What does it take to prepare the best Christmas products?

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s important to plan what to eat for Christmas Eve dinner. In Bolivia, it’s common for families to gather together and enjoy a delicious Picana, a traditional dish for the end of year celebrations. While many families choose to serve other dishes, The most common Christmas Eve is Picana.

La Picana has a delightful mix of flavors between sweet and savory, as it contains at least three types of meat, peppers, cholo and other side dishes, which makes it a very special dish.

This delicious stew is made in many regions of Bolivia, each department has created variations of the dish, and it is widely eaten in La Paz, hence its high recognition. In 2012, Christmas products were declared cultural heritage of the city of La Paz.

That is why this time we are going to consider the preparation of the La Paz picana, but it should be noted that the differences between regions are not so great, since in some industries they add another kind of meat or remove some ingredients that are not essential to the dish.

What does it take to prepare the best Christmas products?

This dish is mainly made of three kinds of meat, plus some vegetables and spices, which makes it delicious. So you will need:

A chicken

1 kg beef

Lamb Shoulder

4 large potatoes

3 carrots

1 With them

2 sprigs parsley and celery

3 bay leaves

4 green chilies

1 onion

1 glass of wine

1 beer

White pepper

Sweet paprika

Oregano

Sal

How will you prepare for this?

Cook the lamb shoulder in one pot, and the chicken and beef in two other pots, all in salted water. Then add the chopped carrots, radishes, and onions to each pot and add water.

Then season with bay leaf, parsley, celery, paprika and add a pinch of salt. Let it cook for a few minutes and then add the potatoes, making sure to cover the pot to speed up the process.

here You can decide if you want to add the meat to the vegetables or have it on its own. In any case, you have to add a glass of wine and another glass of beer, and when everything has a pleasant taste, the Picana is ready.

It is best served in a deep dish and consider that it should be like a soup, since in addition to meat and vegetables it should contain liquid, but this depends on the taste of each eater.

You will have dinner ready for Christmas Eve, which can be accompanied by a glass of wine and a cup of coffee.This is an inevitable lljua that always appears on the Bolivian table.