DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Ajiaco Criollo
Also known as: Ajiaco cubano
Cuban meat-and-root-vegetable stew with corn and citrus.
About Ajiaco Criollo
CiberCuba Cocina presents ajiaco criollo as a traditional Cuban stew with many cook-specific versions. Its chef’s representative combines hen, beef, tasajo and smoked pork with corn, roots, plantain and chayote.
Annatto oil, onion, garlic, cumin and peppers season the broth, with Cuban cilantro and citrus providing aromatic accents. The vegetables contribute varied sweetness and starchy substance.
Pieces of meat and assorted vegetables fill the substantial stew. This version uses the retained tasajo preparation liquid, with lemon juice offered to taste at its explicitly hot presentation.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ajiaco Criollo
CiberCuba Cocina’s Cuban mixed-meat ajiaco criollo.
- Hen thigh portionsProtein
- Beef flankProtein
- TasajoProteinIngredient page not linked
- Smoked pork coditosProtein
- Corn cobsBase
- ChayoteBase
- Green plantainBase
- CassavaBase
- PumpkinBase
- Sweet potatoBase
- MalangaBase
- YamBase
- OnionAromatic
- CuminSeasoning
- Lemon juiceFinishIngredient page not linked
- Cuban cilantroAromaticIngredient page not linked
- Ají cachuchaSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Ají amarilloSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- GarlicAromatic
- Tasajo preparation brothLiquidIngredient page not linked
- Annatto oilCooking medium
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Hen thigh portions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Gallina contramuslos; broader chicken identity, mature hen and cut retained.
- Beef flank: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Falda common cut; broader beef link.
- Tasajo: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. List supplied soft/unsalted tasajo versus desalt method discrepancy retained; meat species/product formula unprovided.
- Smoked pork coditos: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader pork identity; exact joint-cut taxonomy and smoking formula unresolved.
- Corn cobs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader maize identity; cob form.
- Chayote: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green plantain: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cassava: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pumpkin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sweet potato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Boniato common root; cultivar unprovided.
- Malanga: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Local root identity retained; exact taxon unadjudicated, not forced ordinary taro.
- Yam: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Ñame common root; species unspecified.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Listed but separate method allocation absent.
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source limones/juice; lemon-lime species identity not adjudicated, retained source common wording.
- Cuban cilantro: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact botanical identity not adjudicated from common name.
- Ají cachucha: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact cultivar/taxon not adjudicated.
- Ají amarillo: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Type unspecified.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tasajo preparation broth: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Endogenous final retained tasajo desalting liquid; not external stock. Earlier water changes discarded.
- Annatto oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cooking-oil link; actual achiote/bija flavour, carrier/formula unprovided.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit tasajo water changes and final retained broth; no extra three litres added beyond endogenous liquid.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Cuba
- CubaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cuban Cuisine
- Cuban CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.