COUNTRY: EL SALVADOR
Sopa de patas or mondongo (a classic salvadoran soup)
10p |
120min. |
Ingredients: 1 large cows feet or 2 small ones
12 cups of cold water
1 large onion
3 cloves of garlic
2 green peppers
2 tablespoons of achiote (annatto) or beef broth
Aromatic herbs
4 tomatoes, salt and pep... | Instructions: Wash the cows feet with lemon and salt, leave for 15 minutes. Flush again until the odor is removed, if it persists, ...
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Pollo encebollado (salvadoran chicken simmered with onions)
4p |
60min. |
Ingredients: Chicken cut into serving pieces
2-3 pounds oil
3 tablespoons
Onions, sliced thinly
3 cups each water or stock
1 cup white wine
1/2 cup bay leaf
Salt and pepper... | Instructions: Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil in a large sauté pan or Dutch oven over medium-high flame.
Brown the chicken pieces, ...
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Horchata de arroz (sweet rice beverage)
Vegetarian |
8p |
30min. |
Ingredients: 2 cups rice
6 cups water
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla... | Instructions: Soak the rice overnight in 3 cups of the water.
Add the rice, soaking water and cinnamon to a blender and puree until smooth, 2-3 minutes.
Strain into a pitcher through a fine-meshed sieve or several layers of cheesecloth. There s...
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Tamales de elote (fresh corncakes)
Vegetarian |
12p |
80min. |
Ingredients: 12-15 corn husks for wrapping
1/4 cup lard
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups masa harina
1 cup warm water
2 teaspoons salt
2-3 ears corn on the cob ... | Instructions: Add the cornhusks to a large pot. Pour boiling water over them and let them soak for at least 30 minutes to make them pliable.
Add the...
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Pupusas (stuffed flatbread)
4p |
30min. |
Ingredients: 2 cups masa harina
1 cup warm water
1 cup filling (for example, cheese, chicharrones (fried pork), or refried beans)... | Instructions: In a large bowl, mix together the masa harina and water and knead well.
Knead in more water, one tablespoonful at a time, if needed to make a moist, yet firm dough. (It should not crack at the ed...
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Pastel de tres leches (three milks cake)
Vegetarian |
8p |
70min. |
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup, or 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
5 eggs, room temperature
1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup whole milk
1 cup swee... | Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease and flour a 8x11-inch baking pan.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a large m...
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Yucca sancochada (boiled cassava)
4p |
30min. |
Ingredients: 1 medium yucca
4 cups of water
1 teaspoon of salt
2 garlic cloves
Pepescas or pork rinds (to taste)
1/4 cabbage
1 carrot
1 green pepper
1 onion (sliced)
1/4 teaspoon oregano... | Instructions: Cut the cassava into large pieces and boil them in water with salt and garlic. Remove from the heat once they are soft, then cut into s...
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Soup salvadoran style
6p |
90min. |
Ingredients: 2 lbs. lean beef meat, in cubes
3 slices bacon, chopped
1 cup chick peas, if dried soak the night before
1 lb. pork meat in cubes
1 banana in pieces
1 chile, unpeeled
1 cayote, in pieces (a type... | Instructions: In a large saucepan place the beef meat and cover with cold water.
Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to ta...
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Curtido (cabbage salad)
Vegetarian |
4p |
15min. |
Ingredients: 1/2 head cabbage, shredded
1 carrot, peeled and grated
4 cups boiling water
3 scallions, minced
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes... | Instructions: Place the cabbage and carrots in a large heat-proof bowl.
Pour the boiling water into the bowl to cover the cabbage ...
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Fish ceviche
6p |
30min. |
Ingredients: 5 pounds of fish (preferably corvina or snapper)
2 hot peppers
Salt
2 cups of lemon juice
3 chopped onions
Vegetable oil to taste... | Instructions: Remove the skin and bones from the corvina. Then cut the raw fish into small pieces being careful not to leave any bones.
Place in a glass bowls or pyrex (no metal) and add the onion...
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Salsa roja (tomato sauce)
Vegetarian |
6p |
30min. |
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 serrano or jalapeño chile pepper, chopped
2 cups tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 teaspoons dried oregano
Salt an... | Instructions: Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium flame.
Add the onion, garlic and chile and sauté for 2-3 minutes, or until...
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Curtido salvadoreno (spanish cabbage salad)
Vegetarian |
6p |
15min. |
Ingredients: 1 medium head cabbage, chopped
2 small carrots, grated
1 small onion, sliced
1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper (optional)
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon brown ... | Instructions: Blanch the cabbage with boiling water for 1 minute. Discard the water.
Place the cabbage in a large bowl and add gr...
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Torta maria luisa (jam-filled layer cake)
Vegetarian |
6p |
60min. |
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon orange, zest only
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup orange j... | Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
Sift the flour and baking powder together ...
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Carne asada (grilled steak)
4p |
30min. |
Ingredients: 2-3 pounds flank or skirt steak
1-2 onions, thinly sliced
2-3 oranges, juice only
Salt and pepper to season
1/4 cup oil... | Instructions: In a large stainless steel or glass bowl, mix the meat with the onions, orange juice, salt, pepper and oil.
Cover and marinate at least 1 hour, or better yet overnight.
Start a good fire ...
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Flan de leche (caramel custard)
Vegetarian |
6p |
80min. |
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar (for caramel)
1/4 cup water (for caramel)
4 eggs, beaten
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened, condensed milk
2 cups whole milk or water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sugar... | Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Place the 1 cup sugar and water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and stir to dissolve the sugar.
Place over medi...
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Atol de elote (corn beverage)
Vegetarian |
4p |
40min. |
Ingredients: 6 to 7 ears yellow corn on the cob
4 cups water
1/3 cup sugar, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 to 4 teaspoons cornstarch (optional)
Ground cinnamon, for garnish... | Instructions: Using a sharp knife, carefully cut enough kernels off the corn cobs to make 3 to 3 1/2 cups. Then scrape the cobs with a knife to remove all their milk...
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El salvador chicken
8p |
200min. |
Ingredients: 2 (2 ½ lbs) chickens cut into pieces
Salt and lemon juice
Pinch of oregano
½ teaspoon achiote paste
½ vinegar
Pinch cumin
5 garlic cloves, crushed
2 medium onions, finely s... | Instructions: Season chicken with salt and lemon juice.
In a bowl put salt, oregano, achoite, vinegar, cumin and garlic, mix well...
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Red kidney bean soup
4p |
30min. |
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked red kidney beans
2 cups beef broth
2 ½ slices bacon, chopped
2 tablespoon onion, chopped
½ cup whipping cream
Worcestershire sauce... | Instructions: In a saucepan put the cooked beans and the broth, cooked covered for 10 minutes and cool.
Liquefy in the blender and pour again into the saucepan.
In ...
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Fried yucca
4p |
30min. |
Ingredients: 1 medium yucca
4 cups of water
1 teaspoon of salt
2 garlic cloves
Fried Pepescas (diminute salty fish) or pork rinds (to taste)
1/4 cabbage
1 carrot
1 green pepper
1 onion (sliced)
1/4 teaspo... | Instructions: Cut the cassava into large pieces and boil them in water with salt and garlic. Remove from the heat once they are sof...
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Plátanos fritos (fried ripe plantains)
Vegetarian |
4p |
20min. |
Ingredients: 4 ripe plantains (plátanos maduros), peeled, cut in half crosswise, then lengthwise
Oil for frying... | Instructions: Heat about 1/2-inch of oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Add the plantains, a few pieces at a time, and sauté until lightly browned. Turn and sauté the second side.
Remove to a paper-towel-lined plate and repea...
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