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Sancochado
(Timpu, Puchero)
Sancochado is a robust Peruvian soup that was originally prepared with around ten different meats, but nowadays only one or two are used in its preparation. Besides meat, sancochido is made with a variety of vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, yucca, and cabbage.
When served, the soup is typically accompanied by lime slices on the side, as well as several sauces such as salsa criolla, rocoto, or huancaina sauce. It is believed that sancochado was prepared in pre-Hispanic times, and was later influenced by the Madrilenian cuisine which came to the country with Spanish immigrants.
Serve with
Salsa
Salsa de rocoto
Salsa de rocoto is a hot Peruvian sauce or dip that's a staple at most tables in the country. It is prepared with fiery red rocoto peppers, oil, and lime juice, with the ... Read more
Salsa
Salsa criolla
Salsa criolla is the onion-based condiment served alongside many Peruvian and Argentinian dishes. Next to thinly sliced onions, it can incorporate a huge variety of ingredients ... Read more
WHERE TO EAT The best Sancochado in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by Perú21 and 3 other food critics.
"El Torito restaurant was founded 65 years ago by Mr. Fausto Luyo, a butcher who, with his vast experience in beef, did not hesitate to open an establishment to sell sancochado. Today the place, which is managed by the Luyo family, offers us a hearty dish. Here the flavor of the broth is provided by the herbs and vegetables that have been boiled together with the meat. By tasting it, you will immediately travel back in time and feel like you are eating Grandma's warm broth."
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Recommended by Perú21 and 2 other food critics.
"Here, a generous cut of beef takes up almost the entire plate. Next to it, it is adorned with carrots, corn, yucca, cabbage, potatoes, leek and chickpeas, as if it were a perfect still life. The hallmark of this place is definitely the consommé: a concentrate of salt, pepper, garlic, onion and meat, that will feel like the harmony of flavors with each sip."
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Recommended by Javier Baz and 1 other food critic.
"The delicious, spectacular and unmissable sancochado continues with great success at the Las Palmeras restaurant of the Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center, which is offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays."
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Recommended by Jessy Caiado and 1 other food critic.
"A Guide to the Best Restaurants in Lima: Bodega Queirolo - Among the specialities recommended there is the sancochado, a soup served with meat, potatoes, sweet potatoes and yucca, and a wide range of vegetables."
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Recommended by El Trinche
"There is nothing like a good sancochado, and this is the case of a remarkable one. With soft meat that does not lose its flavor. With tender vegetables and playful brussels sprouts to liven up the party. With spicy and varied sauces. The final point is the succulent broth."
