World Cuisines

Chile

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Empanadas de Pino

Chile's golden empanada: a baked wheat shell with a juicy filling of beef, onion, raisins, olives and egg — the pino — seasoned with cumin and merkén smoke. Ingredients: flour, lard, warm milk brine (dough); filling: gro…

Pastel de Choclo

Chile's summer casserole: a golden corn custard over the same beef pino filling as empanadas, baked in clay bowls until it caramelises. Ingredients: fresh corn (choclo), basil, milk, butter, eggs, sugar; filling: ground…

Completo

Chile's everything hot dog: a vienesa in a soft bun buried under chopped tomato, avocado and mayonnaise — ordered 'completo' or not at all. Ingredients: hot dog buns, vienesa sausages, tomatoes, ripe avocados, mayonnaise…

Cazuela

Chile's restorative broth: beef or chicken simmered with a whole corn cob round, pumpkin, potato and rice, served as soup and main in one bowl. Ingredients: beef shank or chicken, corn on the cob rounds, pumpkin wedges,…

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