🇨🇴 Colombian Recipes
8 colombian recipes converted from YouTube cooking videos. Authentic dishes with full ingredients, step-by-step instructions, and nutrition info.
Beef Sancocho (Traditional Latin American Stew)
A hearty, aromatic beef sancocho packed with tender stew meat, plantains, corn, yucca, potatoes, carrots, and a fragrant sofrito. This Colombian‑style soup is perfect for family gatherings and can be made in one pot.
COLOMBIAN LECHONA
A homestyle Colombian lechona made with pork skin, marinated pork meat, seasoned rice, peas and a tangy sour orange glaze. This version uses pork skin instead of a whole pig, making it perfect for home kitchens while preserving the traditional flavors of the holiday feast.
Lechona: Colombia’s Dish Crowned in 2025’s Top 100 Foods!
Leona is a traditional Colombian dish from the T Lima region dating back to the Spanish Colonial period. A whole pig is butterflied, generously stuffed with a fragrant rice, peas, and onion mixture, then slow‑roasted for hours until the skin is crackling and the meat is tender and juicy.
Lechona casera
A step‑by‑step guide to making authentic Colombian lechona at home. This festive roast features seasoned pork leg wrapped in crisp pork skin, layered with aromatic rice and corn, and finished with a golden lard‑basted crust. The recipe follows the detailed instructions from the Maleja Bestial YouTube channel, including essential salting, marinating, and roasting techniques for a truly "bestial" flavor.
Lechona Colombiana. Cojín de lechona crujiente DELICIOSO
A traditional Colombian Leona (Lechona) prepared over a live wood fire, featuring succulent pork belly marinated in aromatic spices, slow‑cooked for hours, then combined with al‑dente rice and peas to form a crispy‑browned pillow. The dish is assembled, sewn shut with kitchen twine, and finished in a hot oven for a golden crust.
LECHONA COLOMBIANA 🍖🔥
A traditional Colombian lechona prepared with pork loin, pork belly, pork skin, bacon, dried peas, and a flavorful rice stuffing. The meat is marinated overnight, pre‑cooked, layered with rice, sewn together, and roasted until the skin is golden and crispy. Perfect for festive gatherings and big family meals.
COLOMBIAN PERNIL
A juicy, flavorful Colombian‑style pernil made with pork shoulder, marinated in a beer‑based blend of olive oil, vinegar, aromatics, herbs, and a touch of food coloring. After a 1‑2 day marination, the pork is slow‑roasted at 325°F, basted regularly, and finished uncovered for a golden crust. Perfect for family gatherings or any special occasion.
Lechona (Colombian Roast Pork)
A traditional Colombian lechona, featuring a whole pork shoulder roasted until the skin is perfectly crispy and the meat is juicy and flavorful. Served as a festive main course, this recipe walks you through scoring the skin, marinating with aromatic spices, and roasting to achieve that coveted crunch.