Traditional Ecuadorian Breakfast Dishes - Laylita's Recipes

Ingredients

• Bolon de verde: green plantain dumplings stuffed with cheese, chorizo or chicharrones
• Empanadas de verde: empanadas made from green plantain dough and stuffed with cheese and onions
• Empanadas de viento: Ecuadorian empanadas stuffed with cheese and onion, then fried and sprinkled with sugar
• Humitas: Ecuadorian humitas are savory steamed corn cakes made from a mixture of freshly ground corn, onion, garlic, cheese, eggs, and cream, which is placed inside corn husks and steamed
• Majado de verde: green plantain mash made with green plantains, onions, garlic, and achiote. Majado is served with fried eggs and cheese slices
• Ceviche de camaron (or any ceviche): Classic Ecuadorian shrimp ceviche recipe: shrimp marinated in lime and orange juice with red onions, tomato and cilantro
• Encebollado or tuna fish soup: Encebollado de pescado is an Ecuadorian fish soup made with fresh tuna, yuca or cassava, tomato, onions, cilantro, cumin, hot pepper and topped with pickled onions
• Fried plantains with cheese or platanos maduros con queso: Easy recipe for fried plantains with melted cheese, made with sweet ripe plantains topped with grated quesillo or grated mozzarella