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Arroz con camarones or Shrimp rice

29 January 2008

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.

Refrito de cebolla

8 January 2008

Sauteed onion, garlic, cumin, achiote and salt used as the base for soups and other South American dishes

Aguacate relleno con camarones – Shrimp stuffed avocado

7 January 2008

shrimp stuffed avocado - aguacate relleno

Ripe avocado filled with shrimp, red onion, radish, bell pepper, celery and cilantro aioli

Platanos maduros fritos – Fried plantains

6 January 2008

Sweep ripe plantains fried and topped with cheese

Achiote molido – Ground annatto seed

21 December 2007

Achiote is also known as annatto seed and is mainly used to give a golden orangish color to the food. Achiote can be found in the Latin supermarkets and even in regular grocery stores, usually in the section where they have the ground or dried chilies.