Chile-Comida

In Chile empanadas are very popular. One filling is called pino. The ingredients are: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1/2 union, chopped, one T olive oil, one clove garlic, finely chopped, 1/2 t cumin, 1/2 t oregano, 1 lb ground beef, 2 T raisins, 1 1/2 T chopped pimento-stuffed olives and 1 can of diced tomatoes. First, slice eggs cross wise into thin slices. Second, cook onion in olive oil in a skillet until softened. Third, add garlic, cumin, oregano and cook one minute; then add beef breaking up lumps and cooking until no longer pink. Fourth, add raisins, olives and tomatoes and cook about 10 minutes. You can make empanadas with this or just eat it with rice like I did.

The Chilean cuisine is famous its delicious seafood and fresh fruits. The typical dishes are the cazuela and empanadas. Chile is also well known for its wines.

In Chile there are four meals each day instead of three. The extra meal is called "once" which is eaten between four and seven in the afternoon. It is the Chilean version of tea time when we eat bread with palta (avocado) or some cakes with tea or coffee. We don't eat onces at 11 o'clock, yet this meal is called "once," which means "eleven" in Spanish. A typical Chilean cake is the torta de mil hojas, which means "the cake of a thousand layers."

In Chile empanadas are very popular. One filling is called pino. The ingredients are: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1/2 union, chopped, one T olive oil, one clove garlic, finely chopped, 1/2 t cumin, 1/2 t oregano, 1 lb ground beef, 2 T raisins, 1 1/2 T chopped pimento-stuffed olives and 1 can of diced tomatoes. First, slice eggs cross wise into thin slices. Second, cook onion in olive oil in a skillet until softened. Third, add garlic, cumin, oregano and cook one minute; then add beef breaking up lumps and cooking until no longer pink. Fourth, add raisins, olives and tomatoes and cook about 10 minutes. You can make empanadas with this or just eat it with rice like I did.