Patasca

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

hominy corn

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: regular corn

Quinoa offers a healthier grain option, while regular corn is more accessible.

Soak hominy corn overnight in water.

Boil water with salt, then add pig's foot, tripe, and soaked hominy corn.

Wait for the hominy corn to start bursting; once it does, remove it from the pot.

Prepare the seasoning by heating vegetable oil in a separate pot.

Add chopped red onion and minced garlic to the oil and sauté until fragrant.

Incorporate aji panca paste, oregano, and cumin into the mixture; stir well.

Transfer the broth from the boiling pot into the seasoning pot to combine flavors.

Cut the cooked meats into pieces: pig's foot, tripe, and beef.

Add the meats back into the pot with the broth.

Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.

Cook diced potatoes separately to avoid them breaking apart in the soup.

Add the cooked potatoes to the soup before serving.

Serve the soup with a base of cooked potatoes in the bowl, then ladle the soup over it.

Garnish with chopped parsley and green onion before serving.

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