Versión en Español Chilean pasta with avocado, or fideos con palta, is spaghetti tossed with a no cook sauce made by blending a ripe avocado with evaporated milk, grated parmesan, cilantro, and olive oil. It takes 10 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking, and serves 4. It is a fresh, creamy, and very quick meal that can be eaten hot or cold, on its own or as a side for mild chicken or…

Versión en Español Homemade soy meat burgers, or hamburguesas de carne de soya, are vegetarian patties made with rehydrated textured soy protein, a sautéed mix of onion, green bell pepper, and garlic, soy sauce, cumin, ají de color, and wheat flour as a binder, pan fried until golden. They take 45 minutes of preparation and about 10 to 20 minutes of cooking, and serve 4. They are a favorite for vegetarian and vegan diets, close…

Versión en Español Chilean osso buco in dark beer, or osobuco a la cerveza negra, is thick cross cut beef shank floured, browned, and braised slowly with onion, garlic, tomato, bay leaf, thyme, beef broth, and a stout or porter until tender, then glazed in its strained, butter enriched sauce. It takes 30 minutes of preparation and about 2 hours of cooking, and serves 4. The dark beer adds notes of coffee, chocolate, and caramel…

Versión en Español Filetitos de pollo apanado are Chilean breaded chicken tenders, dipped twice in seasoned egg and breadcrumbs and then fried or baked until golden and crisp. They take 30 minutes of preparation and up to 30 minutes of cooking, and serve 4. Easy, versatile, and loved by kids and adults alike, they work as a main course with rice or mashed potatoes, as a snack with dipping sauces, or as a filling for…

Versión en Español Filet mignon in mushroom sauce is made by wrapping 4 beef tenderloin medallions with bacon, searing them in olive oil and butter for about 3 minutes per side, sautéing garlic and onion, adding sliced mushrooms and red wine, stirring in cream, and finishing the medallions in the sauce for 5 to 10 minutes to the desired doneness. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 30 minutes of cooking and serves 4 people.…

Versión en Español Potato gnocchi, or ñoquis de papas, are made by boiling 1 kg of unpeeled potatoes for about 20 minutes, peeling and mashing them, mixing in 1 egg, salt, a pinch of nutmeg, and about 180 g of flour into a soft dough, rolling it into 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) ropes, cutting 2 cm (3/4 inch) pieces, marking them with a fork, and boiling them until they float. They take 60 minutes of…

Versión en Español Hungarian beef goulash is made by browning 800 g of cubed beef, sautéing onions, garlic, and red bell peppers, stirring in paprika, cumin, and thyme, then adding the beef back with bay leaves, beef stock, and tomato sauce and simmering it covered for about 2 hours until very tender. It takes 20 minutes of preparation plus 2 hours of cooking and serves 4 people. Goulash, or gulyás, is Hungary’s national dish, a…

Versión en Español Carne desmechada, or ropa vieja, is made by searing 1 kg of plateada beef, simmering it for about 90 minutes with a hogao of onion, scallion, tomato, garlic, and cumin, a little tomato sauce, and 2 liters of water until tender, then shredding it with two forks and returning it to the pot with some of the broth and the hogao. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 100 minutes of cooking…

Versión en Español Tortilla de papas, the Spanish potato omelette, is made by slowly cooking thin potato slices and julienned onion in olive oil until tender, draining them, mixing them with beaten eggs, salt, and a touch of merkén, then setting the omelette in a skillet for about 5 minutes, flipping it with a plate, and cooking 3 to 4 minutes more. It takes 20 minutes of preparation plus 20 minutes of cooking and serves…

Versión en Español Shrimp risotto is made by sautéing shrimp in olive oil, butter, and garlic and deglazing them with white wine, then cooking arborio rice with onion and garlic, adding hot vegetable stock and wine a cup at a time, and finishing it with the shrimp juices, parmesan, the shrimp, and parsley. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 30 minutes of cooking and serves 4 people. Risotto is an Italian dish in which…