Ecuadorean Recipes

"MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

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Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

"Warning this is hot! Enjoy!"

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Ingredients: cilantro, cumin...

"An appetizer, salad or light entree. Think spring and summer!"

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Ingredients: sweet pickles, green onions...

"This is meant to be eaten with plain white rice. No one ever believes me but as soon as they try it they are hooked. My DH loves it. Last time I was lazy and I made it with canned ingredients it was almost as good."

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Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, hard-boiled eggs...

"This sweet, creamy drink is named after the long-winged seabirds that breed off the Pacific coast of South America. I found the recipe on the cruisecritic.com website. It uses a sugarcane-based liqueur called Cana Manabita that is produced in Ecuador. If you cannot find Cana Manabita, Brazilian Cachaca is a nice substitute. Or, as a third option,..."

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Ingredients: cream, blue curacao...

"This dish is generally known as Seco de Chivo. Goat or lamb is used interchangeably, though in America, lamb is much more commonly eaten and it is easier to find in the supermarket. When made with lamb, this dish is also known as Seco de Cordero or Seco de Borrego. This is great with mashed potatoes or rice. A friend tried this recipe and served it..."

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Ingredients: pepper, cumin powder...

"My friend from Ecuador made it for us and I tried to replicate it with much success. It's now one of my favorite soup to make. If you like a creamier soup, you can make it with 3 cups soy milk and 1 cup water."

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Ingredients: cumin, vegetable bouillon cubes...

"I love hearts of palm so I made up a salad. Hearts of Palm are usually packed in salted water so this recipe is for ones packed in salted water."

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Ingredients: hearts of palm, grape tomatoes...

"This is a simple Ecuadorian steak dish. According to Laylita of www.laylita.com/recipes (where I found the recipe), this is traditionally served with a fried egg, rice, French fries, ripe plantains, a small salad, avocado slices and hot sauce. Posted for ZWT 2008."

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Ingredients: beef steaks, ground cumin...

"I rub it all over 3-4 pounds of chicken pieces, leave it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to marinate and then grill it. You could probably bake it, but I haven't tried that. You can substitute cumin for the oregano, but leave out the rosemary. You can add 2-3 serrano peppers, chopped finely, or the jarred yellow peppers from South America,..."

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Ingredients: dried oregano leaves, dried rosemary...

"Tangy salty but delicious lots of flavour"

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Ingredients: cold water, olive oil...