As a dish of beef and vegetables with broth, olla de carne is likely based on a similar meal from Spain, called olla podrida.
Tag: Taro
Olla de Carne
Poulet Fafa
(Tahitian chicken with taro leaves)
Poulet fafa is a traditional part of a Tahitian ahima'a, or pit barbeque. If using taro leaves, make sure to follow the initial step to avoid a mouth on fire.
Pasteles
(Puerto Rican savory cakes in banana leaves)
Pasteles are Puerto Rican special occasion food. The whole family usually gets together assembly-line-style to make large numbers of these starchy parcels and get them ready for the boiling pot.
Alcapurrias
(Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)
These scrumptious fritters are usually made with a batter of taro (yautía) and green bananas (guineos verdes), and are stuffed with either a meat (pino) filling or with crab, shrimp or lobster.