Chile · main · English edition
Curanto en olla
Shellfish, meat and potato cakes cooked in layers in one pot without water.
6 servings · 100 minutes (estimated)

Ingredients
Quantities for 6 servings.
- 1.5 kg Mussels
- 1 kg Clams
- 800 g Pork ribs
- 800 g Chicken, in pieces
- 400 g Smoked sausage
- 800 g Potatoes
- 200 g Flour, for the cakes
- 2 piece Onions
- 250 ml Dry white wine
- 8 piece Cabbage leaves
- 40 g Coriander
- 60 g Lard
- to taste Salt and pepper
Method
- Scrub the shellfish through several changes of water and discard any that are already open.
- Boil half the potatoes, mash them and work them with the flour and lard into firm chapalele cakes.
- Line the bottom of the pot with two layers of cabbage leaves.
- Lay the shellfish in as the first layer, add the wine and cover with more cabbage leaves.
- Arrange the ribs, chicken, sausage and onion as the second layer and cover with leaves again.
- Put the whole potatoes and the cakes on top, cover with leaves and close the lid tightly.
- Cook over medium heat for an hour without opening it. Serve in layers, with the broth from the bottom in separate bowls.
Recipe data adapted from UniTools, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: page design, formatting and integration in NOMVEX Food. This adapted recipe text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Image credit and its separate licence are shown below the photo, where available.