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title: "Homemade Mapuche Pine Nut (Piñones) Soup Recipe"
description: "This pine nut soup recipe is an ancestral Mapuche preparation originally made on a grinding stone. It's very nutritious, tasty, and smooth to the palate."
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date: 2023-12-19
modified: 2024-01-12
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# Homemade Mapuche Pine Nut (Piñones) Soup Recipe

[Versión en Español](https://comidaschilenas.com/receta-de-sopa-de-pinones/)

![Homemade Mapuche Pine Nut Soup Recipe](https://www.chileanfoodrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Homemade-Mapuche-Pine-Nut-Soup-Recipe.jpg)*Homemade Mapuche Pine Nut Soup Recipe*

This pine nut soup recipe is an ancestral Mapuche preparation originally made on a grinding stone. It’s very nutritious, tasty, and smooth to the palate.

## How to make Pine Nut Soup?

Particularly prepared in autumn, the season of abundant pine nuts, or during winter, this soup is rich in proteins and calories.

## Nutritional Information

**Category:** Soups

**Cuisine:** Mapuche

**Calories:** 350

**Preparation:** 60 minutes

**Cooking:** 2 hours

**Servings:** 4 people

## Chilean Pine Nut Soup Recipe

### Ingredients

- 1 kg of pine nuts
- 400 ml of boiled water
- 200 ml of milk
- 1 teaspoon of oil
- ½ onion
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Merkén
- Salt
- Pepper

### Preparation

1. Thoroughly wash the pine nuts in cold water and cook them covered in boiling water with a bit of salt for about 2 hours or until they begin to open. Keep them submerged and add more water if necessary. Filter, cool for a few minutes, and peel them while warm by pressing from the base. Set aside.
2. Finely chop the onion and sauté in a small skillet for about 5 minutes, stirring until soft and translucent. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
3. Add the pine nuts to a blender or immersion blender and grind until smooth. Add the sautéed onion, water, and milk gradually, continuing to blend until you achieve a smooth and medium-consistency soup.
4. Pour the mixture into a pot and heat over medium heat for a few minutes without letting it boil. Check and adjust seasoning if necessary.
5. Serve the pine nut soup immediately, hot, garnished with chopped fresh parsley on the surface, a pinch of merkén, and optionally accompanied by Mapuche catutos.

## Benefits of consuming Pine Nuts

Chilean pine nuts are rich in vitamin E, which helps regulate the functioning of our immune system and boosts our defenses.

They are a source of essential fatty acids such as Omega 6 and Omega 3, which help take care of our cardiovascular system and regulate LDL cholesterol.

## Did you know?

Chilean pine nuts are the fruit of the Araucaria, a native tree of the sub-Antarctic forests of South America. They are highly valued in Chilean and Mapuche culture and used in various culinary preparations, both sweet and savory.

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