Soup to the minute

Soup a la minuta is an inexpensive, light and quick homemade soup to prepare, whose recipe has been known since the end of the XNUMXth century with the arrival of Italian emigrants in Peru.   

This delicious dish originally It is made with thin noodles and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. which is the secret touch of the preparation and the one that gives a particular and unique flavor to the dish to the delight of the palate of each diner.

However, at present Soup a la minuta is made with onion, garlic, tomato and ground meat is added (either chicken, fish or pork) depending on the customer's preference. But, its main ingredient is beef minced into very small pieces; later during its cooking, the angel hair noodles, eggs, milk and dried oregano are added.

Soup recipe a la minute

Ingredients

• 250 gr of beef cut into small pieces
• ½ cup evaporated milk
• 100 gr of angel hair noodles (the thinnest that the market offers us)
• 5 cups of boiling water
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon of oregano
• 2 teaspoons of panca chili paste
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• Salt to taste  
• Pepper to taste

Materials and utensils

• deep pan
• Knife
• Cutting board
• Wooden spoon
• Mortar
• Bowl

Preparation

1. In a frying pan, preferably deep or deep, heat the oil.
2. Chop the onion into small pieces or thin strips and crush the garlic.
3. Place the onion, garlic and panca chili paste to fry for approximately 5 minutes or until onion is crystalline.
4. Take the meat and add it to the sofrito, let the flavors permeate each piece of meat for 10 minutes or until food turns golden brown.
5. Add to skillet 5 cups of cooked water and bring to a boil over moderate heat without a lid to avoid risks or disasters.
6. Complete the preparation with angel hair noodles and let boil for 5 more minutes.
7. integrate the eggs lightly whipped, gently stir the mixture for about 5 minutes and season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Before serving add the evaporated milk and dried oregano rubbing it with your hands so that it is well ground and its leaves and stems do not sit.
9. Let the mixture rest for about 5 minutes. in the same pan where everything was cooked, desert well covered so that the flavors are concentrated.
10. Correct with a little salt and serve in a deep plate or bowl decorated with Parmesan cheese.

Recommendations for the preparation of the dish

When cooking, it is always necessary to have one on hand. preparation tips or recommendations, with which you can re-enhance each preparation or recipe simply and quickly, which will make your dishes and presentations stand out in flavor, color, texture and presentation.

In turn, together with these suggestions, which are said by great chefs of Peruvian cuisine and fans of the stove that seek the improvements of each dish, you will achieve greater teachings that perhaps the recipe in general has not made clear, that it has not explained or that, due to its rigorous nature, it keeps outside its explanation.

In this sense, and in search that your dish comes out in the best way, today we present you a list of recommendations and suggestions so that your success is imminent when assembling this delight:

• Use fresh meat cuts that maintain a red color and with little fat.
• Drive for this recipe angel hair noodles so that the preparation is delicate and smooth.
• at the time of cooking make sure you have all the ingredients and utensils on hand, so that the preparation is not delayed.
• Always use good quality Parmesan cheese. You can find this in specialized cheese stores according to the manufacturing time and its acidity index.
• Accompany the dish with bananas, cassava or parboiled potatoes. You can also make some additional rice or pasta to mix with the soup.

Caloric and nutritional contribution

La Soup to the minute It is a dish that, despite being simple in terms of preparation and assembly, its nutritional contributions are varied, this thanks to the combination of different species of both animal and plant origin. Altogether, the Soup to the minute provides the following nutrients:

For every 100 gr of soup we find:

• Calories 150 gr
• Grease 5.5 gr
• Carbohydrates 20.77 g
• Proteins 4.47 gr
• Cholesterol 19 mg
• Fiber 1.4 gr
• Sugar 0.83 gr
• Sodium 108 mg
• Potassium 85 mg

In addition, each of its ingredients contains vitamins, minerals and fats. that help, in certain portions, to the activation, growth and regeneration of the organism of each person. For this reason, it is important that you have the exact information of each nutrient that exists in this recipe in the meats, vegetables, and vegetables. Here are some of them:

For every 100 grams of beef

• Cholesterol 17.5 mg
• Vitamin A 890 IU and 11.56 mg  
• Vitamin B3 1456 mg
• Vitamin B12 14.56 mg
• Phosphorus and Potassium 18.97 mg
• Water 19.87 mg
• Potassium 11.23 mg

For every 100 ml of evaporated milk we obtain:

• Calories 13.4 gr
• Total fat 8 gr
• Saturated fatty acids 4.6 gr
• Cholesterol 29 mg
• Sodium 10.6 gr
• Potassium 30.3 mg
• Carbohydrates 10 gr  
• Proteins 7 gr
• Magnesium 2.4 gr

For every 100 grams of Parmesan Cheese there is:

• Calories 420 Kcal
• Total fat 33 gr
• Cholesterol 105 gr
• Sodium 621 mg
• Sugars 0.5 gr
• Proteins 25 gr
• Iron 0.7 gr
• Football 72.1 gr

Per 100 grams Eggs

• Calories 155 gr
• Fats 11 gr
• Cholesterol 3.3 mg
• Sodium 1.3 gr
• Potassium 1 gr
• Magnesium 10 mg
• Vitamina D 87 mg

For every 100 grams of noodles we get:

• Calories 130 gr
• Total fat 0.3 gr
• Sodium 35 mg
• Carbohydrates 28 gr
• dietary fiber 0.4 gr
• Proteins 2.7 gr
• Magnesium 12 gr