, cazuela is frequently made with carne seca or machaca (two varieties of dried beef) with potatoes, garlic, green chiles, and herbs.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Sonia Montecino Aguirre. "Cocinas mestizas de Chile. La olla deleitosa.". Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino.
- ↑ Tom Stauffer. "Sopa season". tucsoncitizen.com.