Seco de Cordero

Name: Seco de Cordero
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 800g lamb, cubed; 1 cup cilantro, blended; 1/2 cup chicha de jora or beer; 1 cup fava beans

Seco de Cordero/SEH-koh deh kor-DEH-roh/

About this dish

Lamb slow-cooked in a cilantro-based sauce with chicha de jora, a festive Peruvian stew.

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Ingredients

🥩800g lamb, cubed

🌿1 cup cilantro, blended

🍺1/2 cup chicha de jora or beer

🫘1 cup fava beans

Method

Serves 2

Brown the lamb with onion and garlic.

Blend cilantro with a little water and add to the pot along with the chicha.

Simmer covered until the lamb is very tender.

Add fava beans in the last 15 minutes of cooking.

Serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Seco de cordero is a traditional Peruvian stew, valued for its vibrant green cilantro sauce and use of chicha (fermented corn beer) for depth.

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