Posts filed under 'Main dishes'

Salmon a la parrilla con salsa de aguacate or grilled salmon with avocado salsa

Grilled salmon seasoned with coriander, cumin, paprika, onion powder and pepper, and topped with avocado salsa.

Continue Reading 7 comments June 30th, 2008

Arroz con chorizo y camarones or rice with chorizo and shrimp

Arroz con chorizo y camarones is a dish of rice with chorizo cooked in seafood broth with shrimp, onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, and parsley.

Continue Reading 9 comments June 10th, 2008

Ecuadorian churrasco

Ecuadorian churrasco consists of a grilled or sometimes fried thin steak topped with a crispy fried egg served with rice, French fries, ripe plantains, a small salad, avocado slices and hot sauce.

Continue Reading 7 comments June 3rd, 2008

Seco de borrego or lamb stew

Seco de borrego is an Ecuadorian lamb stew cooked slowly in sauce of beer, wine, garlic, cumin, achiote, oregano, peppers, onions, cilantro, parsley, tomatoes, and other spices.

Continue Reading 2 comments May 13th, 2008

Pescado con salsa de almendras or fish with almond sauce

Fish baked in an almond cream sauce and topped with sliced almonds, cheese, garlic, hot peppers and herbs.

Continue Reading 2 comments May 6th, 2008

Gavin’s special pastas

Pastas with a sauce of mushrooms, garlic, white wine, cream, and parsley

Continue Reading 2 comments March 23rd, 2008

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.

Continue Reading 2 comments March 21st, 2008

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.

Continue Reading 8 comments March 17th, 2008

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.

Continue Reading 5 comments March 12th, 2008

Guatita or beef tripe stew in potato peanut sauce

Guatita is an Ecuadorian tripe stew in a potato peanut sauce

Continue Reading 2 comments March 5th, 2008

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