Latin American food is rich, colorful, robust and flavorful, in short, fun to explore. This region includes Caribbean and Mexico and South and Central America, and every part has its traditional dishes. Latin American cooking recipes are inventive in every single part, and here are some traditional ones you will surely enjoy in.
Easy to prepare but really delicious Brazilian empanadas are definitely something you should start with. First you need to make a dough. Mix together three cups flour, ten tablespoons of butter, a little bit of salt and turmeric and six tablespoons of shortening. Add one egg and a half cup of beer and make the dough. Leave it to rest for at least fifteen minutes.
Now you have to prepare the filling. Saute one diced onion on two tablespoons of butter, add one can of diced palm hearts and two small diced tomatoes. After few minutes, add some Sherry and one spoon of tomato paste. When it is done, add peeled and diced shrimp, maybe one half pound. Add some salt and fresh ground pepper.
Flatten the dough and cut it into three-inch rounds. Place a small spoon of filling on each, brush the edges with mixed egg yolk and fold in half. Seal the edges with your fingers or use a fork. Preheat the oil on 190 degrees of Celsius and deep fry each empanada for maybe four minutes.
There are so many varieties of famous Cuban sandwiches. Although, today is quite common to put salad, mayonnaise or even ketchup in there. In fact, real ones are much simpler. Traditional recipe contains four slices of ham and roast pork, three slices of cheese, Cuban bread with hard crust, yellow mustard and pickle slices. French bread can be used instead, if you cannot find Cuban bread.
Coconut rice is another traditional dish that is easy to prepare and tastes really great. You will need two cups of long grain rice, the same amount of water, one can of coconut milk, one or two tablespoons of sugar, some salt, half cup of good raisins and the same amount of toasted coconut flakes.
Mix together sugar, salt, rice, water and coconut milk. Stir occasionally until water evaporates. Set on the lowest temperature, cover the saucepan and continue cooking for another twenty minutes. Use a fork to mix in raisins, remove from the heat and leave it rest for a while. Sprinkle with coconut flakes and serve hot or cold.
A type of doughnut called Churro is one really popular snack. There are so many different recipes for preparing it, and all are really simple. All you need is two cups of flour, water, salt, some sugar, according to your taste and four spoons of vegetable oil, and some salt.
Place three spoons of sugar, some salt and three spoons of vegetable oil in a saucepan and let it boil. Pour in two cups of flour and stir until you get a ball of dough. Make long strips using pastry bag. Fry in hot vegetable oil, until golden and drain on kitchen towels. Roll each doughnut in the mixture of cinnamon and sugar, and that's it. Simple, funny and delicious.
Easy to prepare but really delicious Brazilian empanadas are definitely something you should start with. First you need to make a dough. Mix together three cups flour, ten tablespoons of butter, a little bit of salt and turmeric and six tablespoons of shortening. Add one egg and a half cup of beer and make the dough. Leave it to rest for at least fifteen minutes.
Now you have to prepare the filling. Saute one diced onion on two tablespoons of butter, add one can of diced palm hearts and two small diced tomatoes. After few minutes, add some Sherry and one spoon of tomato paste. When it is done, add peeled and diced shrimp, maybe one half pound. Add some salt and fresh ground pepper.
Flatten the dough and cut it into three-inch rounds. Place a small spoon of filling on each, brush the edges with mixed egg yolk and fold in half. Seal the edges with your fingers or use a fork. Preheat the oil on 190 degrees of Celsius and deep fry each empanada for maybe four minutes.
There are so many varieties of famous Cuban sandwiches. Although, today is quite common to put salad, mayonnaise or even ketchup in there. In fact, real ones are much simpler. Traditional recipe contains four slices of ham and roast pork, three slices of cheese, Cuban bread with hard crust, yellow mustard and pickle slices. French bread can be used instead, if you cannot find Cuban bread.
Coconut rice is another traditional dish that is easy to prepare and tastes really great. You will need two cups of long grain rice, the same amount of water, one can of coconut milk, one or two tablespoons of sugar, some salt, half cup of good raisins and the same amount of toasted coconut flakes.
Mix together sugar, salt, rice, water and coconut milk. Stir occasionally until water evaporates. Set on the lowest temperature, cover the saucepan and continue cooking for another twenty minutes. Use a fork to mix in raisins, remove from the heat and leave it rest for a while. Sprinkle with coconut flakes and serve hot or cold.
A type of doughnut called Churro is one really popular snack. There are so many different recipes for preparing it, and all are really simple. All you need is two cups of flour, water, salt, some sugar, according to your taste and four spoons of vegetable oil, and some salt.
Place three spoons of sugar, some salt and three spoons of vegetable oil in a saucepan and let it boil. Pour in two cups of flour and stir until you get a ball of dough. Make long strips using pastry bag. Fry in hot vegetable oil, until golden and drain on kitchen towels. Roll each doughnut in the mixture of cinnamon and sugar, and that's it. Simple, funny and delicious.
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