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
Posts filed under 'Main dishes'
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.
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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.
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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