Cat Head Soup Recipe
Cat's head soup is a popular gastronomic sample of the Caribbean coast of Colombia, it is made from the popular "cat's head" some balls made of mashed banana; Here you will learn how to prepare cat's head soup step by step and quickly and easily.
Ingredients
- 3 green bananas
- 2 pounds yam
- 1 eggplant
- ¼ pound pumpkin
- 2 small head onions
- 5 sweet chili peppers
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 Lemons
- 8 cups of water
- 1 teaspoon of cumin
- annatto or color
- Salt (al gusto)
Step by step preparation
- First of all, prepare the cat heads and reserve them for when you are cooking the soup. (Click here to see the recipe for how to make cat head).
- Once you have reserved the cat heads, continue cooking the yam in a pot with water. When it is soft, add the finely chopped eggplant, pumpkin, onions, chili peppers and garlic to the broth; then add the lemon juice and seasonings. Let everything cook for 10 more minutes.
- Once the 10 minutes have passed, lower the pot from the heat and add the cat heads to the soup, stirring gently so that they do not fall apart since they are a bit delicate.
- And that's it, we proceed to serve the soup; You can accompany it with roast meat or fried fish such as fried mojarras.
Interesting Facts
- This soup is one of the popular gastronomic samples of the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
- The green banana has a high level of fiber, which makes it a good food for the digestive system.
- Green banana also has B complex vitamins and minerals such as calcium and magnesium, which benefit the body.
- Needless to say, real cats are not used in this recipe.
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