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Sopa de Maní

Ecuador

Made throughout the Andes from Bolivia to Ecuador. The Ecuadorian version is the most widely celebrated.

Ecuadorian peanut soup — a thick, warming soup of roasted peanuts with potato and beef, topped with chilli and plantain chips. The greatest soup of the Andean kitchen.

Authentic Ecuador Sopa de Maní recipe
Prep
15 mins
Cook
40 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
340 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

200groasted peanuts, ground
400gbeef, cubed and browned
3potatoes, diced
1onion, diced
4 clovesgarlic
1Lbeef stock
1 tspcumin
plantain chips and corianderto garnish

Method

1

Brown beef. Fry onion and garlic. Add stock and potato. Simmer 20 minutes.

2

Stir in ground peanuts. Simmer 10 more minutes until thick.

3

Season with cumin. Top with plantain chips and coriander.

Chef's Tip

The soup thickens significantly as it cools — make it slightly looser than you think necessary.

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