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Gofio escaldado
Toasted grain flour paste in broth
Gofio escaldado: Canarian toasted-grain flour scalded with hot broth into a soft, minty paste
Gofio, flour ground from toasted maize or wheat, has fed the Canary Islands since before the Spanish arrived, and a bowl of escaldado is its simplest, most comforting form. Hot broth is beaten into the gofio until it turns into a soft, savoury paste flecked with mint, eaten by scooping it up on chunks of raw red onion. In fishing towns the broth is usually fish stock left from a sancocho; this version uses vegetable broth so it is vegan. Pure maize gofio is gluten free, but most blends contain wheat, so check the bag. Chef's tip: add the broth gradually while you beat, as dumping it in at once makes stubborn lumps.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ onionfinely chopped
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 ripe tomatograted
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 pinch saffron threads
- 1 sprig fresh mintplus a few chopped leaves
- ½ tsp salt
To serve
- 1 red onioncut into wedges for scooping
- 4 tbsp mojo picón or mojo verde (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat the 2 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and cook the ½ onion for 5 minutes until soft. Add the 2 cloves garlic and 1 ripe tomato and cook for 3 minutes until saucy.
8 minStep 2: Pour in the 3 cups vegetable broth with the 1 pinch saffron threads, 1 sprig fresh mint sprig and ½ tsp salt. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes, then remove the mint sprig.
6 minStep 3: Put the 7 oz gofio (toasted maize or wheat flour) in a bowl. Ladle in the hot broth a little at a time, beating hard with a wooden spoon or fork, until it becomes a soft, smooth paste like thick mashed potato. A common mistake is using lukewarm broth; it must be boiling hot to scald the flour and give a silky texture.
4 minStep 4: Stir in the chopped mint, taste for salt and serve warm with wedges of 1 red onion for scooping and 4 tbsp mojo picón or mojo verde if you like.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Fibre
- 7 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does gofio escaldado take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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