14 central american Recipes

potatoes, cubed, lean ground beef, onion, chopped, salt and pepper to taste, tomatillos, husked and quartered, garlic, peeled, jalapeno chile pepper, diced, chopped fresh cilantro , or to taste, avocados, halved with pits removed, corn tortillas

chicken breasts (cooked and shredded ), chopped ham, chayote (washed, peeled, cut in half and then julienned cut into matchstick size), carrot , julienned cut, head green cabbage (julienned cut or shredded into thick pieces), green bell pepper (julienned), white onion (julienned), uncooked chow mein stir-fry noodles (usually comes in 6 oz package), chicken bouillon, cumin powder, salt, cooking oil

mayonnaise, whole large chopped tomato, chopped green bell pepper, chopped white onion, chopped celery, cilantro, tomato sauce, butter, chicken bouillon powder, whole roasting chicken, salt , to taste, pepper, cumin

parbroiled rice (prefferably uncle ben s), water, cooking oil, skinless chicken breasts (boiled, cooked and shredded ), frozen peas and carrot, chopped bell pepper, chopped onion, curry powder, salt

masa harina, paprika, powder chicken bouillon, salt, pepper, lard, warm water, ground beef, white rice, cooked, cilantro , a couple of leaves, oil (enough to deep fry in a large frying pan)

boneless pork (butt, roast or pork for carnitas (cut into 1 1/2 in cubed chunks ), cumin powder, salt, pepper, lemon (halfed), sour orage juice (goya naranja agria), cooking oil (corn prefferably)

beef flank steak or 2 -2 1/2 lbs skirt steaks, onion, chopped, olive oil, vinegar, dried oregano, salt and pepper, to taste, tomatoes, seeded and chopped, onion, thinly sliced, serrano chilies, chopped or minced, avocados, chopped, lime wedge (optional), lettuce leaf , to put salad on (optional)

masa harina for tamales (preffer maseca), lard or 2 cups shortening, salt (and extra for seasoning ), pepper (to season ), powder chicken bouillon (preffer knorr), sour orange juice (1/2 for masa and 1/4 for meat, preffer goya marinade), chicken stock or 8 -10 cups broth, unsalted, pork butt , cubed into stew meat sizes, paprika (to season ), cumin (to season ), chipotle salsa, grain white rice , soaked in 1/2 cup warm water for 30 minutes, do not drain water, white potatoes, peeled, sliced into 1/4-inch small cubes (the size of a marble), olive (or about 25 of them), green peas or 1 (16 oz) can garbanzo beans, whole cilantro leaf, cooking oil, banana leaves, washed , hard spine removed and cut into 10x10-inch rectangles, aluminum foil , cut into 10x10-inch rectangles

uncooked spaghetti, chicken breasts (cooked and shredded into medium pieces), butter, plain sour cream, chopped green bell pepper, chopped white onion, cumin powder, salt, tomato sauce (or two 8 oz. cans), water

broiler-fryer chicken (whole, cut up, skin removed, rinsed and dried ), chayote (peeled , cut in 4 quarters then each piece cut in half), white potatoes (peeled , cut in 4 quarters then each piece cut in half), yucca root (peeled, sliced into 1.5 in wide round pieces, then that piece cut in half), plantain (do not peel, slice into 6 round even slices), head green cabbage , quarted, carrot (peeled , cut into small diagnol slices), whole yellow corn on the cob (each cut into 4 large round pieces), celery, chopped, chopped green bell pepper, chopped onion, cilantro leaf, knorr chicken bouillon (chicken flavor), knorr chicken bouillon (with tomato flavor), cumin, pepper, salt, cooking oil, water

beef flank steak or 2 -2 1/2 lbs skirt steaks, onion, chopped, olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper, to taste, tomatoes, seeded and chopped, onion, thinly sliced, serrano chilies, minced, avocados, chopped

sausages or 2 small chorizo sausage, chopped, white onion, chopped, red chile, finely chopped, eggs, fresh ground black pepper, handful grated cheddar cheese, tomato sauce with herbs (see below), tortilla, chopped tomatoes, basil, oregano, coriander, concentrated tomato puree