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Sopa Paraguaya
Paraguay
Paraguay's national dish. Legend says it was created accidentally when a cook added too much corn flour to a soup for President Carlos López.
Paraguay's iconic corn bread — a thick, savoury cake of corn flour, cheese and onion, baked until golden. Despite the name, it is not a soup at all.
Prep
15 mins
Cook
45 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
525 kcal
Serves
8
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
300gcorn flour or fine cornmeal
200gfresh white cheese, crumbled
1onion, finely diced
4eggs
200mlmilk
100gbutter, melted
1 tspsalt
Method
1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Fry onion in butter until soft. Cool.
2
Mix corn flour, cheese, eggs, milk, butter and onion. Season.
3
Pour into a buttered baking dish. Bake 45 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
Chef's Tip
The centre should be just set — slightly moist is correct. Overbaking dries it out.
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