Pork

Sango o Cus-Cus (Pork, Potatoes and Hominy soup)

6 comments May 14, 2012

Readers sometimes ask me why I post recipes from other countries and not just Colombian recipes. When I started this blog I wanted to target English speaking readers who weren’t familiar with Colombian food, as well as those who already enjoy Colombian cuisine and want to learn how to cook it for themselves. I also [...]

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Regios o Bollitos de Carne (Colombian-Style Pork and Beef Rolls)

6 comments May 12, 2012

Regios or Bollitos is a traditional dish from the department of El Cauca, Colombia. Regios or Bollitos are thin slices of beef and pork that are rolled around a filling of hogao(Colombian creole sauce). They are then cooked in beef broth, dipped in grated cheese batter and fried. The flavor of the hogao, herbs, and [...]

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Garbanzos con Paticas de Cerdo (Chick Peas with Pork Feet Stew)

9 comments May 1, 2012

Mamita’s always said, “A good cook doesn’t need to follow a recipe to make a good dish. To be a good cook you just have to love food, have good taste buds, and don’t be afraid of the kitchen”. When I asked her for a recipe the answer was always to “Add a pinch of [...]

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Cuchuco de Maíz (Pork and Hominy Corn Colombian Soup)

17 comments April 16, 2012

Cuchuco de Maíz is a traditional Colombian soup from the Boyacá and Cundinamarca departments of Colombia. It is a thick soup made with pork bones, vegetables, spices and different grains. There are three variations of Cuchuco, here are the other two, Wheat or Trigo Cuchuco and Barley or Cebada Cuchuco. This is what I call [...]

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Frijoles con Coles (Bean Soup with Collard Greens)

11 comments March 31, 2012

Beans are a huge part of the Colombian diet. Colombian cuisine offers a wide variety of dishes influenced by climate and history. The dishes I post on this website are of recipes that I learned from my mom, grandmother or aunts. Mamita used to make Frijoles con Coles and my mom and her siblings loved [...]

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Colombian-Style Pork Chops (Chuletas de Cerdo)

14 comments March 16, 2012

Believe it or not, whenever I’m going to visit my family in Medellín, before I arrive, I make a list of what I want to eat when I get there, and Colombian-Style Pork Chops are always on that list. This is traditional Colombian comfort food from the Boyacá department of Colombia! My mom marinates the [...]

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Arepa con Cerdo,Champiñones y Salsa de Aguacate(Arepa with Pork, Mushrooms and Avocado Sauce)

11 comments January 28, 2012

This seems like an insane amount of work for an arepa, but it is worth it, I swear. Everything just blends together into the best, most flavorful arepa I’ve ever had. There are times when I just need something comforting, and today was one of those days, so at lunch time I decided to make [...]

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