Versión en Español Chilean corvina with sea urchin sauce is a coastal classic that brings together two of Chile’s finest seafood products in a single, intensely flavored dish. Oven-baked corvina fillets are served under a velvety sauce of blended sea urchin tongues, white wine, cognac, and cream — a preparation that is both luxurious and deeply rooted in Chilean fishing culture. The recipe serves 6 people and comes together in under 50 minutes. Sea urchin…

Make authentic Chilean grilled octopus (pulpo a la parrilla) with quinoa pesto. Tender, smoky, and ready in under 2 hours. Serves 6.

Versión en Español Chilean shrimp and cheese empanadas are made by preparing a soft wheat dough with lard, warm milk, and baking powder, filling circles of rolled dough with flash-cooked shrimp, chunks of mantecoso cheese, and merkén, sealing the edges, and baking at 200°C for 15 minutes or frying in oil at 160°C until golden. The result is a bubbling, crispy pastry with molten cheese and tender shrimp inside. Prep takes 40 minutes, cooking 30…

Versión en Español Chilean baked corvina (corvina al horno) is made by marinating corvina fillets in white wine, dill, salt, and pepper for 60 minutes, then baking them on a bed of tomato slices with sautéed garlic and onion, covered in foil, at 180°C for 45 minutes — a light, aromatic Pacific fish dish that serves 4 people in just over an hour. Corvina is one of the most prized white fish along the Chilean…

Versión en Español Chilean french fries in lard (papas fritas en manteca de chancho) are made by cutting firm potatoes into 1 cm sticks, rinsing off excess starch, drying them, frying in pork lard at 140°C for 5 to 6 minutes, cooling completely, then frying a second time at 180°C for 1 to 2 minutes until golden and crispy — salted immediately off the heat, they serve 6 people in under 65 minutes. The double-fry…

Versión en Español Chilean chunchules with toasted flour are made by cleaning and braiding beef intestines, pre-cooking them in water with garlic and salt for 45 minutes, coating them in seasoned harina tostada (toasted wheat flour), and pan-frying them in oil at 160°C until golden and crispy on both sides — a traditional Chilean offal dish ready in 75 minutes that serves 4 people. A staple of Chilean asado culture and criollo home cooking, chunchules…

Versión en Español Chilean lamb chops with corn pastelera (chuletas de cordero con pastelera de choclo) are made by marinating a rack of lamb with merkén, garlic, and olive oil for 3 hours, searing the chops in a hot pan until golden, and serving them over a creamy corn pastelera with a Carménère wine reduction — a Chilean celebration dish that serves 6 people. The combination of seared lamb, sweet corn paste, and a spiced…

Versión en Español Chilean cancato de merluza austral is made by seasoning southern hake fillets with salt, pepper, and lemon, then layering sliced onion, cheese, tomato, and smoked longaniza on top, seasoning with merkén, oregano, and thyme, and baking covered at 180°C for 30 minutes — ready in 60 minutes total and serving 4 people. A typical dish of southern Chilean and Chiloé cuisine, cancato de merluza austral combines the freshness of Pacific-caught hake with…

Versión en Español Quechua Pachamanka is an ancestral Andean earth oven preparation made by marinating lamb, beef, and pork overnight in garlic, oregano, and beer, then layering the meats with potatoes, sweet potato, fava beans, and sweet humitas over volcanic stones heated until red-hot in a sealed underground pit — cooked for 90 minutes and serving 6 people. One of the oldest and most symbolic dishes of the Andes, pachamanka — from the Quechua words…

Versión en Español Papas con chuchoca is a traditional Chilean potato and dried corn stew made by sautéing onion, garlic, and paprika in lard and butter, simmering quartered potatoes and squash until tender, then adding chuchoca (coarse dried corn) in a slow stream while mashing the vegetables slightly — ready in about 60 minutes and serving 5 people. One of the most beloved dishes in Chilean home cooking, papas con chuchoca is a budget-friendly, deeply…