Charquican- Chilean Stew

From: justcallmetoni

On Jun 30, 2008

The last day of the ZWT and I was looking for a rather quick but comforting meal when I came across this recipe. What a marvelous way to grab up the bits and pieces in the icebox and turn them into a new and versatile entree. In my own rendering, I used leftover chicken diced into small cubes. (I figured anything meant anything and I wasn't going to use horse meat as it was historically prepared, why not.) For the veggies I put a bowl on a scale and just kept chopping until I had a pound; a combination of celery, carrots, red peppers, green peppers, and cherry tomatoes. The final dish is a blend of a hash and stew with bits of potatoes vegetables and meat suspended in a slightly thickened sauce made from the broth and pureed corn. The flavor of the sauce was nicely blended with the peppers and oregano and created a nice way to unify the overall dish. The whole meal, including frying the eggs was less than an hour and would be perfect for a brunch with some pan dulce. Gracias Kitchen Witch Steph!