Many rural Ecuadorans feed their families with the produce from their own farms; production of these subsistence crops, including corn (maize), potatoes, beans, and cassava (manioc), is important but not accurately reflected in official figures.
1 Mix the crushed garlic, cumin, salt and pepper together to make a marinade for the meat. 2 Rub the garlic cumin marinade on the thin steaks and marinate for a couple of hours. 3 Grill, broil, or fry the steaks over high heat to desired doneness. 4 Serve the steaks with a crispy fried egg or two on top and accompanied by rice, homemade fries, fried ripe plantains, tomato and onion curtido, lettuce, cucumber slices, avocado slices and aji criollo.