Cachupa recipes can be easily adjusted to accommodate household preferences. Marinated chicken, beef or fresh tuna can substitute for pork. And for a vegetarian offering corn, beans and greens are one of nature's healthiest combinations. To really prepare yourself for a day's work on a fishing boat or a night on the town, nothing sticks to your ribs quite like cachupa guisada . Fry up a few ladles of cachupa on top of some browned onions and let it heat up slowly until it begins to dry out.
Some folks let it cook up until it is almost crispy on the bottom.
Nha Augustinha presented her cachupa at the Smithsonian Institution's 1995 and 1997 Festival of American Folklife . Wash all corn and dry beans. Bring to a boil. Lower heat enough to maintain a steady but slow boil. Add salt pork.