March 2009

SHRIMP COCKTAIL (COCKTAIL DE CAMARONES)

6 comments March 2, 2009

Cocktail de Camarones is one of my sister’s favorite appetizers. I have fantastic memories of the food I grew up with and this shrimp cocktail is one of them because of my close relationship with my sister. In my last trip to Colombia every time we went out to eat she always asked for the [...]

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AVOCADO VINAIGRETTE (VINAGRETA DE AGUACATE)

3 comments March 2, 2009

This simple Avocado Vinaigrette is popular all over Colombia. Serve with your favorite salad greens or use it as a dip for vegetables. Keep refrigerated up to 2 hours.

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PLANTAIN CAKE (TORTA DE PLATANO MADURO)

17 comments March 2, 2009

Colombians love plátanos and bocadillo or plantains and guava paste in English. We mix these ingredients to make a customary Colombian dish called Torta de Plátano. This dish requires the use of very ripe plantains, heavily spotted. This plantain cake is tradionally served as a side dish, however the sweetness of the guava paste make [...]

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RIPE PLANTAIN (PLATANO MADURO)

0 comments March 2, 2009

Ripe plantains look like large, over-ripened, yellow bananas. The skin becomes heavily spotted, almost completely black. This is when they are sweet and delicious and ready to eat.

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GUAVA PASTE (BOCADILLO)

5 comments March 2, 2009

In Colombia we use guava paste in all kinds of dishes. It is a combination of guava pulp and sugar which is cooked slowly until it becomes thick enough to form into a block, which is the form in which it is usually sold. Guava paste can be found in Latin markets and online. BUY [...]

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GUAVA (GUAYABA)

5 comments March 2, 2009

Guava is a tropical fruit with green skin and a pink inside, rich in vitamin A and C. Guava juice is very popular in all of Colombia.

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