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Soyo (Paraguay)
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Soyo is a thick soup of meat crushed in a mortar, seasoned with several spices and vegetables.
It is a meal that is always found in the traditional Paraguayan cooking and as all the others, has an important caloric value.
Even though it used to be considered as a meal only eaten by the people of scarce resources, it has become extraordinarily popular in every social stratum in Paraguay
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words for “meat” (so’o) and “crushed” (josopyré). The literal translation is “crushed meat”.
When the meat is not crushed and instead it is boiled in the soup chopped in little pieces, it called “so’o josopy ita’y”, which it’s interpreted as curdle soup. In this case, it means that the meal is obviously less tasteful that the original version.
, oil or grease, onion
, sweet red pepper, tomato
, scallion, flour (just a little), salt
, oregano
and parsley.
, tomato
, sweet red pepper and scallion in hot oil chopped in little pieces.
Then add the flour to the sauce and mixed this with the meat, rice and water. Stir continuously until it boils. Finally add the salt, oregano and parsley.
According to every person’s preference, once cooked the soup, it can be put in the blender to make it thicker.
It is a meal that is always found in the traditional Paraguayan cooking and as all the others, has an important caloric value.
Even though it used to be considered as a meal only eaten by the people of scarce resources, it has become extraordinarily popular in every social stratum in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
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Origin of the name
The word “soyo” is short for “so’o josopy”, GuaraníGuaraní language
Guaraní, specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guaraní , is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tupí–Guaraní subfamily of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay , where it is spoken by the majority of the population, and half of...
words for “meat” (so’o) and “crushed” (josopyré). The literal translation is “crushed meat”.
When the meat is not crushed and instead it is boiled in the soup chopped in little pieces, it called “so’o josopy ita’y”, which it’s interpreted as curdle soup. In this case, it means that the meal is obviously less tasteful that the original version.
Ingredients
The traditional recipe uses crushed meat, cold water, riceRice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, oil or grease, onion
Onion
The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
, sweet red pepper, tomato
Tomato
The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
, scallion, flour (just a little), salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
, oregano
Oregano
Oregano – scientifically named Origanum vulgare by Carolus Linnaeus – is a common species of Origanum, a genus of the mint family . It is native to warm-temperate western and southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region.Oregano is a perennial herb, growing from 20–80 cm tall,...
and parsley.
Preparation
The “so’o josopy” it’s prepared this way: crushing in the mortar the meat and rice or being chopped in the grinder until having formed a paste. This paste is put in a bowl with cold water and it’s stirred there. In saucepan, cook the onionOnion
The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
, tomato
Tomato
The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
, sweet red pepper and scallion in hot oil chopped in little pieces.
Then add the flour to the sauce and mixed this with the meat, rice and water. Stir continuously until it boils. Finally add the salt, oregano and parsley.
According to every person’s preference, once cooked the soup, it can be put in the blender to make it thicker.