Central America | Laylita's recipes

Patacones, or tostones, are a popular Latin American appetizer or side dish of thick green plantain chips.

Flan de piña is a pineapple flan or custard made with fresh pineapple juice, sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla and rum.

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

Recipe for ceviche made with octopus, onions, hot peppers, lime juice, sunflower oil and cilantro.

Chifles or tajadas are chips made by frying green plantains or green bananas.

Avocados stuffed with tuna, peas, corn, carrots, hardboiled egg, tomato, parsley, and salsa rosada.

Rice with fried egg

Laylita’s recipes