Guiso de Carne

carne vacuno
ajo
pimienta
sal
aceite
salsa de soya
cebolla
verduras congeladas (arrejas, choclo, zanahoria)
pimenton rojo
papas
vino

beef cut in strips
garlic
pepper
salt
oil
soy sauce
onion
frozen veggies
red bell pepper
potatoes
wine

Freir la carne vacuno picada en ajo tiras, pimienta, un poco de sal, en bastante aceite, hasta que la carne esté cocida (sin sangre). Agregar unas gotitas de salsa de soya a la fritura (opcional).
Saute the beef with garlic and a little salt in enough oil until the meat is cooked through. Add a few drops of soy sauce if desired.

Agregar cebolla picada en tiras, verduras congeladas, pimenton (preferencia rojo; rayar la mitad y picar tiras la otra mitad). Revolver bien con más sal.
Add onion cut in strips, frozen veggies, sliced potatoes, and bell pepper (save one half and slice the other). Stir well with more salt.

Agregar vino.
Add wine.

Dejar cocer a fuego lento sin que se pegue.
Cook under slow heat without burning.

Carbonada

carne de vacuno picada en cuadritos
cebolla en cuadritos
ajo
sal
papas cuadritos
verduras congeladas (choclo, arrejas, zanahorias)
arroz

cubed beef or ground beef
diced onion
minced garlic
salt
frozen veggie mix (corn, peas, carrots)
rice

Freir carne de vacuno picada en cuadritos, cebolla en cuadritos, ajo y sal. No dejar que se queme la cebolla.
Fry cubed beef, onion, garlic. Salt. Don't let the onion burn.

Agregar papas en cuadritos y verduras congeladas.
Add cubed potatoes and frozen veggies.

Revolver y dejar que se inpegne todo.
Stir until completely mixed.

Agregar aqua a gusto. (2 a 3 tazas para 2 personas aproximadamente)
Add water to taste. (2 to 3 cups for 2 people approximately)

Agregar arroz una vez que el agua esté hirviendo.
Add rice and bring to boiling, and then stir once.

Retirar del fuego una vez que el arroz esté cocido.
Reduce the heat until the rice is cooked.

Lentejas/ Lentils

cebolla
ajo
oregano
pimento
zanahoria
lentejas
arroz

onion
garlic
oregano
bell pepper
carrot
lentil
rice

Monica adds ground beef (omit for vegetarian), Better than Bouillon beef base (use vegetable broth for vegetarian), butternut squash, and potato.

Freir cebolla, ajo y oregano.
Saute diced onion, minced garlic, and oregano.

Picar pimiento y freir tambien.
Dice bell pepper and saute also.

Rallar zanahoria and agregar a la fritura.
Grate carrots and mix into the saute.

Agregar agua fria (un poco mas del doble de la cantidad de lentejas).
Add cold water (a little more than double the amount of lentils).

Revolver.
Agregar lentejas lavadas.
Add rinsed lentils.

Agregar arroz.
Add uncooked rice.

Dejar hervir por 30 minutos.
Boil for 30 minutes.

Agregar sal y aceite a gusto.
Add salt and oil to taste.

Monica's method:
Saute diced onion, minced garlic, and oregano. Add ground beef, and cook. Add diced bell pepper and grated carrot. Add cold water and rinsed lentils. Bring to a boil, and add rice and diced butternut squash. Set timer for 30 minutes. Add diced potatoes and soup base at 20 minutes. If you want the butternut squash to keep their shape rather than mixing in, add with the potatoes. Add salt and oil to taste.

Serve with croutons.

Croutons:
Chunk French bread and fry with oil.

To eat leftovers, fry an egg, and eat on top of reheated lentils.

Sopaipillas

Ingredientes:
4 tazas de harina - 4 cups of flour
1/4 cuchara de te bicarbonato - 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 taza aceite - 1/4 cup oil
3/4 cuchara grande sal - 3/4 tablespoon salt
1/2 tarro chico zapallo - 8oz. can of pumpkin
1 cuchara grande levadura - 1 tablespoon of yeast

Preparacion:

Poner el zapallo en un bowl con agua y calentarlo en el microondas.
Put the pumpkin in a bowl with a small amount of water, and heat it in the microwave for 1 minute 30 seconds.

Por mano/ by hand:
Apilar la harina y hacer un hueco en el medio. Agregar zapallo, sal, levadura, bicarbonato, y aceite.
Make a pile with the flour and knead the pumpkin, salt, yeast, baking soda, and oil into the flour.

With electric mixer:
Mix pumpkin, salt, yeast, baking soda, oil, and flour together.

Cortar en pequenos trozos. Hacer sopaipillas (redondear los trozos de masa).
Cut into small pieces. Make sopaipillas by rolling into balls and flattening.

Monica's method: Roll out dough with rolling pin and cut out with a biscuit cutter or plastic lid.

Dejar liudar unos minutos.
Let rise a few minutes.

Freir.
Fry in hot oil.

Servir caliente!
Serve hot!

Ensalada Chilena

tomato
onions
cilantro
salt
oil

Prepare essentially the same as pebre except the onions and tomatoes are cut into thin wedges.

Cheese Empanadas and Pebre

Empanadas

frozen empanada wraps
a brick of mozzarella cheese
frying oil

Pull wraps out of freezer several hours in advance. Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Cut thick slices of cheese and place on half of wrap. Fold in half and then fold and crimp edges together to seal. Fry until browned.

Pebre

tomato
onion
fresh cilantro
salt
olive oil

Heat a kettle of water to boiling. Dice tomato and onion into equal sizes and equal amounts. Soak the onions in boiling water, and drain. Chop the cilantro and mix with the tomatoes and onions. Add salt and oil to taste.

Bite off a corner, and fill with pebre.

Queque de Arándanos/ Blueberry Bundt Cake (Monica's grandmother)

Ingredients:

2 tazas de harina/ 2 cups of flour (white or half white and half whole wheat)
2 tazas de asúcar/ 2 cups of sugar
100 gr. de margarina/ 100 gr. of butter
1 taza de leche/ 1 cup of milk
2 cucharaditas de polvos de hornear/ 2 teaspoons of baking powder
Ralladura de limón/ Lemon zest
3 huevos/ 3 eggs
Canela en polvo/ ground cinnamon
1 yogurt/ 1 yogurt (opcional/optional)
Blueberries

Preparación/ Cooking Instructions:

Mezclar, con la batidora, la mantequilla y el azúcar hasta que quede cremoso, agregar los 3 huevos, mezclar, agregar la harina, los polvos de hornear, la ralladura de limón, la canela y los arándanos. Mezclar todo y agregar la leche. Hornear en horno precalentado a una temperatura de 350 por 1 hora aproximadamente.

Mix the butter and the sugar until it's smooth. Add the 3 eggs and mix. Add the flour, baking powder, lemon zest, cinnamon and blueberries. Mix everything and add the milk. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 1 hour 15 minutes, approximately.

Note 1: In order to mix the butter and the sugar easily, you can put them in a bowl and place it in the oven while you're preheating it. By the time you take it out, it will be all melted and ready to mix with the rest of the ingredients.

Note 2: Blueberries are just one option for what you can make the queque with. You can also make it with sliced strawberries, with cranberries...or basically you can try whatever fruit you want!

Note 3: Don't use just whole wheat flour, that would make the queque too hard.

Note 4: The measurements on this recipe are approximates. Personally, I use the "eye-meter" :) which means that you add however much looks right...nobody has complained yet!