Ingredients:
1/2 kg of chickpeas
1/4 lb of beef
1/4 lb of chicken
100 g of thick noodles
1/2 kg of potatoes
1 head of garlic
1 onion
1 tomato
2 springs of parsley
1 teaspoon of paprika
1 cup of oil
1 cup of white wine
Saffron
Thyme
Bay leaf
Salt
Water
Procedure:
Leave the chickpeas to soak overnight to soften.
The next day, wash and place in a pot with the meat and two liters of water to boil. Let it cook for at least an hour and have
unopened.
Meanwhile, make a frying mixture with the oil, onion, garlic and tomatoes, adding the paprika.
Once the chickpeas and meat are cooked, add fried sliced potatoes, salt, saffron, thyme, bay leaf and white wine, leaving the fire about ten minutes.
Finally, when the potatoes are almost cooked, the noodles are added and allowed another five minutes.
Thanks to Sergio Alvarez for this recipe.
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Coffee cookie cake
Ingredients:
1 can of condensed milk
1 can of cream
1 chocolate tablet
3 packets of cookies
Coffee
3/4 cups of water
Procedure:
To make the liquid chocolate boil the 3/4 of water at medium heat and add the chocolate tablet. Let it cool. Beat the cream and add the condensed milk.
Prepare the coffee.
Layering:
First layer: Place a layer of the liquid chocolate we just made at the bottom of the container.
Second layer: A layer of dry cookies.
Third layer: A layer of the cream we previously mixed with the condensed milk.
Fourth layer: Another layer of cookies, this time have the cookies soaked in coffee.
Fifth layer: Chocolate again.
Sixth layer: Dry cookies once more. And so on until you finish.
Have the last layer be of chocolate.
Leave in fridge and is ready to be served!
Thanks to Yesymy Silva for this recipe.
1 can of condensed milk
1 can of cream
1 chocolate tablet
3 packets of cookies
Coffee
3/4 cups of water
Procedure:
To make the liquid chocolate boil the 3/4 of water at medium heat and add the chocolate tablet. Let it cool. Beat the cream and add the condensed milk.
Prepare the coffee.
Layering:
First layer: Place a layer of the liquid chocolate we just made at the bottom of the container.
Second layer: A layer of dry cookies.
Fourth layer: Another layer of cookies, this time have the cookies soaked in coffee.
Fifth layer: Chocolate again.
Sixth layer: Dry cookies once more. And so on until you finish.
Have the last layer be of chocolate.
Leave in fridge and is ready to be served!
Thanks to Yesymy Silva for this recipe.
Leche Asada
Ingredients:
Procedure:
Place in a bowl the eggs, the milk and the sugar.
Mix all these ingredients well.
Add the cinnamon and the lemon crusts mixing all the ingredients.
Pour the mixture in a tray and then place in the oven.
Preheat it to 250º and leave the mixture for about 35 minutes.
- 6 Eggs
- 2 lemon peels
- Half a cinnamon stick
- 1 L of milk
- 4 spoons of sugar
Place in a bowl the eggs, the milk and the sugar.
Mix all these ingredients well.
Add the cinnamon and the lemon crusts mixing all the ingredients.
Pour the mixture in a tray and then place in the oven.
Preheat it to 250º and leave the mixture for about 35 minutes.
Ropa Vieja
Ingredients:
500 g of chickpeas
1 kg of Potatoes
500 g of Pork or Beef meat
500 g of chicken meat
1 glass of wine
2 tomatoes
1 onion
1 pepper
3 cloves of garlic
Thyme
Laurel
Saffron
Parsley
Black Pepper
Paprika
Salt
Procedure:
Leave the beans to soak the night before.
When preparing the chickpeas, place a pot of water on the stove and when it boils, add the chickpeas, meat and some salt.
When the ingredients are tender, drain them in broth, meat and then we start to crumble it.
Prepare a frying mixture with the onion, tomatoes, peppers, add a paste with 2 garlics, 3 black peppers, a bit of Paprika, Saffron and Salt.
Fry everything with little oil, when almost finished add a glass of wine, chopped parsley, thyme, bay leaf, the chickpeas and meat, leaving this to heat about 15 minutes.
Finally fry the potatoes into cubes and add it to the Ropa Vieja before serving.
500 g of chickpeas
1 kg of Potatoes
500 g of Pork or Beef meat
500 g of chicken meat
1 glass of wine
2 tomatoes
1 onion
1 pepper
3 cloves of garlic
Thyme
Laurel
Saffron
Parsley
Black Pepper
Paprika
Salt
Procedure:
Leave the beans to soak the night before.
When preparing the chickpeas, place a pot of water on the stove and when it boils, add the chickpeas, meat and some salt.
When the ingredients are tender, drain them in broth, meat and then we start to crumble it.
Prepare a frying mixture with the onion, tomatoes, peppers, add a paste with 2 garlics, 3 black peppers, a bit of Paprika, Saffron and Salt.
Fry everything with little oil, when almost finished add a glass of wine, chopped parsley, thyme, bay leaf, the chickpeas and meat, leaving this to heat about 15 minutes.
Finally fry the potatoes into cubes and add it to the Ropa Vieja before serving.
Thanks to Jorge Garza for this recipe.
Scones (English Biscuits)
Scones are round shaped rolls, popular in the cuisine
of the United Kingdom ,
its origin is Scottish. They can be round, triangular and square and are
accompanied by almost anything (jam, honey, cream cheese, butter, whipped cream,
berries, etc) and are often eaten at breakfast or in the afternoon with tea.
Ingredients:
For the
scones:
2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. sugar
1 pinch of salt
40 g salted butter
1/4 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup ground flax seed
2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. sugar
1 pinch of salt
40 g salted butter
1/4 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup ground flax seed
For the
chocolate glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp. Natural cocoa powder
1 tbsp. butter (smooth consistency but not melted)
2 tbsp hot milk
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp. Natural cocoa powder
1 tbsp. butter (smooth consistency but not melted)
2 tbsp hot milk
Procedure:
For the Scones:
Sift flour into a large bowl and add sugar, salt, bran and flax seed.
Add the butter to the flour and integrate with the fingertips to form a nearly sandy texture.
Add milk and water to the flour and mix until well blended.
Place dough on a floured surface and knead a few more minutes.
A roller stretching the dough leaving at least 2 cm thick.
With a round cutter, cut scones.
Place the scones on a baking sheet with parchment paper, silicone oven or greased and floured pan,
brush with a little milk.
Bake for 12 minutes at 220 º C (The oven must be preheated).
Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.
For the glaze:
Mix all ingredients until well blended.
Glaze the scones and baked and serve.
Tips:
No scones knead or add too much flour in the kneading step, as this will be subtracted softness to them.
If you prefer not to make comprehensive, do not add wheat bran and flax seed .. the recipe will work equally.
For the Scones:
Sift flour into a large bowl and add sugar, salt, bran and flax seed.
Add the butter to the flour and integrate with the fingertips to form a nearly sandy texture.
Add milk and water to the flour and mix until well blended.
Place dough on a floured surface and knead a few more minutes.
A roller stretching the dough leaving at least 2 cm thick.
With a round cutter, cut scones.
Place the scones on a baking sheet with parchment paper, silicone oven or greased and floured pan,
brush with a little milk.
Bake for 12 minutes at 220 º C (The oven must be preheated).
Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.
For the glaze:
Mix all ingredients until well blended.
Glaze the scones and baked and serve.
Tips:
No scones knead or add too much flour in the kneading step, as this will be subtracted softness to them.
If you prefer not to make comprehensive, do not add wheat bran and flax seed .. the recipe will work equally.
Thanks to Sonia Molina for this recipe.
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