Best 5 Locro Recipes

PERUVIAN LOCRO (BUTTERNUT SQUASH)

Steps:

• Place squash in a large pot and add enough water to cover; season with salt. Bring water to a boil and cook until squash is tender, about 20 minutes. Drain squash and return to pot.
• Mash squash with a potato masher; add evaporated milk, butter, and salt and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir corn, peas, and Cheddar cheese into squash mixture; cook and stir over medium-low heat until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Serve squash mixture over rice.

LOCRO ECUATORIANO

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot butter until onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir potatoes, chicken stock, and milk with the onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer until potatoes are tender and falling apart, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Mash potatoes lightly to help thicken the soup, while keeping some chunks in the soup. Remove pot from heat and stir cheese into the soup to melt.

LOCRO (ECUADORIAN POTATO-CHEESE SOUP)

Steps:

• Heat the oil or butter over medium flame in a large pot. Add the onion and garlic and simmer until the onion is translucent.
• Stir in the potatoes, water or stock, milk, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are falling apart, 30-45 minutes.
• Mash the potatoes up a bit with the back of a spoon to thicken the soup, leaving it a little chunky.
• Remove the soup from heat and stir in the cheese.
• Adjust seasoning and serve immediately.
• *Variations:.
• A handful of corn kernels is often added to this soup. Use about 1 cup and add after the soup has simmered for about 20-30 minutes.
• Chopped avocado is often used as a garnish.

LOCRO - SOUTH AMERICAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil and add the potatoes. After it boils again, add milk.
• Meanwhile, to make olive oil with aciote seeds, you heat the oil in a small frying pan with 2-3 achiote seeds over med heat until the oil turns an orange color. Do not let the seeds burn, as the oil will taste bad.
• Saute the onion in the colored oil until translucent.
• When potatoes are almost done, add the onion.
• Separate the egg. Beat the yolk and add some hot soup to it, mix and add it into the pot. Stir well. Beat the egg white a little and add into the soup. Stir with a fork, Ribbons will form.
• Add in the cheese and stir until melted.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. You can sprinkle sliced green onion tops or cilantro on top to serve.
• As kids, we put a scoop of rice in the bowl and poured the soup onto it to serve. Delicious!

LOCRO

Steps:

• 1) Soak the white corn in 2 cups of water 2) In a large stewpot put the onions, garlic,m bacon, sausage and osso buco - cook over med heat until the onion are translucent. 3) Add the fresh corn, paprika, cumin, salt & pepper - continue to cook, stirring regularly for approx 10 min. *At this point you can transfer everything to a slow cooker 4) Add the soaked white corn (water & all). 5) Add hot water to the pot about 2'' above the level of the ingredients. 6) Add the remaining vegetables, stir & bring to a boil. 7) Reduce hear and simmer, covered, stirring every 15-20 min for 2-3 hour minimum. 8) Remove the osso buco bones and cut the meat into small pieces - return them to the pot 9) Continue to stir over low heat and begin to use the back of a wide spoon or spatula to start pressing the ingredients against the side of the pan. 10) The idea is the have the starchy vegetables and tomato disintegrate into the stew. The stew will gradually become thicker & thicker as you cook it.