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Fanesca (grain and cod components)

Ecuadorian Lenten soup of twelve grains with cod and milk.

Gluten-free

110 minTime
8Servings
AltaDifficulty
EcuadorCuisine

Ingredients

  • 400 g of desalted salt cod
  • 150 g of stripped corn
  • 150 g of peas
  • 150 g of peeled fava beans
  • 150 g of tender beans
  • 150 g of lupini beans
  • 150 g of squash in cubes
  • 150 g of sambo or zucchini
  • 1 onion and 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 liter of milk
  • 100 g of ground peanuts
  • Oil, annatto, cumin and salt
  • Hard-boiled egg, fried plantain and cheese to decorate

Step-by-step

Choose your robot:
  1. Desalt the cod in water for several hours and cook it separately; reserve the broth.
  2. Cook each grain separately until tender.
  3. Chop onion and garlic 4 sec/speed 5 and saute with annatto and cumin 7 min/120C/spoon speed.
  4. Add the squash and sambo with a little broth and cook 15 min/100C/reverse/spoon speed.
  5. Blend 20 sec/speed 6 for a creamy base.
  6. Add all the cooked grains, the milk and the peanuts and cook 20 min/90C/reverse/spoon speed.
  7. Add the shredded cod and adjust the salt 5 min/90C/reverse/spoon speed.
  8. Serve each plate decorated with hard-boiled egg, fried plantain, cheese and little empanadas.

Tips

  • Cook the grains separately because each one has its own time.
  • Fanesca is prepared during Holy Week and allows more than twelve grains.
  • The peanuts and milk give the characteristic creamy body.

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