♨️🇪🇨CÓMO PREPARAR EL MEJOR VICHE MIXTO🐟🍤 #viche #comidaecuatoriana

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

green plantains

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Zucchini offers a similar texture with fewer calories.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is a budget-friendly protein alternative.

Peel shrimp and fish heads, and place them in a pot with 1.5 liters of water. Bring to a boil for about 10 minutes to make a broth.

Chop the onions, bell pepper, and garlic for the sofrito.

Add oregano, pepper, cumin, a little salt, and achiote oil to the sofrito mixture and sauté for about 5 minutes.

Add the prepared broth to the sofrito mixture.

Add the vegetables that take longer to cook (abichuelas, yuca) and simmer for 15 minutes.

Add sweet potato, zapayo, carrots, and cabbage, cooking for an additional 10 minutes.

Cut the green plantains into slices and grate half of one plantain, mixing it with achiote oil and half of the ground peanuts to form small balls.

Dissolve the remaining grated plantain in cold water and add it to the soup.

After 10 minutes, add the plantain balls, the quick-cooking choclo, and the ripe plantain to the pot and bring to a boil again.

Once boiling, cook for 7 minutes until the plantain balls float, indicating they are cooked.

Add the fish cut into cubes and cook for 5 minutes, then add the shrimp and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.

Season with salt, pepper, and add cilantro before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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