Caldo de Bolas

Name: Caldo de Bolas
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ecuadorian
Ingredients: 4 green plantains, grated; 300g beef, cubed and cooked; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 corn cob, cut into rounds

Caldo de Bolas/KAL-doh deh BOH-lahs/

About this dish

A hearty soup with green plantain dumplings stuffed with meat, simmered in a rich broth.

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Ingredients

🍌4 green plantains, grated

🥩300g beef, cubed and cooked

🥕1 carrot, chopped

🌽1 corn cob, cut into rounds

Method

Serves 2

Mix grated plantain with a little cooked beef and seasoning, forming into balls.

Simmer beef bones or stock with carrot and corn to build the broth.

Drop the plantain balls into the simmering broth.

Cook until the balls are tender and cooked through, about 25-30 minutes.

Serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Caldo de bolas de verde is a traditional Ecuadorian soup, valued for the plantain dumplings that soak up the savory broth.

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