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Rich Cachupa
Photo: Lily Banse

Rich Cachupa

15 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

990
Calories
51g
Protein
60g
Fat
64g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sausage 100g cooked 301
Beef 100g cooked 250
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0
Cassava not in our table 0
Laurel not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of maize
  • 200 g of beans
  • 200 g of beef
  • 300 g of pig’s trotters
  • 200 g of bacon
  • 2 large potatoes
  • 4 smoked spicy sausages
  • 2 cassava roots
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 200 g of cabbage
  • 2 onions
  • 2 laurel leaves
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • Olive oil (to your liking)
  • a pinch of salt and pepper

Directions

1

Place in a saucepan the beef (cut into small pieces), the bacon, the pig’s trotters and the smoked sausages, salt, pepper, and a stock cube (if you wish).

2

In a separate pressure cooker, put the maize and the beans, along with the onions, some olive oil, salt and the laurel leaves. Cover with water and cook for half an hour.

3

Next, in a larger saucepan, put the cooked beans and maize, cover with water and bring to the boil. When this is boiling, add the contents of the first pan (the meat).

4

When everything is nearly cooked, add the potatoes and the cabbage. When it is cooked, take from the heat and leave alone for a few minutes. After this it is ready to be served.

5

The rich ‘cachupa’ is at its best when it still has a liquid sauce. If you leave it overnight the ‘cachupa’ will thicken, then the following morning you can fry the cachupa with butter and have it for breakfast.

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Category:Cape Verdean Recipes

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Category:Cape Verdean Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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