Ingredients to make Loco Light:
- Loco (35 servings)
- 1 and 1/2 Kg. corn (white/yellow/red) crushed. I prefer the color
- 1/2 kg beans
- 2 and 1/2 Kg. pumpkin
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 2 garlic joints (leek)
- 14 garlic cloves
- 1 Kg green onion
- 300g fat tripe
- 6 red sausages (cantimpalo, candelabra, oriental)
- 300 g of salted pancetta in thick slices
- 300g smoked bacon in thick slices
- 1 and 1/2 kg of pork breast
- 1 and 1/2 Kg. of roast beef (pastrami) in thick steaks
- 1 chuquisuela (cow knee)
- 200 g pork skins (shave them)
- 8 pork feet or 4 large feet
- peppers
- ground chili
- cumin
How to make Loco Light:
- 24 hours before: Soak the corn and beans (separately and with plenty of water)
- The night before: Boil the beans and reserve (do not use the soaking water) Chop the bell peppers, the leek garlic, grate a kilo of pumpkin and cut the rest into cubes (20 x20 mm.
- Cut the roast beef and the skin into small squares, cut the breast with two ribs, Boil the pig’s feet for 5/10 min., clean and skim, if they are large, 20 min.
- Boil the fat tripe for 5/10 minutes, cut into slices, turn and remove the excess suet
- Day “D”: In a pot with plenty of water and salt, place the corn (do not use the soaking water) POT #1
- In another pot, prepare the sauce based on oil and salty bacon to sauté the meats, then the onions, peppers, leeks, garlic, green onions, season with salt, paprika and ground chili.
- Turn off the heat and reserve POT #2
- When the corn begins to boil, (POT # 1) add the meats, stir and skim Halfway through cooking (1 to 2 hours depending on the power of the fire) add the squash, remove the sausages, cut them and add to the sauce . Have pot with boiling water to add.
- Remember that the final consistency should be that of a thick broth.
- 45 minutes later add sauce (the contents of POT #2) + beans + 1 teaspoon cumin, stir.
- Raise
- Adjust salt and seasoning. 20 minutes later remove from heat and leave covered.
- Prepare the mojo or red fat by frying the rest of the finely chopped green onions in very hot oil and pour over paprika and ground chili.
- Serve a portion in a deep dish and add the mojo to taste (from a teaspoon for children to 2/3 tablespoons for troglodytes). Stir on the plate
- Final Tips:
- It is not accompanied with carbonated water it is recommended for outside temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or less Ideal to prepare it in an iron pot.
- Don’t be scared by the 35 portions (nobody eats just one) If there’s leftover, fry it and then add a little water before taking it to the microwave.
- Despite what some unbelievers say, chiquisuela is not eaten, it only serves to thicken the preparation.
- On Egan! Bon Appetite! Bon Appetite!
