How to Cook Fricassee

Fricassee (free-ca-ze) is typical dish from LaPaz-Bolivia. Bolivian culture dishes are usually spicy and contain vegetables common to the countries agriculture. Fricassee is a soup that everyone eats regardless of class or color .This soup is usually eaten for lunch due to its strong flavor and spices. However, it is also known to make a really bad hangover disappear, also known as “levanta muertos”, meaning “raising of the dead”. It is cooked in the mornings at markets were people go after a long night out

Ingredients

• 2 1/5 lb pork meat
• 2 Spoons of crumbled bread to thicken
• 1 '/2 Lb of frozen potato soaked and peeled
• 1 Lb of cooked potato (medium sized)
• 2 cans of hominy
• 2 spoonfuls oil
• 1 cup white onion, cut into thin strips

Seasonings

• 6 sheaths of yellow chili (with ought seeds)
• 2 small spoons of black pepper
• 2 small spoons of cumin
• 5 teeth of entire garlic
• Salt

Steps

1. The night before, leave the frozen potato soaking in water.
2. Clean the inside of the yellow chili, take the seeds out. (**Caution if the seeds are not taken out it will be too spicy**).
3. Pour hot boiling water until covered and leave all night.
4. The next day, Peel the soaked frozen potatoes and return to water.
5. In a separate pot boil potatoes for about 20 minutes.
6. Rinse yellow chili 3 times, changing the water (this is also done so that it is not too spicy).
7. Mass in blender until it becomes liquid.
8. While the potatoes boil, cut the pork meat into pieces (same size as meat for stew).
9. In a separate pot boil 8 cups of water.
10. In a large pot heat the two spoonfuls of oil over medium heat.
11. Add the pork and fry until golden.
12. Add onion, cumin, pepper, oregano, garlic, black pepper and salt.
13. Stir and add the eight cups of boiling water.
14. Let cook at least two hours (Try to maintain the initial amount of broth, adding a little of water if necessary).
15. Shortly before serving, add bread crumbs to thicken.
16. Serve in a deep plate with sufficient broth.
17. Garnish with one potato, 2 frozen potatoes, and ½ cup of hominy.
18. Enjoy!!

Tips

• The amount of potatoes and frozen potatoes can vary according to the amount you wish to put in the soup. You can add 2 potatoes in each plate if you want.
• The frozen potatoes, cumin, and yellow pepper can be found in an international food market nearby.

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