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beef trotters

🥗Healthier: chicken feet

💰Cheaper: pork trotters

Chicken feet provide a similar texture, while pork trotters are often less expensive.

lime

🥗Healthier: lemon

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon offers a similar acidity, while vinegar can be a cost-effective substitute.

Clean the beef trotters by scalding them with lime and water or vinegar.

Add water to cover the trotters and bring to a boil.

Discard the water after scalding and drain the trotters.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and sauté garlic and chili pepper.

Add chopped onion and sauté until fragrant.

Add diced tomato and bell pepper, along with paprika for color.

Season with a mix of spices including salt and black pepper, and stir well.

Add the beef trotters to the pot and mix with the spices for about 5 minutes.

Pour in enough water to cover the trotters and check the salt level.

Cook in the pressure cooker for 30 minutes, then check if the trotters are tender.

If not tender, add more water and cook for another 30 minutes until the meat pulls away from the bone.

Remove excess fat if desired.

Cook cassava in the pressure cooker for 15 minutes until soft, without adding salt.

Mash the cooked cassava with a fork or blend it, then mix it into the mocotó.

Adjust the thickness of the broth by adding more or less cassava as preferred.

Let the mixture cook for an additional 5 minutes to combine flavors.

Garnish with chopped green onion before serving.

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