http://southamericanfood.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-18T11:22:36Z Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:22:36 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/22/dulce-de-leche-dark-chocolate-brownies.htm <p><a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/Dulce-De-Leche-Dark-Chocolate-Brownies.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/N/N/-/-/dulcebrownie170.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></a></p> <p>A sophisticated brownie for those who prefer dark chocolate, caramel and a more subtle sweetness. Rich but not cloying, these brownies have a creamy layer of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/exploresouthamericanfood/tp/BestDulcedeLecheDesserts.htm">dulce de leche</a> and ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/22/dulce-de-leche-dark-chocolate-brownies.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/22/dulce-de-leche-dark-chocolate-brownies.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:14:43 +0000 2012-02-22T10:14:43Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/18/chorizo-sausage-beef-chili-with-choclo-corn.htm <p><a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/maincourses/r/Chorizo-Sausage-And-Beef-Chili-With-Choclo-Corn.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/K/N/-/-/chili170.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></a></p> <p>North Americans would recognize this dish as a version of "chili", while in South America it would most likely be called <em>guiso</em> or <em>locro</em>. Either way, this hearty stew/chili has a winning combination of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/01/31/chorizo-sausage.htm">spicy chorizo</a>, kidney beans, tomatoes, and dark beer. Serve it over <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/beansgrainspotatoes/r/rice.htm">rice</a>, or by itself, with bowls of garnishes on the side such as shredded cheese, green onions, avocado slices, salsa, sour cream, or lime wedges. If you can't find frozen <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2008/11/02/cheers-for-choclo.htm">choclo corn</a> (a large kernel Andean corn), substitute regular sweet frozen yellow corn.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/18/chorizo-sausage-beef-chili-with-choclo-corn.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/18/chorizo-sausage-beef-chili-with-choclo-corn.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:22:36 +0000 2012-02-18T11:22:36Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/16/decorating-tres-leches-cake.htm <p><a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/quicktresleches.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/I/N/-/-/tresleches170.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></a></p> <p>One of the great things about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/quicktresleches.htm">tres leches cake</a> is that you make it in sheet cake pan, and you don't have worry about stacking and icing cake layers, etc. (though you can make tres leches into a layer cake if you prefer - read more about that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/coconut3leches.htm">here</a>). &#160; Tres leches is so good that most people don't notice its appearance (it disappears fast!), but there are times when you might want it to look a bit fancier.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/16/decorating-tres-leches-cake.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/16/decorating-tres-leches-cake.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:36:49 +0000 2012-02-16T11:36:49Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/14/mocha-brownie-truffles.htm <p><a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/Mocha-Brownie-Truffles-Chocolate-Dipped-Mocha-Brownie-Bites.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/H/N/-/-/brownietruffles170.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></a></p> <p>These elegant mocha treats are simple to make and rather humble at heart. They start off as a pan of regular brownies.&#160; The brownies are crumbled and mixed together ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/14/mocha-brownie-truffles.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/14/mocha-brownie-truffles.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:23:01 +0000 2012-02-14T12:23:01Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/13/masarepa-biscuits-with-cheese.htm <p><a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/breads/r/Cornmeal-Cheddar-Biscuits-Masarepa-Biscuits-With-Cheese.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/D/N/-/-/arepabiscuits170.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></a></p> <p>These "biscuits" are actually more of a cross between an <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/breads/r/Venezuelan-Style-Arepas.htm">arepa</a>, cornbread, and a biscuit. They are flaky and light, but they have a touch of cornbread flavor ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/13/masarepa-biscuits-with-cheese.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/13/masarepa-biscuits-with-cheese.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:39:21 +0000 2012-02-13T13:39:21Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/10/pollo-en-escabeche-chicken-with-onions-and-capers.htm <p><a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/maincourses/r/Pollo-En-Escabeche-Chicken-With-Onions-And-Capers.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/A/N/-/-/escabeche170.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></a></p> <p>This stewed chicken in a tangy vinegar and white wine sauce is a quick but special meal - great for weeknights. Escabeche is a dish with a history lesson behind it.&#160; Cooking fish or meat with vegetables in an acidic (usually vinegar-based or citrus) sauce is popular thoughout Latin America, and comes from Spain, where it evolved from a sweet and sour Persian dish that the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spanish.about.com/cs/historyofspanish/a/arabicwords.htm">Moors brought to Spain.</a> So it goes way back.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/10/pollo-en-escabeche-chicken-with-onions-and-capers.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/10/pollo-en-escabeche-chicken-with-onions-and-capers.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:34:33 +0000 2012-02-10T14:34:33Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/08/pizza-empanadas.htm <p><a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/appetizersfirstcourses/r/Pizza-Empanadas-Empanadas-De-Pizza.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/8/N/-/-/pizzaemp170.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></a></p> <p>These empanadas are easy to make, especially because the filling does not require any cooking. They are very popular with kids and you can customize the fillings according to individual preferences (sausage, vegetables, extra cheese, etc), or let everyone make their own and choose the filling. One fun idea is to shape each empanada according to what's inside (something that Latin bakeries often do) - you can change the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2010/03/09/empanada-repulgues.htm">repulgue</a> (braid) that seals the empanada or change the shape of the empanada itself (See <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/ss/ShapingEmpanadas.htm">Tips and Techniques for Beautiful Empanadas</a>) to indicate what's inside.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/08/pizza-empanadas.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/08/pizza-empanadas.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:37:43 +0000 2012-02-08T10:37:43Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/05/pandebono.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/x/2/-/-/photopandebono.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="right" /></p> <p>Pandebono is a Colombian cheese bread made with yuca (<em>cassava</em>) starch (tapioca flour) and cornmeal.&#160; Pandebono is quite similar to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/breads/r/paodequeijo.htm">Brazilian pao de queijo</a>, though pao de queijo doesn't have ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/05/pandebono.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/05/pandebono.htm Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:13:20 +0000 2012-02-05T11:13:20Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/02/churros-for-the-super-bowl.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/0/N/-/-/churros170.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="right" /><br /> There are some common characteristics of Super Bowl food: lots of cheese, lots of meat, tex mex foods, and of course, fried stuff. Although not a typical Super Bowl snack, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/r/churros.htm">churros</a> are fried food heaven. They are crispy sticks of dough that can be filled with chocolate, dulce de leche, pastry cream, or just enjoyed plain, sprinkled with cinnamon. <br /> <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/r/churros.htm">Recipe for Churros</a></strong></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/02/churros-for-the-super-bowl.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/02/02/churros-for-the-super-bowl.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:55:36 +0000 2012-02-02T10:55:36Z http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/01/31/chorizo-sausage.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/southamericanfood/1/0/d/D/-/-/chorizo170.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="right" /></p> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spanishfood.about.com/od/spanishfoodfaqs/f/faqchorizo.htm">Chorizo</a> is a spicy Mexican pork sausage, seasoned with paprika, that is quite popular all over South America.&#160; You can buy <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spanishfood.about.com/od/spanishfoodfaqs/f/faqchorizo.htm">Spanish-style chorizo sausage</a> as well, which is usually already cured (like salami).&#160; Mexican-style chorizo is typically prepared with freshly ground pork and must be cooked before serving. Chorizo is often the first course off the grill when a series of different meats are served (Read more about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/CulParillada.htm">parilladas mixtas</a> here). Sliced, grilled chorizo served with spicy mustard or garlicky <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/saladssidedishes/r/chimichurri.htm">chimichurri sauce</a> makes a wonderful appetizer.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/01/31/chorizo-sausage.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2012/01/31/chorizo-sausage.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:24:50 +0000 2012-01-31T11:24:50Z