Ajiaco Cubano (Cuban Root Vegetable Stew)

• 500 g beef shin or chuck, cut into chunks
• 500 g pork shoulder, cut into chunks
• 3 litres water
• 2½ tsp salt
• 2 corn cobs, cut into 3 pieces each
• 300 g yuca (cassava), peeled and cut into chunks
• 300 g malanga or taro, peeled and cut into chunks
• 300 g sweet potato (boniato), peeled and cut into chunks
• 300 g calabaza or butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 green plantain, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 ripe plantain, peeled and cut into chunks
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 150 g tomato passata (tomato sauce)
• 2 limes, juiced

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