World Flavors Cookbook

Mote de Queso

Name: Mote de Queso
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: 4 lbs yam (ñame espino); 1 lb Costeño cheese (salty); Garlic, onion, lime; Whey (suero costeño)

A thick yam and cheese soup from the Caribbean savannahs, flavored with garlic and lemon.

Cuisine: Colombia

Ingredients

4 lbs yam (ñame espino)
1 lb Costeño cheese (salty)
Garlic, onion, lime
Whey (suero costeño)

Instructions

1. Boil yam until it breaks down and thickens the water. 2. Add sautéed garlic and onions. 3. Stir in cubes of cheese just before serving. 4. Finish with a squeeze of lime and suero.