All Recipes

Appetizers

Empanadas de Viento (Ecuadorian Fried Cheese Empanadas)

Light, puffy Ecuadorian fried empanadas filled with cheese and onion, dusted with sugar for the perfect…

Desserts

Colada Morada (Ecuadorian Spiced Purple Corn and Berry Drink)

Ecuador's traditional Day of the Dead drink: a thick, warm purple corn and berry colada perfumed…

Ecuador

Encocado de Pescado (Ecuadorian Fish in Coconut Sauce)

A specialty of Esmeraldas on Ecuador's Pacific coast: white fish simmered in a creamy coconut milk…

Chicken

Ecuadorian Seco de Pollo (Chicken Stew with Cilantro and Beer)

Tender chicken braised in a rich sauce of cilantro, peppers, tomato and beer. Ecuador's Sunday classic,…

Ecuador

Llapingachos (Ecuadorian Cheese-Stuffed Potato Patties with Peanut Sauce)

Golden potato patties from the Ecuadorian highlands, stuffed with cheese and served with a creamy peanut…

Breakfast

Bolón de Verde (Ecuadorian Green Plantain Balls with Cheese)

Ecuador's favorite breakfast: mashed green plantain balls stuffed with cheese or pork cracklings, fried until crisp…

Ecuador

Ecuadorian Locro de Papa (Potato and Cheese Soup)

Creamy Andean potato soup from Ecuador, colored with achiote and finished with melty queso fresco and…

Ecuador

Ecuadorian Encebollado (Tuna and Yuca Soup)

Ecuador's famous fish soup: tender albacore tuna and yuca in a cumin-scented tomato broth, topped with…