Locro

Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb dried bean, soaked overnight
• 1 lb dried giant hominy, soaked overnight (treated corn)
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, skinned, boned, and cut into chunks
• 1 1/2 lbs lean spareribs
• 1 lb pancetta, cubed
• 2 small red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and diced
• 1 lb spanish style chorizo sausage, cut into 1 in. pieces
• 1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cubed
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 drain beans, then transfer to a medium pot. add enough water to cover beans by one inch. bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes. drain and set aside.
• 2 meanwhile, drain hominy, then transfer to a large heavy pot. add enough water to cover hominy by 2 inches., then simmer over medium low heat for 1 hour.
• 3 add chicken, spareribs, pancetta, peppers, chorizo, squash, and paprika, and add enough water to just cover meat and vegetables. bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium low and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until corn blooms and stew is thick, about 4 hours more.
• 4 add beans just before stew is done. season to taste with salt and pepper.