COLOMBIAN CHICKEN SANCOCHO

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

6 skinless chicken thighs
1 tbsp oil
5 scallions, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
1 cup chopped cilantro
3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped into 2 inch pieces
3 pieces of yucca (about 2 cups)
3 ears corn, cut in half
1 small green plantain, peeled and chopped into 1" pieces
1 tsp cumin
2 chicken bullion cubes
salt to taste

Steps:

In a large pot, saute scallions, onions and garlic in oil. Add tomatoes and saute another minute. Add chicken pieces and season with a little salt. Saute a few minutes, then add yucca and plantain and fill pot with water. Add chicken bullion, cumin and half of the cilantro and cover pot. Simmer on low for about 40 minutes. After 40 minutes, adjust salt and add potatoes, cook and additional 15 minutes. Add corn and cook an additional 7 minutes or until corn is cooked. Serve in large bowls, and top with cilantro.