56 Encebollado, Ecuador national dish

fresh fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned fish is more affordable.

yuca

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potatoes offer similar texture with added nutrients, while potatoes are often more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has similar health benefits, while vegetable oil is typically less expensive.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa verde

💰Cheaper: chili flakes

Salsa verde adds flavor without extra calories, while chili flakes are a cost-effective spice.

Cut the cassava into 7 cm chunks, peel it half and core it.

In a pot bring 1.5 liters of water to boil, add 1 Tbsp of salt and the cassava. Cook for 25 minutes. Take the cassava out and save the water for later. Once the cassava is cooled, cut into bite size chunks, and set aside.

Cut 1 red onion in thin juliennes and mix them with the juice of the 2 lemons. Set aside.

In a pot heat 2 Tbsp of oil over medium heat, then add 1 roughly chopped red onion, 3 crushed garlics, ½ green pepper roughly chopped and 2 tomatoes roughly chopped. Sauté for 5 minutes.

Add 1 Tbsp of paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 1 Tbsp oregano, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp of salt and 60grs of ginger. Mix it then add 2 liters of water, 600 grs of albacore, ½ a bunch of parsley and ½ a bunch of cilantro tied up with twine and cook for 15 minutes.

Take the fish out and set aside. Take out the ginger, celery, and cilantro and throw away. Take the rest of the solids and put them in a blender with some of the broth and a handful of the cassava. Blend it until very smooth.

Put the content of the blender back into the broth using a fine strainer. Push the paste thru the strainer with a wooden spoon. Add the cassava water thru the strainer as well.

Give it all a mix, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Delaminate the fish once it is cooled enough to handle.

Serve the cassava, broth, onions, and fish into separate bowls along with the rest of the chopped cilantro.

To serve, add first some cassava in your bowl followed by fish, then onions and broth. Top it all with some fresh cilantro.

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