Locro - Ecuadorian Potato Soup

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor while reducing fat.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk lowers calories while maintaining creaminess.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers healthy fats and flavor.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be homemade.

Add butter and annatto paste to a pot and stir until dissolved.

Add chopped onion and garlic; cook for 3 minutes.

Add diced potatoes, cumin, and salt; cook for a couple of minutes.

Add water and let it cook for 25 minutes.

Remove 80% of the potatoes, shred them, and add them back to the pot.

Add milk and cook for 5 minutes.

Add cheese and cilantro.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

Allergens