Tag: Latin American
Fideo
Fideo
Fideo, which means noodles in Spanish, is a Mexican pasta dish that can be eaten as a side dish or as a main course. It consists of fideo noodles, which are small vermicelli noodles, fried with onions and garlic. The noodles then get simmered in a tomato bouillon sauce with diced tomatoes. Once the noodles are softened, the fideo is ready to eat. It is typically made meatless, but you can add chicken, ground beef, or chorizo if you’d like.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 bags fideo vermicelli
- 3 roma tomatoes diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tbsp tomato bouillon with chicken seasoning
- 4 cups water
- 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast or thigh (optional) diced
- 8 oz chorizo (optional)
Instructions
- Heat up oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Fry the noodles, onions, and garlic until golden brown.
- Pour in the water and the tomato bouillon.
- Add in the tomatoes. Simmer for 8-10 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed and the noodles are soft.
Pabellon Criollo
Pabellon Criollo
Pabellon criollo is a traditional Venezuelan dish consisting of beans, rice, and steak. It is served on a platter; arranged to resemble a flag representing Indigenous, African, and European culinary influences.
Ingredients
Venezuelan Steak
- 1 1/2 lbs flank steak
- 2 beef bouillon cubes
- 3 cups water
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 medium onion diced
- 2 roma tomatoes diced
Beans
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 medium onion diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 can black beans
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp vinegar
Rice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tbsp onion finely chopped
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups water
Instructions
Rice
- Sauté the onions and garlic for 3 minutes.
- Add in the rice, water, and salt. Simmer for 15 minutes over medium heat. Set aside.
Beans
- Heat up cooking oil in a pot over medium high heat. Sauté the onions and garlic for 3 minutes.
- Add in the beans, water, bouillon, vinegar, and cumin.
- Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat until the liquid has reduced. Season with salt.
Venezuelan Steak
- Dissolve the beef bouillon in a pot of water. Add in the flank steak and garlic. Simmer for 90 minutes. Save the reserved beef stock.
- Chop the flank into pieces.
- Sauté the onions in the butter over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
- Add in the flank and tomatoes.
- Simmer for 5 minutes with 1/2 cup of the reserved beef stock.
Papelon con Limon
Papelon con Limon
I’m a huge fan of homemade lemonade and limeade. This recipe is probably the best sugary citrus drink that I’ve ever had. Papelon con limon is a popular and refreshing drink in Venezuela. There are only 3 ingredients needed to make: water, lime juice, and piloncillo. Piloncillo is unrefined sugarcane that is sold in 8 oz cones. You can find piloncillo at just about every grocery store in the Latin section, sometimes labeled as panela.
Ingredients
- 1 piloncillo cone
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups ice water
- 3 limes juiced
Instructions
- Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a pot. Add in the piloncillo cone.
- Simmer until the cone is completely dissolved.
- Pour the sugary syrup into a glass picture. Stir in the lime juice and cold water.
