VALDIVIANO - GUISO TRADICIONAL CHILENO CON CHARQUI, REALMENTE DELICIOSO - ALVARO BARRIENTOS

charqui

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: chicken

Lean beef provides a similar texture with less salt.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with bouillon

Vegetable broth reduces calories and is easier to find.

Begin by shredding the charqui into small pieces, ensuring no large strips remain.

Prepare the vegetables: chop the onion, wash and peel the carrot, cut the carrot lengthwise, chop the red bell pepper into strips, and chop the celery and parsley.

Heat approximately 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a pot over high heat.

Add the chopped onion, carrot, celery, red bell pepper, and parsley to the pot; stir to combine.

Add 2 bay leaves, 1/2 tablespoon of ground cumin, 1 teaspoon of paprika, and a moderate amount of salt; stir well.

Add 4-5 cloves of crushed garlic to the mixture and continue stirring for about 5 minutes.

Slowly add the shredded charqui to the pot, stirring to incorporate it with the vegetables.

Pour in about 1/2 cup of white wine and allow it to boil for 5 minutes to evaporate the alcohol while concentrating the flavors.

Add boiling water to the pot, ensuring it covers the ingredients, and let it boil for 15 minutes without a lid to allow evaporation.

After 15 minutes, add the peeled and cut potatoes to the pot and continue cooking without a lid for about 30 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

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