Colombian Street Food Recipes
Bring the potatoes to a boil over medium high heat then reduce the heat to medium and cook until fork tender about 20 minutes.
Colombian street food recipes. These bite sized snacks are typically stuffed with minced beef and cubed potatoes and encased in a cornmeal doughy bread that is deep fat fried. Even a modest bandeja often include grilled chorizo fried egg stewed beans chicharron fried pork belly roasted plantain a pile of pulled or ground beef steaming rice and half an avocado. This blog was inspired by my grandmother mamita who was an amazing traditional colombian cook. Peel the potatoes and cut them into chunks put them in a medium pot and cover with water and teaspoon of salt.
Papas chorreadas is a colombian specialty of boiled red potatoes with cheese sauce while frijoles colombianos colombian red beans combines red beans with tomatoes green onion and crispy bacon. This soft moist flatbread is perfect for on the go street food. Vegetarian and chicken versions are also available. How could i begin a list of my favourite colombian street food and not put arepas first on the list.
If serving seafood you may want to try coconut rice arroz con coco which features a uniquely colombian way of cooking the coconut milk until the liquid separates and the solids begin to caramelize. The picada meaning chopped in spanish is a hearty plate filled with diced chunks of steak chorizo blood sausage chicken cow s intestines plantain yuca corn on the cob and papas criollas colombian new potatoes seasoned with salt and lime. Empanadas are the ubiquitous colombian street food. Moving inland you find limitless fresh fruits and vegetables.
My name is erica and i was born and raised in colombia and now live in the northeastern united states with my husband and family. Almojabanas are an any time of day staple in colombia. The venezuelan version often is stuffed with ingredients like cheese avocado or cuajada a type of milk curd. The columbian version featured here is often served plain.
Occasionally blood sausage roasted or fried potatoes and an arepa will be included for good measure. Picada colombiana this is the king of all street food dishes in colombia. Along the caribbean coast the city of cartagena is defined by gorgeous spanish architecture and delicious seafood. They re a soft pillow of cheese bread that tastes.
Your guide to good eats on the streets 1. This is a quick and easy recipe to make delicious colombian arepas.