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🇪🇨 Traditional dishes from Ecuador

3 dishes people actually cook in Ecuador: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Encebollado

60 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Encebollado, a traditional dish from Ecuador

A hearty Ecuadorian fish stew with onions and spices.

  • 500 g fresh tuna
  • 2 red onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 cilantro
  • 400 g yuca
  • 2 limes
  • 1 water
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Llapingachos

60 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Llapingachos, a traditional dish from Ecuador

Delicious potato patties with cheese, a must-try!

  • 800 g potatoes
  • 200 g cheese
  • 1 onion
  • 10 g coriander
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 100 ml vegetable oil

Seco de pollo

90 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Seco de pollo, a traditional dish from Ecuador

Savor the rich flavors of Ecuador with this chicken stew!

  • 800 g chicken thighs
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 coriander
  • 250 ml beer
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

What do people eat in Ecuador?

The three dishes from Ecuador documented in Copper are Encebollado, Llapingachos and Seco de pollo. Coriander and olive oil each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 21 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Ecuador?

The three recipes need 21 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Ecuador entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Ecuador take?

Encebollado is the quickest at 60 minutes. Seco de pollo is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Ecuador is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Ecuador here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Encebollado is the shortest way in.

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