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By Mattie MacDonald


Latin American food is rich, colorful, robust and flavorful, in short, fun to explore. This region includes Caribbean and Mexico and South and Central America, and every part has its traditional dishes. Latin American cooking recipes are inventive in every single part, and here are some traditional ones you will surely enjoy in.

Brazilian empanadas are very popular, and it isn't complicated to make them. You need three cups of flour, some salt, one small spoon of turmeric, ten tablespoons of butter, six tablespoons of shortening, one egg and one half cup of beer for the dough. First you have to mix dry ingredients with butter, and then you have to add the egg and the beer, and leave the dough to rest.

Now you have to prepare the filling. Saute one diced onion on two tablespoons of butter, add one can of diced palm hearts and two small diced tomatoes. After few minutes, add some Sherry and one spoon of tomato paste. When it is done, add peeled and diced shrimp, maybe one half pound. Add some salt and fresh ground pepper.

Make thin rounds of your dough and place the filling on each piece. Brush edges with egg yolk and seal them in half. You can use fork to do that. Fry empanadas in deep oil, preheated on 190 degrees. These tasty empanadas may be served hot or cold, as snacks or as a side dish.

Cuban sandwich is truly a whole meal. Some people put mayo, ketchup or some other ingredients there, but here is the original recipe. First, you need two slices of hard crust Cuban bread. If you don't have it, use French bread instead. Prepare yellow mustard, not Dijon or some other type, slices of pickles, roast pork, ham and Swiss cheese. One portion usually contains four slices of each ingredient, but the point is to place it in a sandwich press for maybe five minutes, with or without butter.

Coconut rice is another traditional dish that is easy to prepare and tastes really great. You will need two cups of long grain rice, the same amount of water, one can of coconut milk, one or two tablespoons of sugar, some salt, half cup of good raisins and the same amount of toasted coconut flakes.

Cook rice in water, sugar and coconut milk. When water evaporates, cover the saucepan and cook on the lowest temperature for approximately twenty minutes. Remove from heat, add raisins, stir and cover the saucepan again. Sprinkle with toasted, crispy coconut flakes.

Churro is Latin American doughnut, sometimes called Spanish doughnut. This simple but delicious snack is cheap, easily prepared and tastes great when hot or cold. All you need is flour, salt, sugar, vegetable oil and cinnamon, and maybe fifteen minutes of your time.

Put everything but flour in a bowl and leave it to boil. Then you have to add all flour in it and stir until it forms a ball of dough. Make long strips of dough using pastry bag and deep fry them until they become golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Roll each Churro in the mixture of sugar and cinnamon.




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