EMBEDDED GAMMON

Versão em Português

If spicy, the pork is hugely tasty. Is there something greater than come together all the family in the weekend and remove from oven a gammon full of flavors, moist, surrounded by potatoes and onions? If you don't want to use gammon, choose a good beef cut to roast, following the entire recipe.

1 unsmoked boneless gammon weighing 4-5 kg

Spice

1 large onion cut into 4 pieces

4 large garlic cloves

1 seedless ají pepper

1/2 bunch of parsley

1/2 bunch of chive

4 tbsp salt

Juice of 3 lemons

2 tbsp finely chopped rosemary

To embed

15 garlic cloves

16 seedless green olives

100g bacon cut into cubes

15 onions pickle

Directions

With a knife's tip, perforate the whole gammon.

Spice

In a blender, liquefy the onion, garlic, pepper, parsley, chive, salt and lemon. Then, add chopped rosemary and mix, do not liquefy again.

Spread it over the meat, including the holes.

To embed

In each hole, add one ingredient: garlic, olive, bacon or onion. Place the gammon in a plastic bag with the spice, let marinate for 12 hours in fridge.

To finish

Preheat the oven to 350˚F.

Place gammon in a large roasting pan, cover with foil and roast for 3h to 3h30. Remove foil and sprinkle with the spice in the pan. Serve with potatoes, onions and bell peppers.

Serve: portions to 10-12 persons.

Recipe from here.

CHOCORANGO RECOMMENDS

Versão em Português

Cozinha é poesia is another blog that deserves to be exposed here in Chocorango. Very good written for Cherry Blossom, presents delectable breads, savory dishes, sweets and many Brazil typical recipes.

Pão caseirinho - photo by Cherry Blossom

With huge flashy pics, we want to visit it everyday. And for the foreign readers, the writer available the old and good translator.

Blog: Portuguese.

Costela no "bafo" da panela de pressão - sabor Brasil - photo by Cherry Blossom

VANILLA COOKIES

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Versión en Español

Delicate cookies aromatized with vanilla. Embellish, crunchy and yummilicious!

300g flour

100g sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

60g chilled butter, cut into small cubes

1 egg

2 tbsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp cream

Drops of food coloring

Directions

Mix together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Rub the butter with your fingertips. Add egg and mix. Mix in vanilla extract and cream. If necessary, add 1 tbsp cold water to make a soft dough. Divide the dough and color them with food coloring. Do not overmix. Chill the dough for 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350˚F.

Roll out each dough, overlap, roll and slice. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the base is golden brown. Let cool in a rack. Store in an airtight container.

Serve: 60 cookies.

Recipe from here.

TO FRY

Versão em Português

Versión en Español

To have a tastier food, always begin to fry onion or garlic with a cool pan to accentuate the flavor and decrease the risk of a burnt onion.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE

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Versión en Español

Chocolate goes with everything or almost, we can't deny. Chocolate and orange is a combination very appreciated. So, what about to try this cake? The dough is just like everyone loves: light, soft, melting in your mouth. The filling is a chocolate and orange mousse and the topping very attractive! It's very simple to prepare, but is easier to garnish.

150g butter

150g sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

260g flour

2 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp baking powder

To sprinkle

80ml orange juice

Filling

70g semisweet chocolate

50g milk chocolate

3 tbsp orange juice

1 tbsp orange zest

2 eggs separated

Topping

2 oranges skinless and sliced

Whipped cream

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Sift together the flour, cocoa and baking powder.

Cream butter and sugar. Gradually add the eggs, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract. Fold in the sifted ingredients. Bake for 40 minutes until a toothpick is inserted in the center and comes out clean. Let it cool in a rack.

Filling

Melt the chocolates and stir in juice and zest of orange. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after addition. Whip the egg whites and fold gently in the mixture.

To Finish

Slice the cake. Sprinkle with orange juice, fill, cover with sliced orange and embellish with whipped cream. Leave in fridge (covered) until to serve.

Serve: 10 slices.

ONE GIFT TO THE COOK

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Versión en Español

We never stop to think about the simple things those we see everyday as the ladle. For who likes a soup, broth or bean, always use ladle. One gift to the cook.

CHICKEN IN COCONUT SAUCE WITH TOMATO AND BASIL

Versão em Português

Chocorango is full of ideas for the summer. Today, we brought a very light and flavorful dish made with chicken, coconut milk, tomato and basil. Try it and then tell us what you think.

1 chicken breast

Salt

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Ají pepper diced

Coconut Sauce

Olive oil

1 garlic clove, diced

50ml coconut milk

200g table cream

100g diced tomato

Fresh basil

Directions

Cut the chicken into strips and marinate in salt, lemon juice and pepper. Reserve for 30 minutes.

Coconut Sauce

Fry the chicken and garlic in a little olive oil. Add coconut milk, cream and simmer in low heat until thick. Add tomato and salt if necessary. Add basil and stir gently. Serve immediately.

Cook's tip: Use sweet grape tomato to have a yummier dish.

Serve: 4 portions.

Recipe from Ana Maria Magazine 306.

CAN I FREEZE CARROT?

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Versión en Español

Yes, ma'am! Enjoy the harvest of carrots to buy them with a low price, fresh and good-looking. Choose how they'll be frozen, if into slices, whole, into smalls cubes or shredded. Into slices and whole is recommend to blanch before, boiling the carrots slices for 2 minutes or whole carrots for 5 minutes. Freeze in smalls portions. It doesn't necessary wait to unfreeze, you can put them immediately in the pan.

Durability: 10 months.

STRAWBERRY FROZEN YOGURT

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Versión en Español

Yummy!! Cold ice cream to chill this summer! With a combination of yogurt and strawberries you can't go wrong! Cool and full of flavor!

150ml water

175g sugar

Zest of 1 lemon

500g strawberry

300ml natural plain yogurt

Directions

Let to boil the water, sugar and lemon zest for 3 minutes. Let to cool.

Make a purée with the strawberries and yogurt, add the boiled water and beat again.

Place in the ice cream maker for 20-30 minutes.

To make it without an ice cream maker, let to freezer and whisk between 30-60 minutes, to have a creamy ice cream, until is froze.

Cook's tip: The frozen yogurt of the pics was made without the ice cream maker.

Serve: 1 liter.

Recipe from here.