Yawarlukru or Yawar Lukru (
Kichwa ''yawar'' blood, ''lukru'' soup,
[Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English (pdf), collected by Robert Beér, Armando Muyolema and Hernán S. Aguilar, 2006] "blood soup", hispanicized spellings ''Yahuarlocro, Yahuar Locro'') is a traditional dish of
Ecuadorian cuisine. Is a light stew prepared with meat and entrails of lamb including brain, intestines, liver, lung,
tongue,
rumen, etc. It's usually served with fried lamb blood,
avocado and pickled
red onion rings.
It can be consumed as a snack or as a main dish depending on the size of the plate. It's consumed in the Ecuadorian
Andes range and is considered a representative dish of Ecuadorian cuisine.
Recipe
Boil the meat parts with onions (red or
Spanish onion
An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion ...
), two garlic heads and some spring onions, until the meat is soft, separate and keep the stock in a bowl.
Chop the intestines and other meats in cubes; fry garlic and onions with a dash of oregano in oil or lard, add
achiote (annatto paste) and when these garnitures are fully fried add the intestines, rumen cubes and potatoes; and water; boil until potatoes are ready. Add some more potatoes, milk, salt, pepper and finely chopped
.
In a separate frying pan over fry in oil the onion rings, spring onions, garlic and oregano; when ready add the clogged lamb or chicken blood.
Serve hot after mixing both the fried parts and the stock in a single pot. As a side dish some more fried blood, pickled onion rings, fine chopped coriander, ripe (soft) avocado and tomato slices can be served.
References
Cuisine
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Latin American cuisine
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