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🇵🇦 Traditional dishes from Panama

3 dishes people actually cook in Panama: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Carimanola

60 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Carimanola, a traditional dish from Panama

Deliciously crispy yuca fritters filled with meat!

  • 800 g yuca
  • 400 g ground beef
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 500 ml oil

Ropa vieja

120 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Ropa vieja, a traditional dish from Panama

Savor the rich flavors of this traditional dish!

  • 800 g flank steak
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 4 garlic
  • 400 g canned tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 300 g rice

Sancocho

120 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Sancocho, a traditional dish from Panama

A hearty and flavorful Panamanian stew.

  • 500 g chicken thighs
  • 300 g beef shank
  • 300 g yucca
  • 2 plantains
  • 300 g potatoes
  • 2 corn on the cob
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 cilantro
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2000 ml water

What do people eat in Panama?

The three dishes from Panama documented in Copper are Carimanola, Ropa vieja and Sancocho. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 24 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Panama?

The three recipes need 24 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Panama entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Panama take?

Carimanola is the quickest at 60 minutes. Ropa vieja is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 120 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Panama is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Panama here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Carimanola is the shortest way in.

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