Sancocho

Sancocho is a traditional stew found across several Caribbean and Latin American cuisines, its name coming from the Spanish verb sancochar, meaning to parboil. It is built from large pieces of meat, tubers and vegetables such as yuca and plantains, served together in a broth, and is regarded as a popular national dish in countries including the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Despite this shared name and broth-based format, the dish varies considerably by country and region, with each place building its own version from locally available meats and produce.