Soup
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Recipe: Beetroot hummus soup
This soup was inspired by this wonderful beet hummus. While thinking about what to make for dinner one night I remembered I had extra roasted beetroot and lemons in my fridge, and that recipe automatically came to mind.
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Recipe: Chilcano de pescado (Peruvian fish broth)
Not to be confused with the other chilcano!. This is basically a fish broth that is often served as a complimentary starter in cebicherías. It’s simple, tangy, and comforting. I’ve been craving chilcano de pescado for a while but didn’t have fish bones on hand. We had grilled fish the other day and I saved the bones to make a batch of broth.
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Recipe: Sopa criolla (creole soup)
Sopa criolla is a classic from my hometown, Lima. It’s a tasty comfort food but unfortunately not very kind to the gut. Apart from the Peruvian holy trinity of onion, garlic, and chilli, it has tomatoes, wheat noodles and milk. Gut bomb. Luckily, I found that making it gluten- and milk- free increases its digestibility without sacrificing flavour. Here’s my version of the soup.
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Recipe: Dairy-free borsch
I’m a winter person. No matter how cold my hands and feet are, no matter how much I resemble a South Park character, I love cold weather. Sunny, dry, cold days are my favourite. I get to enjoy some vitamin D during the day and come home for a hearty bowl of hot soup at night. Our Russian friend Andrey prepared an amazing borsch a long while ago. I asked him for instructions and tweaked his recipe a bit. It turned out delicious and if you don’t believe me, ask Alvaro.
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Recipe: Liver soup
I know… people are supposed to hate liver. But it’s good for you! Beef liver is high in vitamins A, D, E, K, B12 and folic acid, and minerals such as copper and iron, and it has a decent amount of vitamin C, too. No wonder in my nutrition class in cooking school the teacher told us about the exam on vitamins in food: “when in doubt, answer ‘liver’ and ‘egg yolk'”. Of course, there’s a difference both in taste and nutrition profile between the liver from an animal that has been raised in a feedlot and that of an animal that has been raised on a farm. When I…
