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"I love hispanic food and plantains are one of my favorite things to eat. Here is a unique soup for all you adventurous chefs:) Please do not let your plantains turn yellow-black because they will turn sweet. Must use green plantains."

Ingredients: cilantro, cumin...

"Unlike the other recipes for this, the peanut sauce makes it very different. In this month's gourmet oct o8, haven't tried it yet but can't wait to. (there is a recipe for annato oil on zaar too)"

Ingredients: ground cumin, yukon gold potatoes...

"A great grilled shrimp popular from the coast of Ecuador up through the southern Pacific coast of Mexico. Serve it with fluffy rice, lime wedges, pureed avocado and, of course, some 'aji' - the ubiquitous condiment always on Ecuadorean tables. Cooking time is actually marinating time."

Ingredients: fresh ginger, honey, rum...

"This soup looks delicious. I found the recipe at www.laylita.com/recipes. Posted for ZWT 2008."

Ingredients: cilantro, ground cumin...

"There are a couple of good coconut flan recipes here, but none that are as easy or as fool-proof as this one, which I learned in Ecuador. Not only is it easy, but it minimizes use of utensils and so forth so there is very little cleaning up--and your flan mold will be licked clean."

Ingredients: condensed milk, eggs, milk...

"This great twist on shrimp cocktail is delicious and refreshing appetizer for your latin themed meal, or makes a tasty snack right out of the fridge."

Ingredients: cucumbers, shrimp...

"Plan ahead for your Easter feast! I read an article in The New Yorker magazine regarding a letter from Ecuador by Calvin Trillin about a Spanish soup that he adores called Fanesca, a thick and hearty soup heavy on the beans, which is only available during holy week. Well, the article didn't come with a recipe but I found several on-line, all..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground pepper...

"Last summer when I was in Ecuador it was always a treat to have this drink for breakfast. Breakfast carts on the street and roadside stands keep this hot on the stove and serve it up in tall glasses all morning. It tastes like rice pudding and is a filling alternative to cereal. You drink all the milk and then eat the morocho at the bottom of the glass..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves...

"Received this recipe via email - sounds good so am stashing for cooler (much cooler) weather to have with big thin Sonoran style tortillas, cilantro rice & a fresh bright salsa."

Ingredients: ginger, lemon wedges...

"This is an odd little gem of a recipe, not at all untypical of the way Ecuadoreans use plantains. Corvina is a saltwater fish very common in Latin America. Sea bass is a good substitute, though most any white, firm fleshed fish would do. There is a recipe for making achiote from annatto seeds by Rita L -- Annatto Oil. After Kathy's review,..."

Ingredients: coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper...

"A South American recipe from http://laylita.com. "Arroz con camarones or shrimp rice is a classic Ecuadorian and South American dish from the coastal areas consisting of rice cooked in a shrimp broth and mixed with shrimp, sautéed onions, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, achiote and parsley." Notice that you leave the shells on..."

Ingredients: cumin, parsley, achiote powder...

"Caldo de Bolas is a stuffed plantain dumpling soup found throughout Ecuador. The dumplings don't traditionally contain flour, but are lighter and easier to handle with some added. Use plantains that are heavily mottled and will turn black within a day or two. Cooking Light magazine."

Ingredients: cumin seeds, eggs...

"An recipe from Ecuador. Check out the step by step pictures. The dumplings are delicate.
From: http://laylita.com/recipes/2009/03/31/caldo-de-bolas-de-verde/
Laylita writes, "...this is a typical soup from the coastal region in Ecuador; it consists of dumplings or balls made from green plantains and stuffed with meat and vegetables..."

Ingredients: cilantro, pepper...

"I found this recipe on an international recipe site I use. It's absolutely incredible and worth the effort. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed!!! I also like to add some chopped,roasted jalapenos!"

Ingredients: cilantro, ground cumin, eggs...