Recipes · Ecuadorian · Soups and Broths

Encebollado

One serving has 379 kcal and 35 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (190%), niacin (179%), cobalamin (106%), pyridoxine (102%), phosphorus (65%) and vitamin C (49%). Ready in 45 minutes.

Encebollado
Photo: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador from Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (576 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: celery, fish, mustard

Ingredients

  • 110 g Tuna, raw
  • 110 g Cassava, raw
  • 50 g Onions, red, raw
  • 30 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 6 g Garlic, raw
  • 1 g Cumin
  • 1 g Sazón seasoning
  • 4 g Cilantro, fresh
  • 10 g Lime juice
  • 3 g Mustard
  • 250 g Fish stock
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Peel the cassava, cut into chunks and simmer in the fish stock with a pinch of salt for 20 minutes until tender; keep it in the broth.
  2. Add the garlic, cumin, sazón and tomato to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Slide in the tuna in one or two large pieces and poach gently for 8-10 minutes until just cooked through and opaque; then flake it into chunks back into the broth.
  4. Meanwhile, thinly slice the red onion and toss it with the lime juice and a pinch of salt so it turns bright pink and mellows.
  5. Stir the mustard into the broth off the heat.
  6. Ladle the soup with cassava and fish into a bowl, and top generously with the pickled onion and cilantro.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy379 kcal18%
Carbohydrates52.3 g
Water479 mL
Fiber3.7 g12%
Protein35 g73%
Tryptophan0.32 g
Threonine1.2 g
Isoleucine1.2 g
Leucine2.2 g
Lysine2.5 g
Methionine0.78 g
Cystine0.32 g
Phenylalanine1.1 g
Tyrosine0.91 g
Valine1.4 g
Histidine0.8 g
Fat2.8 g
Monounsaturated0.71 g
Polyunsaturated0.94 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.35 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.25 g
Omega-60.16 g
Saturated0.66 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol42.9 mg
Calcium138 mg14%
Copper0.35 mg39%
Iron2.8 mg15%
Magnesium80.8 mg26%
Manganese0.7 mg39%
Phosphorus453 mg65%
Potassium1,221 mg26%
Selenium104 µg190%
Sodium970 mg
Zinc1.3 mg17%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.29 mg26%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.29 mg26%
Niacin (vitamin B3)25.1 mg179%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.59 mg12%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.3 mg102%
Folate (vitamin B9)59.9 µg15%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.5 µg106%
Choline129 mg30%
Vitamin A50.5 µg7%
Vitamin C36.5 mg49%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)75.9 IU13%
Vitamin E1.2 mg8%
Vitamin K17.9 µg20%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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