Over this past weekend I got together with my boyfriends family to cook some home made traditional Argentinian dishes. My boyfriend's mom was kind enough to let me in on some family recipes, and of course she helped me cook some up. Three dishes that I learned how to make were called Choripan, Empanadas, and Matambre arrolodo. Whats interesting about the first dish is that it is portrayed to be a street food in the Argentinian culture. In America we enjoy hot dogs before a big game, but in the Argentinian culture they enjoy Choripan before any soccer game. This popular "street food" is a fun dish that she likes to make for her children before a big soccer tournament, but she decided to bring them out now for the heck of it. It is basically a hoagie but on the inside it contains pork, beef, grilled sausage, topped with chimichrri. You can also add peppers, and caramelized onions to give it some spicy flavor. The next dish is my favorite dish which are the Empanadas. It is a very fast and a affordable meal to cook up. They are deep fried bread stuffed with jam or sweet potato paste. You can also dip them with sweet cinnamon. The last dish that I wanted to share with you guys is the matambre arrolodo. This meat is a tender thin beef stuffed with vegetables. This has got to be the best meat I have ever tried. Whats great about this beef is that it's easy to roll up, and you can eat it with almost any dish. Argentinian food is great for a perfect Sunday night dinner, just like I had mine with the Ramos family!
Empanadas!
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