Sancocho Recipes

Sancocho is a comforting, hearty and filling soup popular in Colombia and other South American countries.

Sancochos were served every weekend in my house when I was growing up…and I hated eating soup!

Colombia is a country that is big on soups, at least that’s how it was in my house. After many battles with my mom, I fell in love with soups and here I am sharing these delicious Colombian sancochos recipes with you. I think my parents would be very proud of me for eating my soup 🙂

This dish is also popular during the holidays especially on December 25th and January 1st. You can see people making sancocho over open flame in the streets, next to the rivers or in their kitchens. I love serving this soup with avocado and white rice on the side.

What is Sancocho Made of?

Sancochos are made with a combinations of protein, potatoes, yuca, plantain, corn, onions, peppers, other vegetables, herbs and spices. like many traditional recipes every cook and country has its own version. In Colombia we have different sancochos depending on the region.

Here is a list with some of my favorite sancocho recipes. If you don't find your favorite on this list check all my soups recipes.

Sancocho Trifásico Recipe (Three Meats Sancocho)

Sancocho is one of the most well known Colombian and Latin American soups of which there are many different varieties. The flavor and content of sancocho not only differs from country to country, but also from cook to cook. Sancocho is basically a very thick soup made with root vegetables and different kinds of meats,

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Sancocho de Cerdo (Colombian Pork Soup)

Every time I make Sancocho, I remember every detail of those family meals at Mamita's house. Sancocho is a popular soup made with yuca, plantain, potato, corn, and your choice of beef, pork, fish or chicken. It is served with rice, avocado, lime, aji (hot sauce), and salad. As I've mentioned before, soups are very

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Colombian Meatball Soup Recipe

This Sancocho de Albóndigas, is a comforting soup made with meatballs, potatoes, yuca, plantain, corn, onions, peppers, other vegetables, herbs and spices. Sunday afternoons growing up in Colombia would be commonly spent with my uncles, crowded around the television watching soccer, my aunts busy in the kitchen talking and cooking with Mamita, while us kids

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Sancocho Antioqueño Recipe

Sancocho always coincided with a celebration with friends, cousins, aunts and uncles getting together at Mamita's house. From the very first moment the pot was placed on the stove, the aroma of the herbs and spices would fill the house. Sancocho is one of the staples of traditional Colombian cuisine and is a famous weekend

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Sancocho Antioqueño o Paisa (Paisa Region Soup) |mycolombianrecipes.com

Sancocho de Pescado Recipe

Sancocho is a traditional Colombian dish and is prepared many different ways throughout the country. You’ll find fish, peas, beef and chicken, pork and bean Sancocho in Colombia. Sancocho is a soup made with plantain, yuca, potato, corn, and the meat of your choice, It is a hearty, comforting and delicious dish that is usually

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Sancocho de Costilla (Beef Ribs Sancocho)

Here’s a heart-warming Colombian soup that’s as rustic as it gets. Sancocho de Costilla (Beef Ribs Sancocho) is a filling and hearty soup made with root vegetables, corn, spices and beef ribs. My mom made this soup for me when I was growing up and I always loved the rich flavor from the beef ribs .

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Sancocho de Costilla (Beef Ribs Sancocho)|mycolombianrecipes.com

Sancocho Costeño Recipe

Sancocho is a hearty soup made with meats and vegetables, in a broth usually flavored with herbs (cilantro or parsley), combined with achiote, garlic, onion, scallions and bell peppers.

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