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Olla de Carne

Name: Olla de Carne
Total time: 150 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Costa Rica
Ingredients: 600g Beef Shank; 2 Potato; 1 Carrot; 2 Corn; 4 Taro root; 1 Green banana; 1/4 Cabbage; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 Bell pepper; A pinch Cilantro; 2 tsp Salt; 2L Water

Soup

⏱ 150 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Beef, plenty of root vegetables, and corn simmered in a big pot — Costa Rica's Sunday soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Olla de carne means 'pot of meat': beef is slowly simmered in a big pot with cassava, taro, potatoes, carrots, green bananas, corn, and more. It's a weekend family lunch staple in Costa Rica, served with white rice on the side, and many people add the rice to the soup.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday in a Costa Rican home, big pieces of vegetables and meat are served from the pot as the family gathers with white rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Beef Shank 600g
Potato 2
Carrot 1
Corn 2
Taro root 4
Green banana 1
Cabbage 1/4
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Bell pepper 1/2
Cilantro A pinch
Salt 2 tsp
Water 2L

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the beef into large pieces and simmer in a pot with water, onion, garlic, bell pepper, and salt for 1 1/2 hours, skimming.
Cut the corn into chunks and the potatoes, carrots, and taro into large pieces.
Add the vegetables and corn to the pot and simmer 20 minutes.
Add the peeled, cut bananas and chopped cabbage and simmer another 15 minutes.
Season with salt, scatter with cilantro, and serve with rice.

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