This Ajiaco recipe is quicker and easier to prepare. The secret to speeding up the whole process is a pressure cooker.
Every Cuban cook has a pressure cooker and a rice cooker in their kitchen.
If you are serious about Cuban food, you may want to invest in both. Take it off the stove and add the ham bouillon, beef bouillon, tomato puree, potatoes, yams, malangas, and plantains. Fill the pressure cooker with water to full mark as indicated.