Master These 5 Latin Cooking Methods to Jumpstart Your Kitchen Skills
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Latinos are known for a lot of things and not the least of which is their delicious food. The cuisine from a traditional Latin household is just as much filling as it is packed with a lot of flavors. And, for those who would want to ramp up on their skills in the kitchen, there is no better way to start than to perfect some of the most basic Latin cooking ways. Here are five of the Latin cooking methods to help you jumpstart your culinary skills courtesy of The Latin Kitchen.
Adobo is one of the staple seasoning used in many Latin dishes. It is mostly used with meat for Latin and Mexican dishes. The ingredients you need to make your own homemade adobo seasoning are sea salt, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, ground oregano, ground bay leaf, ground turmeric and ground cumin. Just combine all these ingredients in a coffee grinder or pepper mill and process until blended, says Just A Pinch.
For those who can't do without their daily cup of joe, this Latin version of coffee is perfect for them. Café de Olla, or Mexican spiced coffee, is prepared using ingredients like piloncillo or dark brown sugar, cinnamon stick, and dark roasted coffee. For complete recipe, check out MexicoInMyKitchen.
"This might be a dangerous basic to conquer: you'll want to make it every day and put it on everything. Dulce de leche goes wonderful drizzled on morning yogurt or fruit, on hearty bread for that afternoon snack, on literally every dessert everywhere," wrote The Latin Kitchen.
For those who have a sweet tooth, this Latin basic recipe is a must-know. With the use of this caramelized condensed milk, every dessert is just heavenly.
"Sofrito makes its way into everything from yellow rice, black bean soup, sauce for spaghetti and meatballs to braised chicken and sautéed shrimp. Not only that, it freezes beautifully, so in about 10 minutes you can make enough sofrito to flavor a dozen dishes," the Latin Post noted.
It is used as a base for a lot of dishes in the Latin cuisine and it would make a lot of sense for every Latina to have her own go-to recipe for sofrito. There is nothing complicated in how it is done anyway.
Having your own recipe for seafood stock will come in handy when you make dishes such as paellas and pastas. You can check out this seafood stock recipe from the Food Network.
