Guiso Guajiro (Wayuu-Style Sofrito)

Recipe category
Country
Source
Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana
Cooking time
50 minutes
Number of servings
8
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
2 piece(s) ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 piece(s) white onions, peeled and chopped
2 piece(s) bell peppers, green and red, chopped
2 clove(s) garlic, chopped or crushed
4 piece(s) criollo peppers, chopped
1 piece(s) tablespoon vinegar
1 tsp annatto
3 tbsp oil
Directions
  1. Heat the oil and sauté everything (approximately 10 minutes) until the guiso forms.
  2. Any fish or meat that is stewed in La Guajira is always prepared with the same guiso.
  3. Very popular in Wayuu cuisine with goat, paca, venison (capybara), armadillo, turtle, rabbit and tortoise (land turtle) meat.
  4. Once the pieces are cleaned, they are sautéed in oil, without letting them brown, and stewed with water-coconut milk and the guiso (previously made) for 30 minutes.
  5. When cooked, coconut milk is added and cooked on low heat until thick (for about 15 minutes more or less).
  6. Served accompanied by sweet plantain and cooked yuca.
  7. Guisos de chivo [o iguana] san andrés y providenCia