Ecuadorian Soup Recipes
Ecuador boasts a wide variety of delicious soups, from exquisite seafood soups on the coast to the traditional soups and stews of the Andean highlands.
Chicken soup: Chicken soup or chicken soup is a thick soup prepared with chicken, rice, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, peas, herbs and spices.
Peas with plantain: Pea soup with plantain is a typical dish from Loja prepared with green plantains, peas, onion, garlic, cumin, annatto, cheese and cilantro.
Fish Biche: Fish biche, also known as viche, is a typical Ecuadorian soup prepared with fish, peanuts, yucca, ripe plantains, corn, among other vegetables and seasonings.
Caldo de bolas de verde: Caldo de bolas de verde is a typical Ecuadorian soup that consists of green plantain balls or dumplings filled with meat in a delicious meat broth with corn and yucca.
Caldo de pata: Caldo de patas de res is a traditional soup prepared with cow's feet, yucca, mote, cilantro, parsley, onion, garlic, achiote, cumin, oregano, peanuts and milk.
Fish Encebollado: Typical Ecuadorian soup prepared with fresh tuna, yucca, onion, tomato, cilantro, chili pepper, cumin, salt and served with pickled onion and tomato.
Ecuadorian Fanesca: Fanesca is an Ecuadorian soup that is eaten during Holy Week. It contains cod, pumpkin, squash, broad beans, lupin beans, corn, peas, beans, rice, onion, garlic, cumin, annatto, peanuts, milk, cream, and cheese.
Locro de habas: Locro de habas is a homemade soup prepared with broad beans, potatoes, milk, eggs, cheese, onion, garlic, tomatoes, cumin, chili pepper and cilantro.
Potato and cheese locro: Potato locro is a creamy Ecuadorian potato and cheese soup served with slices of avocado and chili pepper.
Repe lojano: Repe lojano is a creamy soup prepared with green banana, onion, garlic, milk, cheese and cilantro.
Quinoa soup with meat: Nutritious and delicious quinoa soup prepared with meat, potatoes and peas.
Pumpkin soup: Pumpkin or squash soup prepared with pumpkin, tomato, onion, garlic, cumin, chicken or vegetable broth, and served with cheese and spring onions.




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