Arvejas con guineo or split pea and green banana soup
Arvejas con guineo is a typical Ecuadorian soup made with green bananas, peas, onion, garlic, cumin, achiote, cheese and cilantro.
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Mote pillo or hominy with eggs
Mote pillo consists of hominy sautéed with onions, garlic, achiote, eggs, milk, chives and cilantro or parsley, and served with hot black coffee and slices of fresh cheese
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Gavin’s special pastas
Pastas with a sauce of mushrooms, garlic, white wine, cream, and parsley
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Quinua marinera or seafood quinoa
Quinoa cooked in seafood broth and sautéed with shrimp, clams, squid, bay scallops, onions, garlic, bell pepper, cilantro and spices.
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Mango ceviche
Ceviche prepared with mango, lime juice, ketchup, pickled onions, cilantro and hot peppers.
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Empanadas de viento or fried cheese empanadas
Empanadas de viento are Ecuadorian empanadas stuffed with cheese and onion, then fried and sprinkled with sugar.
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How to make empanada dough for frying
How to make empanada dough for frying
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Fanesca ecuatoriana or Ecuadorian Easter soup
Fanesca is an Ecuadorian soup or stew made only during Easter, it is made with bacalao, squash, fava beans, chochos, corn, peas, porotos or fresh beans, rice, onions, garlic, cumin, achiote, peanuts, milk, cream and cheese.
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Pernil lojano or roasted pork loin
Pernil is pork marinated in a sauce of bitter orange juice, onion, garlic, achiote, cloves, cinnamon, cumin and panela and slow roasted in the oven for several hours.
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Papas doradas en mantequilla or Aunt Eliane’s whole potatoes sautéed in butter
Recipe for whole potatoes sautéed in butter until golden brown
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