Recipes · Ecuadorian · Soups and Broths

Fanesca

One serving has 388 kcal and 24 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (88%), phosphorus (68%), vitamin A (56%), selenium (53%), riboflavin (43%) and copper (38%). Ready in 90 minutes.

Fanesca
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  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 60 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (390 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, fish

Ingredients

  • 12 g Salt cod
  • 40 g Fava beans, canned
  • 30 g Pigeon peas, green
  • 30 g Pinto beans, canned
  • 40 g Corn, sweet, raw
  • 50 g Pumpkin, raw
  • 120 g Milk, whole
  • 20 g Queso fresco
  • 15 g Cream, heavy
  • 25 g Onions, raw
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 3 g Cilantro, fresh

Method

  1. Soak the salt cod in plenty of cold water for at least 8 hours (or overnight), changing the water two or three times, then drain and flake it into pieces.
  2. Cook the onion and garlic in a pot for 5 minutes until soft, then add the diced pumpkin and simmer with a little water for 10 minutes.
  3. Add the fava beans, pigeon peas, pinto beans and corn and simmer for 15 minutes until all the vegetables are tender.
  4. Stir in the milk and simmer gently for 10 minutes; do not let it boil hard.
  5. Add the flaked salt cod and simmer for 5 minutes just to heat it through.
  6. Off the heat, stir in the queso fresco and cream until melted through, and finish with the cilantro.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy388 kcal18%
Carbohydrates39.8 g
Water304 mL
Fiber6.3 g21%
Protein24.3 g51%
Tryptophan0.21 g
Threonine0.75 g
Isoleucine0.82 g
Leucine1.5 g
Lysine1.4 g
Methionine0.41 g
Cystine0.17 g
Phenylalanine0.8 g
Tyrosine0.65 g
Valine0.97 g
Histidine0.51 g
Fat15.9 g
Monounsaturated3.8 g
Polyunsaturated1.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.05 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61 g
Saturated8.7 g
Trans-Fats0.35 g
Cholesterol61 mg
Calcium348 mg35%
Copper0.34 mg38%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium102 mg33%
Manganese0.67 mg37%
Phosphorus474 mg68%
Potassium1,068 mg23%
Selenium28.9 µg53%
Sodium1,313 mg
Zinc2.4 mg30%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.35 mg32%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.47 mg43%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.3 mg23%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.6 mg31%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.37 mg28%
Folate (vitamin B9)115 µg29%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.1 µg88%
Choline87.3 mg21%
Vitamin A395 µg56%
Vitamin C24.4 mg33%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)112 IU19%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K18.4 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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