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Recipes from Chile

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Chile vegetable market

Chile vegetable market

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Chile is known for its fruits, vegetables and seafood. You can buy all these, and more, at Santiago's Mercado Central.

Pastel de Choclo
Americanized version of a traditional Chilean comfort food.

Pebre
This traditional hot sauce can be made hotter with habañero chiles, or milder with the aji (pepper) of your choice.

This recipe calls for a twist: cook the chicken first, then marinade.

Chilean Fresh Fruit

Food
This glossary of common Chilean foods, used as ingredients, sandwiches, drinks, desserts plus seafood, is sure to tantalize the appetite.

A Taste of Chilean Cuisine
Empanadas de horno, Palta con crema de salmon, Manzanas al caramelo, plus a brief description of Chilean cuisine.

Tomatican
Stewed vegetable dish with tomatoes, lima beans, onions, avocado, corn and cheese for garnish.

Red Pepper Sauce (Salsa de Aji Colorado)
Easy to make and tone down and very good on meat, poultry, fish or barbecue.

Cranberry Beans with Corn and Squash (Porotos Granados)
Very popular vegetarian soup/stew that warms the tummy on a cold day.

Fish Soup (Caldillo de Congrio)
Instead of congrio, conger eel, this recipe uses cod, but you could use any firm fleshed fish.

Cocinando with Martita
Cooking site with recipe archives, suggested weekly menu with recipes, cooking hints, nutrition and more. In Spanish, but what a great way to practice your kitchen Castellano.

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