Cuban Recipes | Ajiaco Cubano

Ingredients

• 10 quarts water
• 1 lb beef jerky (tasajo)
• 2 lbs flank steak, cubed
• 2 lbs pork, cubed
• 2 lbs pork spare ribs, separated (optional)
• 1 3lb hen, cut up
• 4 ears corn, cut in fourths
• 2 lbs malanga (a yellow taro)peeled, cut in chunks
• 4 green plantains (soaked in lime juice)peeled, cut in chunks
• 2 lbs yuca (frozen or fresh)peeled, cut in chunks
• 2 lbs Cuban boniato (sweet potato, not yam)peeled, cut in chunks
• 2 lbs pumpkin, peeled, cut in chunks
• 1 lb ñame (a white taro) peeled, cut in chunks
• 1 lb guagui (a greyish taro) peeled, cut in chunks
• 4 ripe plantains, peeled, cut in chunks
• 4 limes for soaking green plantains
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste