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.
For the filling, you need to saute one small diced onion with two diced tomatoes and one can of hearts of palms in two tablespoons of butter. Pour in two spoons of Sherry and add one tablespoon of tomato paste. After two minutes, add half pound of cleaned and diced shrimps. Season it with salt and freshly 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.
Cuban sandwich is truly a whole meal. Some people put mayo, ketchup or some other ingredients there, but here is the original recipe. First, you need two slices of hard crust Cuban bread. If you don't have it, use French bread instead. Prepare yellow mustard, not Dijon or some other type, slices of pickles, roast pork, ham and Swiss cheese. One portion usually contains four slices of each ingredient, but the point is to place it in a sandwich press for maybe five minutes, with or without butter.
Tasty and creamy coconut rice is another popular dish you can easily prepare. You will need some long grain rice, the same amount of water and coconut milk, sugar, a little bit of salt, raisins and crispy coconut flakes. Coconut flakes are best when toasted.
Cook rice in water, sugar and coconut milk. When water evaporates, cover the saucepan and cook on the lowest temperature for approximately twenty minutes. Remove from heat, add raisins, stir and cover the saucepan again. Sprinkle with toasted, crispy coconut flakes.
Churro, or Spanish doughnut, is widely popular snack. It is easy to prepare and really tasty. There are numerous recipes for preparing it, and here is one of them. You will need two cups of flour, some salt, three or four tablespoons of sugar and the same amount of vegetable oil for the dough.
Cook sugar, salt and oil in two cups of water. Remove from heat and stir in flour, until the ball of dough is formed. Make strips of the dough using your pastry bag, and deep fry until golden. Mix one cup of sugar with cinnamon and roll drained churros in this mixture. You will positively enjoy in these simple snacks.
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.
For the filling, you need to saute one small diced onion with two diced tomatoes and one can of hearts of palms in two tablespoons of butter. Pour in two spoons of Sherry and add one tablespoon of tomato paste. After two minutes, add half pound of cleaned and diced shrimps. Season it with salt and freshly 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.
Cuban sandwich is truly a whole meal. Some people put mayo, ketchup or some other ingredients there, but here is the original recipe. First, you need two slices of hard crust Cuban bread. If you don't have it, use French bread instead. Prepare yellow mustard, not Dijon or some other type, slices of pickles, roast pork, ham and Swiss cheese. One portion usually contains four slices of each ingredient, but the point is to place it in a sandwich press for maybe five minutes, with or without butter.
Tasty and creamy coconut rice is another popular dish you can easily prepare. You will need some long grain rice, the same amount of water and coconut milk, sugar, a little bit of salt, raisins and crispy coconut flakes. Coconut flakes are best when toasted.
Cook rice in water, sugar and coconut milk. When water evaporates, cover the saucepan and cook on the lowest temperature for approximately twenty minutes. Remove from heat, add raisins, stir and cover the saucepan again. Sprinkle with toasted, crispy coconut flakes.
Churro, or Spanish doughnut, is widely popular snack. It is easy to prepare and really tasty. There are numerous recipes for preparing it, and here is one of them. You will need two cups of flour, some salt, three or four tablespoons of sugar and the same amount of vegetable oil for the dough.
Cook sugar, salt and oil in two cups of water. Remove from heat and stir in flour, until the ball of dough is formed. Make strips of the dough using your pastry bag, and deep fry until golden. Mix one cup of sugar with cinnamon and roll drained churros in this mixture. You will positively enjoy in these simple snacks.
