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Filipino Puchero or Pochero is a delicious stew made from chicken, pork or beef. It’s a Philippine adaptation of a traditional Spanish dish called cocido.
This recipe I learned from a fellow cook is a hearty stew of vegetables and pork, which i kinda given a tweak by adding pork and beans to give it a bit of thick saucy sweetness and asparagus instead of the usual string beans to make it healthy.
The recipe is very easy, but it took me about an hour to cook it to make the pork really tender and the taste will seep in. (But it will only take minutes if you will use a pressure cooker to tenderize the pork.)

Here’s how to prepare Puchero or Pochero the Filipino way.

Ingredients: (Good for 3-4 servings)
350g pork
1 big carrot
2 potatoes
1 camote
5 asparagus
1/4 cabbage
1 can pork and beans
3-4 tbsp tomato sauce  
2 cloves of garlic
cooking oil
fish sauce (optional)
salt and pepper

Methods:
1. Cut the meat and all the vegetables in big chunks. Chop the garlic.
2. Boil the pork in 2-3 cups of water for about 45minutes (or until tender). Turn off the heat and separate the pork and broth.
3. In a cooking pot, put 1 tbsp of cooking oil and fry the garlic until golden brown. Add the pork and fry it together with the garlic.
4. Add the camote, potatoes, and carrots. Cover the pot for a few minutes to make them tender.
5. Add the pork broth, tomato sauce, pork and beans and asparagus. Cover and let it simmer.
6. Adjust the taste according to your preference by adding salt, pepper and fish sauce (patis).
7. Finally add the cabbage and let it simmer. Serve while hot.