Lets go to Ecuador with Locro de Papa | Chef Terry

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk provides creaminess with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds flavor.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Sweet potatoes add nutrients and a different flavor.

Start by heating some oil in a pan.

Sweat off finely chopped onions in the oil, adding salt and white pepper.

Peel and dice the potatoes while the onions are cooking.

Add smashed garlic cloves to the onions after a few minutes.

Stir in half a teaspoon of cumin and crushed natto seeds for flavor and color.

Add the diced potatoes to the pan and season with more salt and white pepper.

Pour in about a quart of chicken stock and bring to a boil until the potatoes are tender.

Puree the soup, adding crumbled queso fresco during the process.

Mix an egg with a little milk and cream, temper this mixture with the soup to prevent curdling.

Return the tempered mixture to the soup and bring to a simmer.

Garnish with cooked red potatoes, more queso fresco, avocado slices, and cilantro.

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