In Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines, an empanada is essentially a stuffed pastry. They are likely originally from Galicia, Spain, where they were prepared rather like Cornish pasties as a portable and hearty meal for working people and often…
Ingredients 2 cups Basmati rice 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon ghee ¼ teaspoon whole cumin seeds ½ tablespoon ginger-garlic paste 4 green cardamom pods 1-inch cinnamon stick, broken into pieces 2 bay leaves 5 cloves 6 black peppercorns Salt…
This is a German meatball recipe that is easy and utterly delicious. These are known in Germany as Konigsberge Klopse, or sometimes as Konigsberger Klopsies. Ingredients 8 oz (225 g) low-fat minced (ground) beef 8 oz (225 g) minced (ground)…
Pot-au-feu is a typical and rustic French dish made of low-cost beef pieces and vegetables. There are many variants in France and other countries. Ingredients Vegetables 2 ea. (~380 g) onions 4 ea. (~500 g) carrots 2 ea. (~600 g)…
Ingredients Marinade Whole chicken, skinned and cut into medium pieces; ideally into 6 pieces if using baby chicken 1 tbsp ginger paste 1 tbsp garlic paste 1½ tsp coriander powder 1½ tsp cumin powder ½ tsp nutmeg powder (optional) 1…
Khichuri is a Bengali dish once considered comfort food for the poor but now a delicacy served warm in the monsoon rain. Like the similar khichdi, the core ingredients are rice and lentils, but different variations exist, some adding vegetables,…
Traditionally eaten at braais or barbecues, boerewors (Afrikaans: farmer’s sausage) are thick, hearty and flavoursome Afrikaner sausages, often eaten with a corn porridge called pap. There is no one definitive recipe for boerewors, as nearly every family has its own…
The history of figgy pudding dates back to 16th century England. The ancestor of figgy pudding (and plum pudding) is a medieval spiced porridge known as Frumenty. Today, the term figgy pudding is known mainly because of a popular Christmas…
Ingredients Pastry 1 pound (454 g) phyllo dough 4–5 cup walnuts, chopped coarsely ½ cup white granulated sugar ¼ tsp ground cloves 1 tsp cinnamon ¾ pound (340 g) sweet butter Syrup 2 ½ cups of water 3 cups white…
Ingredients about 1 pound (450 g) stewing beef, cut in bite-sized pieces about ¼ cup (30 g) flour Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste 1 teaspoon butter or margarine 3–4 large onions, sliced in rings 5 whole cloves 2 bay…
Hyderabadi biryani is a popular variety of biryani. It is so named as it is seen mainly in the city of Hyderabad, India, where the dish emerged from the blending of mughlai and Andhra cuisines in the kitchen of the…
Habichuela con dulce, also known as sweet beans or sweet cream of beans is a Dominican dessert that is mostly made during Good Friday. Ingredients 4 cups soft-boiled red kidney beans ½ cup raisins 3 cups evaporated milk 2 cups…