Posts filed under 'Rice and pastas'

Arroz con chorizo y camarones or rice with chorizo and shrimp

Arroz con chorizo y camarones is a dish of rice with chorizo cooked in seafood broth with shrimp, onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, and parsley.

Continue Reading 12 comments June 10th, 2008

Gavin’s special pastas

Pastas with a sauce of mushrooms, garlic, white wine, cream, and parsley

Continue Reading 2 comments March 23rd, 2008

How to cook rice Ecuadorian style

Basic recipe for cooking rice Ecuadorian style, both basic white rice and arroz amarillo or yellow rice.

Continue Reading 11 comments February 28th, 2008

Spaghetti de pollo de la abuela or grandma’s chicken spaghetti

Chicken spaghetti prepared with chicken, onion, peppers, celery, garlic, tomato paste, chicken broth, olives, mushrooms and spices.

Continue Reading 2 comments February 24th, 2008

Lazy lunch: Arroz con huevo or rice with egg

Rice with fried egg

Continue Reading 2 comments February 18th, 2008

Arroz con camarones or Shrimp rice

Classic South American dish from the coastal areas consisting of rice cooked in a shrimp broth and mixed with shrimp, sautéed onions, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, achiote and parsley.

Continue Reading Add comment January 29th, 2008

Arroz con menestra or lentil stew with rice

Lentil stew simmered with onion, pepper, tomato, garlic, cumin, and cilantro, and served with rice and thin grilled steaks

Continue Reading 8 comments January 11th, 2008