Latin American Cooking Across the U.S.A. by Novas, Himilce -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Other Titles Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Soups

Chicken Soup with Yuca, Plantains, and Potatoes “Latin from Manhattan” Chicken Noodle Soup Tortilla Soup Cream of Potato Soup with Chicken, Sour Cream, and Capers Tripe and Hominy Soup White Bean Soup Shrimp Chowder Crab Soup Chilled Roasted Sweet Red Pepper and Coconut Soup Orange-Scented Roasted Pumpkin Soup Gringo Potato-Cheddar Soup Chilled Avocado Soup with Mango-Cilantro Salsa

Appetizers and Salads

Peruvian American Hot Salsa Chilean American Fresh Tomato Salsa Mexican American Tomatillo Salsa Mango-Cilantro Salsa Peach-Habanero Salsa Berry Salsa Black Bean and Corn Salsa Marinated Beef with Mint and Mixed Greens Bayamo’s Fried Wontons with Chorizo, Chiles, and Monterey Jack Black Bean and Bacon Dip Grilled Beef-Heart Kebabs Cuban Sandwich Fried Adobo Chicken Chicken-Jicama Salad with Cilantro Mayonnaise Xiomara’s Crispy Bacalao Cakes with Criollo Gazpacho Corn Pancakes with Smoked Salmon, Caviar, and Wasabi Cream Sauce Shrimp-and-Potato Croquettes Crabmeat and Avocado Salad with Lime Mayonnaise Shrimp Seviche Panama Canal Seviche Oysters Himilce Sweet Clams on the Half Shell Potato-Cheese Cakes with Peanut Sauce and Avocado Quinoa “Tabbouleh” Pineapple and Avocado Salad with Crisp Walnuts Hearts of Palm Salad Yuca and Cabbage Slaw Eggplant Caviar Venezuelan American Guacamole

Fish and Shellfish

Cristina’s Shrimp in Tomato-Pimiento Sauce Shrimp Stew with Coconut Milk, Lemon, and Cilantro Shrimp and Artichoke Heart Frittata Tender Cactus in Red Chile Sauce with Shrimp Patties Sea Bass Baked in Beer Dog Sauce Golden Red Snapper with Coconut-Lime Sauce Golden Fried Smelts Fish Flan Colombian Seafood Stew American-Style Jacobo de la Serna’s Party Paella Panfried Calamari in Lemon-Sherry Sauce Mussels in Salsa Caribe and White Wine

Poultry and Game

Piri Thomas’s Chicken Asopao Fricassee of Chicken with Tomatoes, Raisins, and Olives Braised Chicken in Spicy Fruit Sauce Puerto Rican Chicken in Almond Sauce Shredded Chicken and Chile Enchiladas Chicken Pot Pie with Corn Crust Caribe Chicken Croquettes with Peach-Habanero Salsa Grilled Citrus-Marinated Chicken Celia Cruz’s Fried Chicken “Guarachero” Chino-Latino Chicken with Black Mushrooms and Cloud Ears Carmen’s Turkey Picadillo Cristina’s Wine-Infused Stuffed Turkey Tropical Duck with Pineapple Sauce Citrus-Marinated Rabbit in Wine Sauce

Meats

Beef Stew with Peaches and Pumpkin Borscht Belt Brisket with a Mexican Twist Old Clothes Braised Beef Stuffed with Carrots, Parsley, and Garlic Caribbean Beat Burgers Heavenly Potato Pie with Minced Beef, Raisins, and Olives New Mexico-Style Chiles Rellenos Eddie’s Puerto Rican Roast Pork Pork Cutlets Stuffed with Prunes and Olives Pork and Chile Verde with Nopalitos Pork Chops in Orange Gravy with Garlic, Capers, and Raisins Puerto Rican Spanish Rice with Pork Pork Enchiladas with Poblano Chile Cream Sauce Posole Jerk Lamb Shish Kebabs Curry Goat or Lamb Beef Tongue in Tomato Sauce a la Blanca “Tail on Fire” Oxtail Stew Dominican American Stew with Taro, Calabaza, and Yellow Plantains Assorted Smoked and Fresh Meats with Black Beans

Rice, Beans, and Vegetables

New Southwestern Gnocchi di Patate in Red Chile Cream Sauce Home Fries with Roasted Poblano Chiles California Land Grant Enchiladas Linda Chavez’s New Mexico-Style Stacked Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce Jamaican Rice and Peas Carola’s Black Beans Isle of Enchantment Rice and Pigeon Peas Stewed Beans with Corn, Pumpkin, and Sweet Basil Little Havana Fried Ripe Plantains Fried Green Plantains with Bacon-Onion-Garlic Garnish for Herminia del Portal Yuca Fries Yuca with Garlic-Lime Oil Parmesan Onion Rings Sautéed Ribbons of Kale Old Slippers Minga’s Calabacitas

Tamales, Empanadas, and Other Turnovers

Little Brazil Shrimp Turnovers Chilean American Beef Turnovers Jamaican Beef Patties Feta Cheese, Chile, and Onion Pastries Griddle-Fried Bread Stuffed with Yellow Split Peas Tamales with Pork, Raisins, and Almonds Black Tamales Puerto Rican Stuffed Plantain Rectangles Corn Patties Stuffed with Refried Red Beans and Monterey Jack

Breads

Ham-and-Olive-Stuffed Bread Australian Damper Cuban-Style Cuban Bread Fresh Corn Arepas Quick Arepas Bread of the Dead Paraguayan Corn Bread Mango Pecan Bread Colombian American Guava Bread Santa Fe Trail Sopaipillas with Honey

Desserts

Charlie Carrillo’s Custard Abuelita’s Vanilla Flan Pumpkin Flan Under a Palm Tree Cream Cheese Flan with a Dark Chocolate Crumb Crust Rain of Gold Tamales Gisèle Ben-Dor’s Rice Pudding Coconut Bread Pudding Three Milks Cake Tía Lulú’s Meringue Cake Rum-Soaked Sponge Cake Heavenly Cake Sweet Potato “Bread” New Mexican Biscochitos Mexican Wedding Cookies Almond Cookies Bananas Stuffed with Rum Butter Cream Sautéed Bananas in Grand Marnier with Crêpes Coconut-Meringue Confection Papaya in Syrup Passion Fruit Sorbet Mango Sorbet and Raspberry Sorbet

Drinks

Cuban American Mango Milk Shake Panamanian American Papaya Shake with Vanilla Ice Cream Mexican American Guava Milk Shake Chilean American Chirimoya and Banana Milk Shake Jamaican American Banana-Allspice Milk Shake Colombian American Avocado Milk Shake New Mexican Hot Chocolate Hot Chocolate and Coconut Guatemalan American Coffee with Hot Chocolate and Cinnamon Jamaican Sorrel Rum Punch Yerba Maté Iced Tea Pisco Sour Cachaça and Lime Cocktail Puerto Rican Coconut Eggnog Mojito

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