How to make Haitian Bouillon : Bouillon with Leeks

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner while pork is often less expensive.

lime

🥗Healthier: lemon

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon provides similar acidity, while vinegar is more cost-effective.

cabbage

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale is nutrient-rich, while collard greens are usually cheaper.

corn

🥗Healthier: peas

💰Cheaper: carrots

Peas offer similar sweetness, while carrots are often less costly.

Welcome viewers and introduce the recipe for Haitian Bouillon with leeks.

Gather ingredients: beef neck bones, leeks, leafy greens, spinach, frozen green beans, frozen sweet corn, white sweet potato, green plantain, yellow yam, and regular potatoes.

Prepare the meat by cleaning it with vinegar, lemon, and lime, scrubbing well to remove any raw taste.

Cut off excess fat from the beef neck bones as desired.

Drain the beef and prepare a hot water salt bath using boiling water, adding salt and covering the beef to steam for 3-4 minutes.

Prepare a base by heating oil in a pan and adding chopped celery and tomato paste, diluting the paste with a splash of apple cider vinegar.

Add sofrito and cilantro paste to the base for flavor.

Drain the beef, removing most of the lemon and lime, and add it to the sautéed base, cooking until tender.

Add leeks to the beef mixture for flavor and nutrition.

Chop vegetables and soak them in water with a splash of lemon to prevent browning.

Boil the chopped vegetables separately in a pot of boiling water to maintain texture.

Transfer the beef and its sauce to the pot with the boiled vegetables, adding frozen corn and leeks.

Allow the bouillon to simmer for 15-20 minutes to merge flavors.

Add the previously boiled carbs (white sweet potato, green plantain, yellow yam, and regular potatoes) to the bouillon.

Ensure there is always boiling water available to add if the bouillon starts to dry up.

Finish the bouillon and show the final presentation.

Cooking Techniques

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