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Locro

Name: Locro
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Argentina
Ingredients: 300g Hominy; 150g White Beans; 300g Pork Belly; 300g Beef Shank; 200g Pumpkin; 1 Onion; 2 tsp Paprika; 1 tsp Ground Cumin

Soup

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

A hearty stew of corn, beans, and meat simmered for hours — essential to Argentine national holidays.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

With roots in the Andean region, locro simmers corn, white beans, squash, and various cuts of meat together for hours. It's an essential dish for Argentine national holidays, including May Revolution Day, and a deeply warming meal families gather around a large pot to share during the cold season.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Made in large batches for national holidays and shared among family and neighbors — a special communal stew.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Hominy 300g
White Beans 150g
Pork Belly 300g
Beef Shank 300g
Pumpkin 200g
Onion 1
Paprika 2 tsp
Ground Cumin 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the hominy and white beans separately overnight.
In a large pot, combine the pork belly, beef shank, and plenty of water; simmer for about an hour, skimming off scum.
Add the drained hominy and white beans, and simmer for another hour.
Add the pumpkin and onion, cut into bite-sized pieces.
Season with paprika and cumin, and simmer for another 30 minutes until thickened.
Ladle into bowls and serve.

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