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.
Cuban sandwiches are highly popular, but people mostly add jalapenos and mayonnaise in them today. Traditional Cuban sandwiches don't contain such ingredients. You will need two slices of Cuban or French bread, yellow mustard, four pickle slices, four slices of ham and four slices of roast pork, and three slices of Swiss cheese. Put it in a sandwich press. You can add some butter as well.
Coconut rice is really simple recipe to try. This traditional dish is prepared quickly, and you will love it. You will need only few simple ingredients, including two cups of rice and water, one can of coconut milk, two spoons of sugar, some salt and a half cup of raisins and some coconut flakes for decoration, preferably toasted. Long grain rice is usually used for this dessert.
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.
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.
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.
Cuban sandwiches are highly popular, but people mostly add jalapenos and mayonnaise in them today. Traditional Cuban sandwiches don't contain such ingredients. You will need two slices of Cuban or French bread, yellow mustard, four pickle slices, four slices of ham and four slices of roast pork, and three slices of Swiss cheese. Put it in a sandwich press. You can add some butter as well.
Coconut rice is really simple recipe to try. This traditional dish is prepared quickly, and you will love it. You will need only few simple ingredients, including two cups of rice and water, one can of coconut milk, two spoons of sugar, some salt and a half cup of raisins and some coconut flakes for decoration, preferably toasted. Long grain rice is usually used for this dessert.
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.
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.
