Hello Diana! You are so lucky to be living there! We just add them to the batch, not in place of anything. I would say start with two of each, depending on size. I find that fewer vegetables can be better because all of a sudden I have so many that I have tons of them leftover with no meat. Let me know how it turns out! ~Christa

Cilantro into the broths before you cook it, and plantains go with al the veggies. The broth and beef are in a pressure cooker pot, and the veggies are in a separate pot stovetop. Combine for serving. ~Christa

Good call and sorry about that! Yes, you can use it in place of salt. Either/or. ~Christa

If there’s anything I can do to make it better, or anything that’s specifically confusing, please tell me so I can make it better! Thank you! ~Christa

Si gustos no fueran, verdad. We alway use chicken in our family, but that’s from the Central Valley. But beef boullion works too! Thanks for commenting and pura vida.

NOOOOO DO NOT USE CHICKEN BULLION. As a Costa Rican born and raised this is a common known with our abuelas to never used chicken bullion in Olla de Carne or else the soup will just taste like sopa de pollo! Use Beef bullion!!

Hi Ana! Shoot- I’ll add the plantain instructions in. Would you tell me how long it took you to prep? The 30 minutes to cook is an error too- shoot! I’ll add this to my list to update ASAP. Thank you for commenting. The recipe will be fine wihtout plantains!