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Hamburguesas Colombianas
Hamburguesas Colombianas
Colombian hamburgers are known for having an abundance of toppings. The burgers themselves have onion, garlic, and green onions in the patties, seasoned with cumin and paprika. The burgers are topped with mozzarella, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and…coleslaw.? It adds a nice crunch to the burger instead of boring iceberg lettuce. You can use store bought coleslaw if you’re in a hurry, but I always recommend making it from scratch.
Ingredients
- 1 lb 85% lean ground beef
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 cup white onion finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- hamburger buns
Toppings
- mozzarella cheese slices
- tomato thinly sliced
- coleslaw
- ketchup
- mustard
- mayonnaise
Instructions
- Mix together the burger ingredients.
- Depending on the size of the burgers you want, for into 2-4 patties.
- Heat up a griddle over medium high heat. Toast the hamburger buns.
- Add the patties to the griddle.
- 1/4lb patties will take 4-5 minutes a side for medium. 1/2lb patties will take 7 minutes a side for medium.
- Once you flip the patties, top each one with a slice of mozzarella cheese.
Burger Assembly
- Place the sliced tomato on the bottom of the bun.
- Place the patties on top of the tomato.
- Top each burger with a large scoop of coleslaw. Squeeze over ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise.
Beef Suqaar
Beef Suqaar
Suqaar is one of the most popular dishes in Somali cuisine. It is simply beef or any other meat of your choosing simmered with carrots, potato, and green peppers. It is cooked until all of the liquid has evaporated. Suqaar has a slight Italian influence with the introduction of garlic and onions used as aromatics. It only uses salt as the seasoning, as the ingredients themselves create so much flavor. Serve suqaar with Somali spiced rice.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 1 medium green bell pepper diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 serrano pepper left whole
- 1 1/2 lbs sirloin tip cut into 1” cubes
- 2 medium potatoes cut into 1” cubes
- 3 carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 cup beef broth
- salt to taste
Garnish
- cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Heat up 3 tbsp of vegetable oil in a large dutch oven over medium high heat. Sauté the onions, green peppers, garlic, and serrano pepper for 5 minutes.
- Add in the beef, carrots, and potatoes.
- Pour in the beef stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes.
- If there’s any liquid left, turn the heat to high to cook it out. Season with salt.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro.
Honduran Carne Asada
Honduran Carne Asada
Carne asada is the national dish of Honduras. What sets this carne asada apart from others is that it’s marinade base is bitter orange juice. While you might have a difficult time finding bitter oranges unless you go to a Latin market, you can substitute the juice of an orange and lime. There is also bottled bitter orange juice called naranja agria from a concentrate that is available in the Latin sections of most grocery stores that will also work. I prefer to use real juice.Carne asada is always flank or skirt steak. Both of these cuts can be tough, so marinating overnight will get you the best results for tenderness and flavor. The beef can either beef grilled or broiled for 5-6 minutes a side. Slice the beef across the grain on a bias to serve. Carne asada is served with chimol, a Honduran-style pico de gallo, and refried beans.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 lbs skirt or flank steak
- 1/2 cup bitter orange juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Mix together the marinade ingredients.
- Cross cut the beef into 2” wide pieces. Marinate the beef for 8 hours, preferably overnight.
- Preheat your broiler. Place the beef on a rack on a baking sheet lined in foil.
- Broil for 6 minutes a side. Alternatively, you can grill the beef for the same amount of time. Let rest before serving.
