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Chilean Changles with Noodles — Homemade Wild Coral Mushroom Pasta Recipe

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Bowl of noodles with sauteed changles coral mushrooms, bell peppers, and onion

Versión en Español Chilean changles con fideos is a southern country dish of changles, wild coral mushrooms, sauteed with onion, bell peppers, garlic, and oregano, seasoned with soy sauce, and tossed with spaghetti. It takes 20 minutes of preparation plus 30 minutes of cooking and serves 4 people. It is a classic of rural cooking in southern Chile, especially in La Araucania and Los Rios, showing off changles, wild mushrooms that sprout in the native…

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Desserts

Chilean Calugas — Homemade Soft Caramels with Condensed Milk Recipe

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Homemade Chilean calugas, soft caramels cut and wrapped in wax paper

Versión en Español Chilean calugas are soft, rectangular caramels made by caramelizing white and brown sugar, then cooking it with butter, condensed milk, and vanilla until thick, setting it overnight, and cutting it into squares. They take 12 hours of setting plus 30 minutes of cooking and serve 8 people. They are an easy homemade candy loved by children and adults, and you can customize them with nuts or cocoa. How to Make Chilean Calugas?…

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Soups

Chilean Locro Falso — Homemade Andean Vegetable Stew Recipe

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Hot Chilean locro falso with potatoes, squash, and corn in a deep clay bowl

Versión en Español Chilean locro falso is a meatless Andean style vegetable stew of potatoes, squash, green beans, peas, carrot, and celery simmered with oregano and cumin, then enriched with a sofrito of onion, tomato, corn, and aji de color and finished with grated Parmesan. It takes 60 minutes of preparation plus 45 minutes of cooking and serves 6 people. The word locro comes from the Quechua ruqru or luqru, meaning stew, a hearty dish…

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Sandwiches

Chilean Completo — Homemade Hot Dog with Sauerkraut Recipe

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Two Chilean completos with hot dog sausage, tomato, sauerkraut, and mayonnaise on a board

Versión en Español The Chilean completo is a hot dog in a long soft bun loaded with diced tomato, sauerkraut, salsa americana, and a generous layer of mayonnaise, the best selling sandwich in the fuentes de soda and street carts of Santiago. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 10 minutes of cooking and makes 4 completos for 2 people. It is the most traditional of the almost 50 topping combinations that exist for this…

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Sauces

Creamy Morel Sauce for Meat — Homemade Salsa de Morchellas Recipe

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Creamy morel mushroom sauce served over a cut of meat

Versión en Español Salsa de morchellas is a creamy sauce of morel mushrooms sauteed with shallot in butter, reduced with dry white wine and vegetable stock, and finished with heavy cream, made to serve over grilled or roasted meat. It takes 15 minutes of preparation plus 25 minutes of cooking and serves 6 people. It is a classic of European cooking that has found a special place on Chilean tables thanks to its elegant character…

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Soups

Chilean Magallanes Lamb Cazuela — Homemade Cazuela de Cordero Recipe

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Magallanes lamb cazuela with potatoes, squash, and broth in a traditional clay pot

Versión en Español Chilean cazuela de cordero magallanica is a hearty lamb soup from the Magallanes region in which lamb pieces are simmered into a clear broth and cooked with potatoes, carrots, squash, green beans, celery, and bell pepper, finished with a little rice and fresh cilantro. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 2 hours of cooking and serves 6 people. It is an emblematic dish of Magallanes, especially Punta Arenas, where cold weather…

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Beverages

Chilean Chuflay — Homemade Aguardiente and Soda Cocktail Recipe

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Chilean chuflay cocktail, aguardiente topped with soda in a tall glass with ice

Versión en Español The Chilean chuflay is a simple highball of aguardiente topped with a sweet soda, traditionally Bilz, or with grenadine, served over ice in a tall glass. It takes 5 minutes to prepare and makes 1 drink. It was born from an old infusion of fruit such as watermelon in aguardiente or pisco, and today it is mixed with all kinds of sodas. How to Make a Chilean Chuflay? According to the Chilean…

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Main Dishes

Chilean Grilled Lomo Liso — Homemade Strip Loin Steak Recipe

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Chilean lomo liso a la parrilla, grilled sirloin cut into juicy steaks with coarse salt

Versión en Español Chilean lomo liso a la parrilla is beef strip loin cut into thick steaks, brushed with oil, seasoned with coarse grilling salt, and cooked over charcoal until juicy. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 30 minutes of grilling and serves 6 people. It is a classic, easy barbecue cut, tender and juicy, to enjoy with family or friends any day of the week. How to Make Chilean Grilled Lomo Liso? You…

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Appetizers

Homemade Duchess Potatoes — Papas Duquesas Recipe

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Homemade duchess potatoes, fried mashed potato balls crisp outside and creamy inside

Versión en Español Papas duquesas, or duchess potatoes, are small balls of mashed potato enriched with butter and egg yolks, rolled in flour and fried until golden, crisp outside and creamy inside. They take 20 minutes of preparation plus 30 minutes of cooking and serve 4 people. This classic side of French origin has spread around the world, and in Chile it is a great way to use the country’s wide variety of excellent native…

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Main Dishes

Chilean Ninos Envueltos — Homemade Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe

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Chilean ninos envueltos, cabbage rolls stuffed with ground beef and rice in tomato sauce

Versión en Español Chilean ninos envueltos are blanched cabbage leaves rolled around a filling of ground beef and fluffy rice seasoned with onion, garlic, oregano, and aji de color, served covered in warm tomato sauce. They take 45 minutes of preparation plus 30 minutes of cooking and serve 4 people. They are a classic of Chilean home cooking with many family variations, a nostalgic, comforting, and budget friendly lunch. How to Make Chilean Ninos Envueltos?…

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