Versión en Español Argentine vitel toné is beef eye of round simmered gently with onion, carrot, and bay leaf for 80 to 90 minutes, cooled, sliced thin, and covered with a tonnato sauce of olive oil tuna, anchovies, mayonnaise, cream, lemon juice, and white pepper, garnished with capers, hard boiled egg, and parsley and chilled for 4 hours. It takes 45 minutes of preparation and 90 minutes of cooking, plus chilling, and serves 8. A…
Versión en Español Homemade ginger beer is a lightly fizzy drink made by simmering grated ginger with sugar in water, adding lemon juice and peel, straining, topping up with water, and fermenting with a pinch of dry yeast in a sealed bottle for 24 to 48 hours before chilling. It takes 15 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking, plus fermentation, and serves 8. A spicy, refreshing, naturally fermented drink with less than 0.5%…
Versión en Español Homemade potato bread rolls, or pan de papas, are made from wheat flour, mashed potato, milk, water, lard, egg, sugar, salt, and dry yeast, kneaded for 15 minutes, risen until doubled, shaped into rolls, risen again, brushed with egg, and baked at 180°C (356°F) for 20 minutes. They take 30 minutes of preparation plus rising time and 20 minutes of baking, and make 6 rolls. Soft and fluffy, they are ideal for…
Versión en Español Gluten free pan de pascua is Chile’s Christmas fruitcake made with almond flour, rice flour, and cornstarch bound with xanthan gum, enriched with eggs, butter, milk, and sugar, leavened with dry yeast, and studded with candied fruit, walnuts, and raisins soaked in rum with clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, and instant coffee, then baked at 180°C (356°F) for 40 minutes. It takes 80 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of baking, and serves 12.…
Versión en Español Homemade pistachio cream is shelled pistachios processed with olive oil and a pinch of salt into a fine paste, then sweetened with powdered sugar and loosened with whole milk until smooth. It takes 10 minutes, needs no cooking, and makes 8 servings. A vibrant green spread for desserts, toast, or chocolate fillings, without the additives of store bought creams. How to Make Pistachio Cream? Shelled pistachios and olive oil are processed into…
Versión en Español Chilean country pâté, or paté de campo, is diced pork and chicken browned in oil, ground with onion and garlic sautéed with thyme, rosemary, bay leaf, and white wine, blended with butter, cream, and eggs, and baked in a water bath at 180°C (356°F) for about 1 hour, then chilled. It takes 30 minutes of preparation and 90 minutes of cooking, plus chilling, and serves 8. A traditional recipe that evokes Chilean…
Versión en Español Teriyaki chicken with rice and vegetables is strips of chicken breast browned with garlic and ginger and glazed with a homemade sauce of soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, and cornstarch, served over white rice with stir fried carrot, red pepper, broccoli, and red onion and topped with toasted sesame seeds. It takes 20 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking, and serves 4. A Japanese style dish that balances sweet and…
Versión en Español Homemade kombucha is sweetened black or green tea fermented with a SCOBY and 100 ml of starter kombucha for 7 to 10 days, then bottled with fruit or herbs for a 2 to 3 day second fermentation that adds fizz. It takes 30 minutes of preparation and about 10 days of fermentation, and makes 4 servings. A fermented tea with ancient roots in northeastern China, lightly sour, naturally fizzy, and full of…
Versión en Español Fresh strawberry juice, or jugo de frutilla natural, is hulled strawberries blended for about a minute with purified water, a little sugar, and optional lemon juice, optionally strained, and served over ice. It takes 10 minutes, needs no cooking, and serves 4. A refreshing homemade drink that keeps the natural sweetness of the fruit with a bright citrus touch. How to Make Chilean Strawberry Juice? All you need is fresh strawberries, water,…
Versión en Español Blue cheese sauce for steak is a creamy sauce made by softening garlic in butter, adding heavy cream, and melting in crumbled blue cheese over low heat for about 5 minutes, then seasoning with black pepper and a pinch of nutmeg and simmering until slightly thick. It takes 5 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking, and serves 4. A rich, velvety sauce for grilled beef, gourmet burgers, or roasted vegetables,…