Caiguas stuffed with hake

When we think of a Healthy recipeWe normally think that it is something boring and unappetizing, however, Peruvian food has a great variety of dishes with these characteristics. That is, healthy, delicious, simple, easy to prepare and quite colorful, and we have not mentioned that it adapts to your budget, whatever it is.

Today we share some delicious Caiguas stuffed with hakeIt should be noted that caiguas are quite healthy due to their high fiber and water content, which is a good intake in your daily diet. On the other hand, the rich flavor of hake, characterized by having a firm and quite juicy meat, known for being a star among white fish and what better combination than a rich recipe with our caiguas.

If you are one of those who love a good taste, but don't like cooking, this recipe is ideal for you, because it is very practical. simple and delicious. Ideal to accompany a delicious lunch, especially a holiday where we know that the whole family will meet, including the smallest of our home, that is, children, and we know how important it is that the meals are healthy and delicious at the same time. same time, to offer a better experience full of energy and love.

These flavors are characterized by being subtle, but at the same time diverse, we hope you enjoy it and have a great benefit.

Recipe for Caiguas stuffed with hake

Ingredients

Preparation of Caiguas stuffed with hake

As we have said, this preparation is quite simple, so you will have fun doing it.

Well friends to start, we will do the following in a pot we will put water and let it boil (you can add salt to the water, if you wish). When it is boiling, we will place the hake in the water and leave it for about 2 minutes, the hake is ready in a container or cup and we will place it to begin to crumble it. Then we join it with the soaked French bread and we will season it with salt, the cumin you want and pepper to your liking. And in a frying pan we put a little oil to your liking and fry all the ingredients until they have a golden and crunchy appearance.

Once all this is done, we chop the 2 onions, the 2 garlic cloves and ¾ kilo of tomatoes into small pieces. Then in a frying pan we will place ½ cup of oil (of your preference, it can be olive or vegetable). Once the oil is hot, we add our previously chopped ingredients and we are going to season them with ½ ground green pepper, salt, oregano and pepper to taste. Let it boil or cook over low heat, until we see that our tomatoes fall apart.

Aside but it is optional, you are going to cook 3 eggs in their shells, for approximately 8 to 10 minutes. To then let them cool, once they are warm, we peel them and chop them into small pieces.

We take aside a little of the ready sauce, and mix it with the eggs, the hake already cooked with the bread. This should be a consistent dough, we add 2 tablespoons of olives and the 2 tablespoons of raisins.

 Now we take the 6 caigua and cut them at one end and remove the seeds, the caiguas are ready (make sure they are very clean, you can pass them through boiling water, if you wish). And then done this, we begin to fill the caiguas with the filling that we have set aside.

You may have asked yourself what are we going to do with the rest of the sauce? You are going to add 1/2 cup of water and you are going to place the 6 caiguas, in this sauce and let it boil for about 10 minutes, after the time has passed. We take them out of the pot and prepare to plate. You can serve it with a portion of rice and you can chop parsley, spreading it over the caigua, adding what is left of the sauce to your liking.

And ready friends, you have a delicious lunch, you see the simplicity of this Peruvian delicacy, we know that you will love it and that you have a good profit.

Tips for making a delicious Caigua stuffed with hake

And as it is already a custom and tradition, we like to give you tips so that in addition to what we share in the preparation, you add an additional touch to your dish.

Remember to use fresh food in this case, make sure that the caigua is clean and without scratches.

You can prepare this recipe with another protein, such as beef, chicken, pork, as you like. And even another type of fish, recommending the corvina.

And if you want to add other vegetables such as carrots, potatoes or whatever you prefer, no problem.

If you like chili a lot, you can add 3 chili peppers and there will be no problem.

Again we hope that you liked it and that you have enjoyed its preparation, just like us, until the next friendly dish.

Nutritional value

Although we love to show you how beneficial the ingredients we share in our recipes are, since it gives you a clear understanding of what you consume. At the same time it teaches you the importance of being in good health, enjoying the pleasures of life, and one of them of course is eating. Having said that, let's get started.

The caigua being the protagonist of this rich recipe, it has a good amount of properties and benefits. Being a native of Peru, it is considered a functional food, since it regulates the metabolism of fats, reducing cholesterol in the blood.

Caigua is a great fat burner, it is beneficial to lose weight, without the need to undernourish or cause anemia, helping you to reach that healthy weight that you long for.

If you have varicose veins it helps in this case.

It is excellent in the prevention of heart and coronary diseases.

It is a natural pain reliever and anti-inflammatory.

Eliminate cellulite.

It helps in the affections of the respiratory system.

And even in fever caused by malaria, liver pain, stomach and kidney pain.

It is also rich in fiber, contains 93% water and low-density lipoproteins. Its seed is recommended for the treatment of hypertension.

We already talked about the Caigua, now finally, we share with you about the hake, yes, this delicious fish is loaded with healthy properties, necessary for good nutrition.

It is characterized by being one of the proteins that contains the most amino acids, being a highly protein food.

Its meat contains vitamins of group B: B1, B2, B3, B9 or folic acid

The amount of vitamins of group B: B3, B6, B9 and B12 are related to the cardiovascular system and contribute to the formation of red blood cells. Vitamin B12, is responsible for maintaining the nervous system, thus, in the use of proteins and the formation of red blood cells. Vitamin B3 or niacin plays a very important role in extracting energy from food. In addition to helping the digestive system, skin and nerves, one of its functions is to eliminate toxic substances from the body, such as steroid hormones in production, for example Sex hormones and hormones related to stress.

Vitamin B6 is essential for the production of antibodies. Antibodies can be used to fight infection and contribute to the formation of hemoglobin to provide oxygen to red blood cells. Vitamin B9 or folic acid, has very important properties, its consumption is even very important during pregnancy, as it is responsible for the growth and maintenance of tissues, such as the formation of DNA.