Full of taste and colors, rich and exciting, Latin American food is really popular all over the world. Every area has its own traditional dishes, mainly made using seasonal local ingredients. Here are some simple to prepare but really tasty Latin American cooking recipes to make in your own kitchen.
There are several types of empanadas, and one of the most popular comes from Brazil. This filled, deep fried pastry is delicious, and it is quite easy to prepare. For the dough, you need three cups of all purpose flour, salt, teaspoon of turmeric, six tablespoons butter and six tablespoons shortening, maybe one half cup beer and one egg. Mix dry ingredients, add butter and make the dough adding beer and egg. The dough needs to rest for 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.
Make thin rounds of your dough and place the filling on each piece. Brush edges with egg yolk and seal them in half. You can use fork to do that. Fry empanadas in deep oil, preheated on 190 degrees. These tasty empanadas may be served hot or cold, as snacks or as a side dish.
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.
Churro is Latin American doughnut, sometimes called Spanish doughnut. This simple but delicious snack is cheap, easily prepared and tastes great when hot or cold. All you need is flour, salt, sugar, vegetable oil and cinnamon, and maybe fifteen minutes of your time.
Put everything but flour in a bowl and leave it to boil. Then you have to add all flour in it and stir until it forms a ball of dough. Make long strips of dough using pastry bag and deep fry them until they become golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Roll each Churro in the mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
There are several types of empanadas, and one of the most popular comes from Brazil. This filled, deep fried pastry is delicious, and it is quite easy to prepare. For the dough, you need three cups of all purpose flour, salt, teaspoon of turmeric, six tablespoons butter and six tablespoons shortening, maybe one half cup beer and one egg. Mix dry ingredients, add butter and make the dough adding beer and egg. The dough needs to rest for 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.
Make thin rounds of your dough and place the filling on each piece. Brush edges with egg yolk and seal them in half. You can use fork to do that. Fry empanadas in deep oil, preheated on 190 degrees. These tasty empanadas may be served hot or cold, as snacks or as a side dish.
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.
Churro is Latin American doughnut, sometimes called Spanish doughnut. This simple but delicious snack is cheap, easily prepared and tastes great when hot or cold. All you need is flour, salt, sugar, vegetable oil and cinnamon, and maybe fifteen minutes of your time.
Put everything but flour in a bowl and leave it to boil. Then you have to add all flour in it and stir until it forms a ball of dough. Make long strips of dough using pastry bag and deep fry them until they become golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Roll each Churro in the mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
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