Fanesca
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Prep Time
1 hr
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Rest Time
8 hrs
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Total Time
2 hrs
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Servings
12 people
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Course
Main Course, Soup
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Cuisine
South American, Ecuadorian
Fanesca
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Fanesca is a traditional soup from Ecuador, typical of the Holy Week, prepared with cod, pumpkin, squash, and various pulses. It is enriched with cheese and milk.
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Ingredients
- 2 lb dried salted cod
- 7 onions , finely chopped
- 8 cloves garlic , chopped
- 2 lb sambo (white squash, with soft and tender flesh)
- 1 lb pumpkin
- 1½ lb cooked peas
- 1 cup yellow lentils , cooked
- 1 cup chickpeas , cooked
- 8 cups shelled corn , cooked
- 2½ cups White beans , cooked
- 5 cups fava beans , cooked
- 2 cups lupini beans , cooked
- 10 Green Cabbage leaves , cut into very thin strips
- 1½ cup ground peanuts
- 1 cup rice , cooked
- ¾ cup butter
- 4 quarts milk
- 2 teaspoons ground achiote
- ¾ cup Creme Fraiche
- 6 oz. cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 small bunch cilantro , chopped
- salt
Instructions
- The day before, wash the salted cod and let it soak overnight in a large amount of cold water to rid it of excess salt.
- Cook the squash and pumpkin in water for 30 minutes and then purée.
- Add the peas, corn, fava beans, rice, white beans, lentils and chickpeas, all pre-cooked. Mix well and set aside.
- In a frying pan, heat the butter over medium heat and sauté the onions and garlic, add the achiote, then the ground peanuts, the spices, and finally the lupini beans.
- Pour this mixture into a large pot, add the reserved purée and beans mixture, the cabbage leaves, milk and creme fraiche. Mix well.
- Cook covered on low heat for 20 minutes.
- Rinse the cod and add to a Dutch oven. Cook gently until it breaks down into small pieces and add it to the previous preparation in the pot. Mix well.
- Add the cilantro and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
- To thicken the soup, add the cream cheese (or even a little more creme fraiche) just before the last boiling.
- Serve with:- Sliced hard-boiled egg- Fried plantain bananas- Cream cheese- Strips of fresh hot pepper- Pickled white onions- Empanadas- Avocados
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