Asopao


Asopao is a stew originating in Puerto Rico. Asopao can be made with chicken, pork, beef, shrimp seafood, vegetables, or any combination of the above. Asopao is Puerto Rico's national soup and one of the most important gastronomic recipes in Puerto Rico.
Versions of asopao are found in many Caribbean locales, including the Dominican Republic, where the addition of Chicharrón#Puerto_Rico is characteristic. It is typically flavored with bay leaf and oregano, along with sofrito, and rice being the most important part.
Asopao de gandules is made from pigeon peas, meat and dumplings made from green banana, plantains, root vegetables, squash, annatto, milk, eggs and flour. The dumplings are made into golf size balls and often seasoned with herbs. They are fried before dropped into the soup.

In media

Asopao is mentioned in "Caribbean Conspiracy" by Brenda Conrad, about a story that takes place in Puerto Rico which was published in 1942 and printed as a weekly series in dozens of U.S. newspapers in 1943.
Asopao is mentioned in passing in the seventh episode of the third season of Netflix’s series Daredevil, titled “Aftermath.”