Ecuador is a democratic republic in northwestern South America with Colombian border on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Their official language is Spanish spoken by almost 94% of the entire population. Ecuadorian food offers a mix of different cuisines and dishes such as meat, rice, plantain, eggs, potatoes, fish and seafood etc.
For such people longing to try out some Ecuadorian dishes, the good news is that you obviously don’t need to visit Ecuador to enjoy the aromatic sensations oozing out from their dishes. This post will show few simple Ecuadorian recipes that you can try out on your own and more are yet to be published as well on this blog.
These simple Ecuadorian recipes are super delicious, healthy and easy-to-make. They can be easily cooked in your kitchen from anywhere around the globe. Why not visit your kitchen and try out these few Ecuadorian meals for the comfort of your family and friends? You will be amazed at how happy and glad they will be trying out this recipe.
This post will feature two different recipes;
1) Rolled Fried Plantain With Vegetables
This recipe involves, slicing up some ripe plantains as shown in the picture below, salting and then deep frying them.
Afterwards, some boiled eggs with sliced vegetables are stir fried together and served with the plantain.
2) This second Ecuadorian recipe involves preparing a vegetable omelette.
This is followed by baking some potato chips drizzled with vegetable oil, in an oven under 100-150oC.
Afterwards, both the baked chips and omelet are served together.
Ingredients:
- FOR PLANTAIN RECIPE
- 2 ripe plantains
- Salt to taste
- 2 boiled eggs
- 1/4 carrot (thinly sliced)
- 1/8 diced cabbage
- 1/2 litre vegetable oil
- 1 fresh tomato (diced)
- FOR OMELETE
- 2 eggs (whisked)
- 1 fresh tomato (diced)
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsps. vegetable oil
- 1 fresh spring onion (thinly cut)
- FOR POTATO CHIPS
- 4 whole potatoes thinly sliced
- Alternatively, use frozen sliced chips
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsps. vegetable oil
Instructions:
- FOR PLANTAIN RECIPE
- Heat up vegetable oil in a deep fryer, add the plantains then fry until golden brown.
- Dice the boiled eggs and mix together with the listed ingredients.
- Add 2 tsps. vegetable oil in a frying pan, allow to heat up on a low heat.
- Stir in the mixture and fry together until slightly dry.
- Scoop out from oil and set aside.
- FOR OMELET
- Add the listed ingredients for making omelet into the egg and whisk together.
- Add 2 tsps. vegetable oil into a frying pan.
- Pour in the mixture and allow to cook for at least 2 mins.
- Turn the omelet to the opposite side and cook again for another 2 mins.
- Then scoop out from oil and set aside.
- FOR POTATO CHIPS
- Add into a baking tray, sprinkle with salt and vegetable oil and bake under 100-150oC until golden brown.
- Bring out from oven and serve together with omelet.
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