The chupÃn de pescado is similar to the chupe de pescado (or fish cioppino) but it has some different ingredients and a different way to prepare it. Yes, they both are delicious and perfect for a cold afternoon; so it’s better to let your taste decides. This recipe is for 6 people.
The cioppiono -or chupe, in spanish- is one of the most popular types of soups in Peru – but, of course, our special way to prepare it and our ingredients make our cioppinos a very special dish. Maybe you remember the fish cioppino or the shrimp cioppino… well, today we’ll have a vegetarian one, made with broad beans. This recipe is for 4-6 people.
The quinoa is wonderful; we’ve seen before all its nutritional components which made it one of the best foods in the world. If you tried the quinoa pilaf or the king prawns with quinoa and orange syrup, you must try this delicious soup too (specially in a cold day!).
The inchicapi is a tasty creamy soup originated in the Amazonic area (regions of Loreto, Ucayali and San Martin). It contains hen, toasted peanuts, cilantro, garlics, and onions (well, if you don’t get hen, you can use chicken). You’ll be delighted. This recipe is for 5 people.
As you can see in Wikipedia, the lima beans or butter beans are known in spanish as pallares (plural of pallar). It’s an andean legume used in a lot of dishes in the peruvian cuisine. One of its most delicious recipes is this, a soup with bacon and parmesan cheese. Yes, it sounds great – wait to taste it. This recipe is for 6 to 8 people.
This is a soup whose name comes from menestra, vegetable seeds: beans, broad beans, chickpeas, lima beans, etc, and it contains -of course- legumes, beef, pork, potatoes, cheese… it’s originated in Italy but incorporated to the peruvian cooking a lot of years ago, and it’s used as an entrée or as a main course. Whatever you want, here you have the recipe for 8 people.
Do you remember the fish chilcano? well, this is a tasty and traditional variation. The crab chilcano is a delicious soup containing onions, celery, tomatoes, garlic and thyme. What are you waiting for? there isn’t a lot of things better than a hot soup when the weather is cold. This recipe is for 6 people.
Aguadito is the diminutive of aguado, and it refers to something with an excess of water. But being a soup, there isn’t an excess; the name compares the dish with the arroz con pollo (rice with chicken), that’s prepared in a similar way and it’s traditional too. This recipe is for 8 people.
This is a fantastic seafood-based soup. It contains vegetables, fish, shrimps, king prawns, squids, clams… Just like the chilcano de pescado or the chupe de pescado, the parihuela is nutritional and reconstituent (some people says it’s a great help to… well, for men, you know). Come on, try it. This recipe is for 8 people.
The word sancochado comes from sancochar: to cook or boil the food. Essentially, this is a hearty soup; however, the stock is served separately to the meat and vegetables. It’s not only traditional, but nutritious and healthy too. You can find here beef, chickpeas, carrots, broad beans, cassava, potatoes, turnip… the sancochado is served in a lot of creole restaurants in Lima and in the andean zone. This recipe is for 8 people.
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