Puchero Spanish Boiled Dinner Recipes

Steps:

• Combine soup, water, and beef in a large, heavy saucepan; cover and simmer 1 hour.
• Add chicken wings, carrots, onions, and turnips; simmer 10 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients; simmer 15 minutes more, or until done, stirring occasionally.
• Spoon off fat.
• Arrange meat and vegetables on a heated platter; serve broth as soup.

Steps:

• Put the smoked shoulder in a large pot big enough to hold it with a little extra room. Add enough water to cover it. Cook the shoulder on medium-low for about 2 1/2 hours. Turn the shoulder over in the pot halfway through the cooking time. Once meat is done, take out of pot and set aside. Keep warm. Keep liquid in pot.
• Put all the vegetables in pot liquid. Cook on medium-low for 20 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender. Remove from pot with slotted spoon and put in serving dish.
• Serve vegetables with ham while hot.
• (Freeze your pot liquid, ham fat, and ham bone to flavor other things later.) *I usually make this on a weekend when I'm gonna be home all day.

Steps:

• Place the brisket and contents of spice packet in a Dutch oven. Add the peppercorns, bay leaves and enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours or until meat is almost tender. , Add potatoes, carrots and onion; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add cabbage, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Discard bay leaves and peppercorns. Thinly slice meat; serve with vegetables and horseradish or mustard if desired.

Steps:

• Place the cut up cabbage in a big pot. Cover the cabbage with water just covering.
• Let the cabbage cook on med-high heat until the cabbage is cooked down enough to add the ham bone in all. I cut as much of the ham off the bone before adding to the pot.
• Add the carrots and potatoes.
• Continue to cook but turn down to low and cook all day. ( I start mine at 12:00pm and cook until 5 or 6:00pm).
• Note: You may use 1 medium rutabagas, peeled and cut into small chunks and or parsnips, peele and cut into small chunks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Beat the butter, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla extract together.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and sift them into the butter mixture. Stir to make a smooth dough.
• Shape the dough into small balls. Poke your thumb in the center of each ball to make a hole, and shape into rings.
• Dip each ring in nonpareils.
• Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool before storing.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4.
• Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl, then crack in the eggs. Add the milk and water and mix well to combine.
• Add a pinch of salt and the malt vinegar and leave the mixture to stand for 30 minutes.
• Put a deep ovenproof baking tin on the stove, and heat 2 tablespoons of the dripping or lard. Add the sausages and fry until browned. Put into the oven to cook for a further 10 minutes.
• In a frying pan, heat the rest of the dripping or lard and fry the onions until golden. Add the mixed herbs and season with salt and pepper.
• Turn the oven up to 220C/gas 7.
• Take sausages out of the oven and sprinkle over the onions. Pour in the batter, and place the tin back into the oven. Bake for 25 minutes.
• Turn the oven down to 180C/gas 4 and cook for a final 10 minutes, until the top is golden-brown and crisp.
• Remove from the oven and serve with gravy.