Porotos granados

 Porotos granados is a chilean dish, it is a dish to eat in summer using seasonal products; porotos (green beans) and corn that are harvested in summer.

Porotos are green beans , harvested before complete maduration.

Pilco is the name given to the corn.

There is a different version of the dish with 'mazamorra' a mixture of corn flour and milk to thicken the broth.

Ingredients:


- 325 grams of green beans.
- 150 grams of corn.
- 1 onion.
- 1 garlic clove.
- Oil.
- Salt.
- Pepper.

- 1 Carrot.
- 1 tablespoon basil.
- 1 tablespoon papikra.
- 200 grams pumkin.
- Water.
- 2 Tomatoes.

Method:

1- Cut the onion, garlic and carrot in little pieces, sautée in a casserole until it gets golden.

2- Add pepper, papikra, basil and salt. Stir and cook for 1 minute.

3- Cut tomatoes in little pieces and add them to the casserole, add the beans and cook for another minute.

4- Add warm water until all the ingredients are covered and cook for half an hour covered with a lid at medium heat.

5- Add the pumpkin and corn. Cook for 1 or 2 hours if you are using normal beans and 15 minutes if you are using green beans.

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Kerikeri - Salad from New Zealand

 Kerikeri is a salad very typical of the Maori people, the natives from New Zeland.

The main ingredients are corn and green peas. It is very healthy and easy to prepare.
¡This is a vegan dish!.

Ingredients (3 people):

- 150 grams corn.
- 100 grams green peas.
- 1 cucumber.
- Half an onion.
- 1 garlic clove.
- Oil.
- Vinegar.
- Salt.
- Pepper.
- Cayenne.

- Chives.

Method:

1- Cook the green peas with water and salt. If they are frozen you can cook them 10 minutes in boiling water.

2- Cut the cucumber into little cubes.

3- Cut the onion, garlic and chive in pieces.

4- Mix the corn, green peas, cucumber and chives.

5- Take a jar, put inside the onion, garlic, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and a bit of cayenne. Close the jar and shake well.

Pour the jar content on the salad.

Recipe in English

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Sancocho

Sancocho is a staple dish in Colombia, it is also very common in Venezuela, Panama ,Ecuador ,Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Replubic.

This is a stew made from meet or fish and different types of tuber.

I present you the meat Sancocho, with a mix of different types of meat.

Ingredients:

- Spring onion or chive.

- 1 plantain.

- 2 onions.

- Garlic.

- 1 cob of corn.

- 1 yucca.

- 1 potato.

- 1/4 de pumpkin.

- Coriander.

- 3 tomatos.

- Cow meat and chicken .

- Thyme.

- Cumin.

- Oregano.

- Ground garlic.

Method:

1- Cook the meat with some water and salt using a pressure cooker, cook for 15 minutes.

2- Cut the onion and garlic in little pieces, fry until they are soft.

3- Cut chive and coriander.

4- Cut pumpkin and tomato into pieces.

5- Put inside one cooking pot, add meat, salt and the spices thyme, cumin, oregano and ground garlic. Pour some water until all the ingredients are covered. Cook on a medium heat, cover with a lid.

 

6- Cut the plantain in pieces, do not use one knife, use your hands.

7- Cut the potato and yucca, cut the corn cob into two pieces. Put inside the pot , cook until the tubers are soft.

Now the sancocho is ready, serve with white rice or avocado.

Receta en Español

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Rice with tuna from Cape Verde

                                                                                Receta en Español

with tuna or 'arroz c'atum', as it is called at Cape Verde, is a typical dish from this country, you can use fresh tuna or tuna from a can. It is better to use fresh tuna, of course.

Ingredients:

-  250 grams of fresh tuna or a tuna can.
-  1 green pepper.
-  1 red pepper.
-  1 cup of rice.
-  2 cups of water.
-  1 tomato.
-  1 onion.
-  3 o 4 tablespoons of oil.
-  75 grams of corn (optional).
-  75 grams of peas (optional).
-  3 grains of  melegueta pepper or grains of paradise.
-  Salt.

Method:

1- Cut the onion, red pepper and green pepper into strips.

2- Cut tomato into little pieces.

3- Put some oil in a casserole and sautée the onion.

4- Add peppers and tomato, stir well.

5- Cook until peppers are done.

6- Add peas, corn, salt and melegueta pepper. Stir well and add one cup of water. Put on a medium heat.

7- When the water starts to evaporate , salt the tuna and add it to the casserole.

8- Cook until the tuna is done, then , take it out, remove the skin and cut it into little pieces.

9- Add rice and other cup of water. Let it cook at low heat for 15- 20 minutes.

10- Turn the heat off, cover the casserole with a cloth and let it get cool for some minutes.

11- You can serve adding a boiled egg.

My comments to the Recipe

This is an easy recipe, rice and tuna are a perfect match, melegueta pepper is not spicy so you can use it without problems.

Where to buy the ingredient

The ingredient most dificult to find is melegueta pepper. You can buy it on internet, if you use the following link you can obtain a 10% discount using the code DTO10%:  buy melegueta pepper

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