RCI-BR.006.0084.001

Hallaca

Name: Hallaca
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Venezuelan
Ingredients: 1 unit Old Fashioned: A whole leg of pork (preferably from a Latin American/Cuban supermarket to insure freshness); 1 unit Old Fashioned: Two or three roasting hens; 1 can of mock duck or 1 packet of tofu marinated pieces; 500 g of cooked and mashed new potatoes; 50 g of almonds; 4 unit white onions; 2 unit red onions; 2 unit carrots (6 Brussels sprouts, and a handful of green beans (or another similar combination of vegetables)); 1 can of artichoke hearts; 1 can of asparagus; 1 can of chickpeas; 1 head of garlic; 1 unit packet of mi-cuit (half dried) tomatoes or 1 tube of tomato paste; 4 unit red bell peppers; 2 unit green bell peppers; 100 g of mixed vine fruit; 20 unit prunes; 1 jar of green olives; 1 jar of mixed pickles in mustard sauce; 1 jar of capers; 3 unit leeks; 2 unit packets of spring onions; 1 large bunch of herbs (coriander (cilantro) (thyme, parsley, celery)); 1 Tsp of black peppercorns; 1 tsp of coriander seeds; 1 tsp of cumin seeds; 1 Tsp of annatto seeds (also called "achiote" or "onoto"); 1 kg of instant polenta meal (coarse corn meal); 1 unit roll of kitchen string; 1 kg of banana leaves (for wrapping (not for eating!))

Requires 2 days of advanced preparation. The (pronounced AH-YA-KAH) is the main Venezuelan Christm

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

Old Fashioned: A whole leg of pork
preferably from a Latin American/Cuban supermarket to insure freshness
1 unit
Old Fashioned: Two or three roasting hens
1 unit
of mock duck or 1 packet of tofu marinated pieces
1 can
of cooked and mashed new potatoes
500 g
of almonds
50 g
white onions
4 unit
red onions
2 unit
carrots
6 Brussels sprouts, and a handful of green beans (or another similar combination of vegetables)
2 unit
of artichoke hearts
1 can
of asparagus
1 can
of chickpeas
1 can
of garlic
1 head
packet of mi-cuit (half dried) tomatoes or 1 tube of tomato paste
1 unit
red bell peppers
4 unit
green bell peppers
2 unit
of mixed vine fruit
100 g
prunes
20 unit
of green olives
1 jar
of mixed pickles in mustard sauce
1 jar
of capers
1 jar
leeks
3 unit
packets of spring onions
2 unit
bunch of herbs (coriander (cilantro)
thyme, parsley, celery)
1 large
of black peppercorns
1 Tsp
of coriander seeds
1 tsp
of cumin seeds
1 tsp
of annatto seeds (also called "achiote" or "onoto")
1 Tsp
of instant polenta meal (coarse corn meal)
1 kg
roll of kitchen string
1 unit
of banana leaves (for wrapping
not for eating!)
1 kg

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Hallaca

Ingredients

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