Argentina - Argentinean

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Argentina, second largest country in South America. Popular Argentina dishes are grilled meat from the asado (barbecue) is a staple, with steak and beef ribs especially common. Chorizo (pork sausage), morcilla (blood sausage), chinchulines (chitterlings), mollejas (sweetbread).Chimichurri, a sauce of herbs, garlic and vinegar, is often used as an accompaniment .

Breaded and fried meat (schnitzel)— milanesas — are used as snacks, in sandwiches or eaten warm with mashed potatoes — purée. Empanadas — small pastries of meat, cheese, sweet corn .Another variation is the "empanada gallega" (Galician empanada), which has a round shape and is more like a big, round meat pie made mostly of tuna and mackerel ("caballa" in Spanish). Vegetables and salads are important too.

A traditional drink of Argentina is an infusion called mate The dried leaves and twigs of the yerba mate plant (Ilex paraguariensis) are placed in a small cup, also called mate, usually made from a gourd, but also bone or horn.

Argentinean Recipes-Free Cooking Videos

• Argentinean Milanesas
• Argentinean Asado
• Empanadas
• Chimichuri Sauce

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