Have you ever received an delicious Christmas or New Year's Eve present wrapped in plantain leaves? These hallacas caraqueñas are a traditionally served on Christmas and New Year's Eve in Venezuela 🇻🇪 Variations of this dish are also popular in Colombia 🇨🇴, Ecuador 🇪🇨, Cuba 🇨🇺 and the ABC islands—Aruba 🇦🇼, Bonaire 🇧🇶 and Curaçao 🇨🇼.

Quick Info

⏱️ 1770 min • 🍽️ 10 servings • ⭐ 80%

Tags

[Central & South American] • [Dairy-Free] • [Dinner] • [High-Protein] • [High-Fiber] • [Meal]

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped yellow onion
• ½ cup chopped scallions
• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped leeks
• 6 small sweet red peppers, stemmed and seeded
• 6 tablespoons lard
• 3 pounds pork shoulder, diced into ½-inch cubes
• 1 28-ounce can of chopped tomatoes
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• ½ cup marsala cooking wine
• 1 piloncillo
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 ¼-ounce packets of unflavored gelatin
• ½ cup lard
• 1½ tablespoons annatto seeds
• ½ cup roasted red peppers
• 2 cups pre-cooked corn flour (PAN flour)
• ¾ cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• ¼ cup giardiniera, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 cup shredded chicken
• 40 small manzanilla olives
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup golden raisins
• ½ cup slivered almonds
• 10 large banana leaves, thawed if frozen
• Kitchen twine

Instructions Preview

1. Make the stew: In a food processor, combin…
2. In a large pot over medium heat, add the l…
3. Add the pork shoulder, canned tomatoes, an…

…and 17 more steps

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Recipe by: Chris Rosa, Jorge Rincon • From: Tasty