South American Coconut Pastries 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 5 tablespoons orange juice 1 egg white Coconut Filling Sift dry ingredients into bowl; cut in butter. Mix in orange juice, a little ...

South American Roast Turkey (Pavita Rellena a la Criolla) 1 medium onion, chopped 1 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage 2 eggs 4 cups soft bread crumbs 1/4 cup chopped pimento-stuffed olives 2 large peaches, peeled and coarsely chopped, or ...

Spicy Hot Beef Kabobs (Anticuchos) In Peru, these are made with beef hearts. It is believed that before cattle were brought by the Spanish, that they were probably made with the hearts of llamas. 3 (1 pound) calves' hearts, trimmed, or ...

Stuffed Rolled Steak (Carne Rellena) This is known as "matambre" (hunger killer) in Argentina. 1 (1 1/2 pound) beef boneless round steak, 1/2 inch thick 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves 1/4 teaspoon pepper 4 ounces ...

Tortillas de Maiz (Corn Pancakes) 1 cup fresh corn kernels cut from 2 large     ears of corn, or substitute 1 cup thoroughly     defrosted frozen corn kernels 1/3 cup vegetable oil 8 eggs 2 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 ...

Tres Leches Cake (Cake of Three Milks - Nicaragua) This cake must be served ice cold. If you do not have a rimmed platter large enough to hold this cake, then cut the cake in half and serve it on two platters. Cake 9 egg yolks 2 cups granulated ...

Turkey Mole Pumpkin seed and chocolate-spiked chili sauce is an ancient Aztec combination that keeps the turkey moist. 1 (8 to 10 pound) turkey, cut up 2 medium onions, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup butter or margarine 4 (6-inch) ...

Uruguayan Marinated Chicken (Pollo en Escabeche) 2 chickens, cut into serving pieces 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 carrots, sliced 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 large onions, sliced 1/2 teaspoon each thyme and marjoram 18 whole black peppercorns Salt, to ...

Verduras en Escabeche (Pickled Vegetables - Guatemala) 5 jalapeño chiles, each about 2 inches long 1 tablespoon corn oil 2 cups diagonal 1/8-inch thick slices carrots 1 pound cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets 1 cup sliced onion 5 garlic cloves 1 ...

Yucatan Chili Spice Mixture 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 square bitter chocolate 1 tablespoon granulated sugar Salt Pepper These measurements are for a pot of chili using ...