Dulce De Leche (Manjar)

Dulce De Leche is very easy to make if you have a pressure cooker. All you need is:

2 cans sweetened condensed milk
Water
1 lemon or lime (only to keep your pot looking nice)

Place cans, make sure you rip off the label first, limes and enough water to cover the cans fully in a pressure cooker.

Be aware to follow your cooker's guidelines for how much water to fill it with, do not over fill.

Close lid, sealing the pot, and place cooker in stove, when it starts making the pressure noise, time it for 40 mins.

When it is done turn off heat, and let sit until pressure has come back down.

That's it!

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PRESSURE COOKER, you can still do it, it will just take more time. Boil it in a good size pot for 2 hrs, making sure your water stays covering the cans.

Completos - Chilean Hot Dogs

8 Bun length hot dogs, cooked
8 Bakery hot dog buns (find them in the bakery section at your local grocery store)
2 Avocados
Olive Oil
Juice of 2 limes (about)
Salt
2 tomatoes, chopped small
Sauerkraut (optional)

Mayo
Ketchup
Mustard

My favorite way to cook hot dogs is to grill them, but you can boil, fry or microwave them as well.

Warm buns in grill warmer or put them in warm oven (about 150 F) for a while.

Smash avocados with a fork, and season with 1-2 tsp olive oil, salt and lime juice to taste.

Season chopped tomatoes with 1-2 tsp oil, and salt to taste.

To make completos, place hot dog in bun, and then add tomatoes, avocado and sauerkraut, top with desired dressings.

Hallullas - Chilean Bread

1/2 cup warm water
1 tsp sugar
1 Tbsp yeast
4 cups flour
1/2 cup warm water (yes more)
1/2 cup warm milk
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp shortening
1 egg yolk
1 Tbsp cold water

Mix 1st 1/2 cup water with sugar, sprinkle yeast on top, cover and let sit in warm place until the yeast proofs, about 10 mins.

Place flour in mixing bowl. Mix remaining water, milk & salt, pour into flour, along with the yeast water too. Mix. Add the shortening and continue mixing until smooth and soft.

Roll dough (use cooking spray instead of flour so it does not stick) until it is about 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough to form individual buns. Place on a greased baking sheet. Mix yolk and Tbsp water, paint the buns, and let rise in warm place for about 30 mins.

Bake at 400 F for 20 mins.

Porotos Con Riendas - Mama Lucy

½ lb. Great Northern Beans

1 cup Butternut Squash, cubed

1 carrot, grated

½ green pepper, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, pressed

1 Tbsp bullion cube

Spaguetti noodles



Preasure cook beans, squash, salt and water for 15-20 minutes.



When done, saute carrot, green pepper, onion, garlic with bullion cube until nice and tender.



Add sofrito to beans and add noodles. Cook until noodles are tender.



Variation: for Porotos Granados, omit the noodles, and add 1 cup of corn and 1 fresh tomato, diced.

Chilean Lettuce Salad

Romaine Lettuce (a few leaves cut up)

Oil

Red wine Vinegar

Salt



Cut up the lettuce, add enough oil to coat leaves lightly, add vinegar and salt to taste. If you want, you can add thinly sliced onions. Also you can make this salad with cucumbers instead of lettuce! YUM!

Chilean Pebre

2 bunches of green onions

1 big tomato

1 bunch cilantro

4-6 big garlic cloves

½ Tbsp crushed red pepper

1 ½ Tbsp spicy red chili sauce

½ Tbsp Oil

2 Tbsp Vinegar, or to taste

½ tsp Salt or to taste

Water to somewhat cover all veggies


Chop everything very small, and season. Let it sit for a few hours for all the flavors to blend.

Use at the table to add flavor and spice to any meal.