Peruvian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Pachamanca al horno
120 minutes · 6 servings · omnivore
A home-oven version of the Andean earth-oven feast, adapted for everyday kitchens.
Ingredients
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- 800 g chicken pieces
- 500 g pork chunks
- 500 g beef chunks
- 2 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- 4 garlic cloves
- 6 potatoes
- 3 sweet potatoes
- 4 ears corn on the cob
- 2 cups fava beans or green beans
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 tbsp oil
Let’s make it
- Season the meats with salt, pepper, cumin, garlic, oregano, and oil.
- Arrange the meats, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and beans in a roasting pan with 1/2 cup water and cover tightly with foil.
- Bake at 200 C/400 F until the meats are cooked through: chicken to 74 C/165 F and pork to 63 C/145 F, about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Uncover and roast 10 more minutes to brown slightly.
- Rest 10 minutes before serving.
Use only chicken and vegetables for a milder family tray.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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