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Ecuador Creamy Fish Soup with Corn and Potatoes Recipe
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Ecuador Creamy Fish Soup with Corn and Potatoes Recipe

29 ingredients 4 to 6 servings openrecipes

I had a friend from Ecuador whose mother would always make this soup. I watched her so that I could make it myself, it is delicious. You can make it the traditional...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1142
Calories
57g
Protein
22g
Fat
184g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 22 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Catfish not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion (white or yellow), diced
  • 5 to 6 baby carrots (or one large carrot), diced
  • 1 stalk of celery, diced
  • 2 or more cloves of garlic ,diced (I like garlic, so I use 4 to 5)
  • 1 green pepper (sliced in half and cleaned of seeds and membrane)
  • 28 ounces chicken broth ( The orginal used regular broth, I use Fat-free, 33% less Sodium or even sodium free.)
  • 2 to 3 cups water
  • 1 bunch of finely chopped cilantro
  • 4-6 small (baby) red potatoes, quartered
  • 1 cup frozen corn niblets or two corn cobs cut into 3 pieces each (or frozen corn cobs will work too)
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1 lb. catfish nuggets (or regular Catfish, or Talapia or Swai cut into bite sized cubes)
  • Flour and all spices listed next, mixed (about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of flour. Use more if you run out)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to your taste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper (or more to your taste)
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • PAM cooking spray for pan
  • 1/4 cup half& half or fat free half&half (I use Land O Lakes fat-free)
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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