Tag: Latin American
Ham and Cheese Pastry (Pasteles de Jamon y Queso)
Ham and Cheese Pastry (Pasteles de Jamon y Queso)
Pasteles de jamon y queso are very popular in Colombia. It is simply ham and cheese baked inside puff pastry. You can make one large pastry like mine if you plan on eating it like a sandwich. The other option would be to cut the puff pastry sheet into smaller squares and make mini pastries.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 4 slices mozzarella
- 4 slices ham
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Roll out the puff pastry sheet.
- Place 2 slices of mozzarella on the right half of the sheet.
- Place the ham on top of the mozzarella.
- Place the last 2 pieces of mozzarella on top of the ham.
- Fold the sheet over, crimping then tucking the outer edge.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Brush the entire outside of the pastry with the beaten egg.
- Bake for 15 minutes until the outside is golden brown.
Iced Mocha Cola
Iced Mocha Cola
Coffee with chocolate milk and cola? Might sound like a weird combo, but it works really well. It almost reminds me of a root beer float, but with a lot of caffeine. Top it off with either whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coffee chilled
- 3/4 cup cola
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate milk
- whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Pour the coffee in the bottom of a tall glass.
- Pour in the chocolate milk, then the cola.
Quesillo
Quesillo
I’ve been making quesillo for a lifetime and never new it. I guess being high is universal. Quesillo are simply griddled tortillas with cheese, pickled onions, and sour cream. This tasty snack is a staple street food of Nicaragua; sold in little plastic baggies to keep the onions from falling out.
Ingredients
- vegetable oil
- corn tortillas
- Nicaraguan white cheese crumbled
- pickled onion
- sour cream
Instructions
- Heat up the cooking oil on a griddle over medium heat. Add the tortillas to the griddle. Cook for 1 minute and flip.
- Top each tortilla with cheese and pickled onions. Add a tsp of sour cream on top.
- Roll up the tortillas, sealing on the griddle seam side down. Cook for another minute.
