Ecuadorian Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

  • 3 cup chicken stock|chicken sauce
  • 1 med Potato peeled, diced
  • 1 med zucchini|yellow squash diced fine
  • 1 med zucchini or other green Squash diced fine
  • 1/2 x red onion diced fine
  • 2 tbl olive oil
  • 1 tsp Achiote oil or paprika for coloring
  • 2 x Fresh corn|sweet corn to make 1 cup
  • Freshly-ground white pepper for flavor

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, bring the stock and milk to the simmer. Add the potatoes, cover, and cook until the potatoes are tender. Puree in a blender and return the puree to the saucepan. Thin if needed with water or more stock.
  2. In a skillet, saute quickly the two squashes and Onion in the olive oil and the achiote oil or paprika. Add to the puree.
  3. Bring the soup to the simmer and cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle with the Cheese, which each diner can stir into the soup.
  4. This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
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