Ingredients (For 10 Served)

Dough

. 1.1/4 kilo flour (5 cups)

. 60 grs. baking powder (2 tea spoons)

. 25 grs. salt (1 tea spoons)

. 125 grs. lard (1/4 lb)

. 250 ml. milk (1 cup)

Stuffed

. 4 onions chopped

. 125 ml. oil (1/2 cup)

. 50 grs. paprika (1 tea spoons)

. 1/2 k ground beef (1 lb)

. Salt, oregano, pepper

. 1 bouillon cube

. 3 eggs

Dough Preparation

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, add melted lard and hot milk; mix little, mixing well, but not kneading. Let stand for 20 minutes and then roll it. Cut in circles aprox. 20 cm diameter, and put in each of them one tbsp stuffing, one olive, 2 o 3 raisins, one slice of hard boiled egg, moisten the edges and fold shaping them as triangles or rectangles, brush with egg white or milk, puncture in 2 o 3 spots. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes at 375 F.

Stuffed preparation

Fry onion in hot oil until cooked, lower the heat and add paprika and ground beef, when cooked add the rest of the spices, and the bouillon dissolved in 1/2 cup of water. Let it simmer for 5 to 10 minutes on low heat. When cold use to stuff the empanadas. Note: add 1/2 tsp of sugar to soften onion. (Optional)

Empanada Chilena

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It was a very rainy day in Puerto Varas, I decide to look for a shelter for a few minutes under the antique roof of the Municipal market, where among others stores there is one which is particularly beautiful, I decide to take a look inside and I found this wonderful work in metal and in wood , call my attention being such a nice art work I never saw it before, this sculptor creates this pieces with very small details and inspired in the local tourism activities such as : fly-fishing ; Rafting ; Rock Climbing ; etc .

LuzImagen Puerto Varas

His studio and show room is located inside of the municipal market in front of  Santa Isabel Supermarket, stand 4 , can be visited everyday where his wife Veronica Muñoz would be gladly to help you .

if it’s closed, just call him to his cell phone 56-9- 626 521 62

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Sun Eclipse in Chile

It was a very special Sunday here in Puerto Varas , for one side The World Futbol Cup in South Africa, where Spain was the Champion , for the other side the scientist world was expecting to see the sun eclipse in our country.

To be honest , nobody really thought that in a town which has 300 days of rain , we would have the remote chance to see what was happening in the sky , but suddenly there it was, SUNNY .

My neighbor remind me about the eclipse , nobody was 100% certain what time it suppose to happen , so I run upstairs of my house and I started looking for an old X-Ray film, my intention was to put the x-ray over the lens of my pocket camera and try to get the moment, the results was pretty decent considering my rustic equipment , I post then this pictures taken with my pocket camera and X-Ray film over the lens with all our love from Puerto Varas, I hope you like them!!!

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Pisco Sour

Many are the controversies about the origin of the Pisco Sour, if it is Chilean or Peruvian the true is after the second glass…who cares!!!!

We have been in Peru and it is great there as well, basically you have to have the right ingredients and you can make your own country “Pisco Sour” so let’s take a look what you need:

Ingredients for 1 person:

• Lime Juice (way better than lemon) about 1 oz.
• Powder Sugar or sugar syrup or honey ( what ever makes you happy, this is at taste)
• Ice ( this is very important , because going to make your Pisco Sour not too strong , so always soften it with ice)
• ¼ Egg White ( not mandatory , this is used to produce foam and give a very delicate presentation , don’t worry if you put just a little doesn’t taste like egg)
• And of course 3 oz of Pisco ( doesn’t matter if it is Chilean , Peruvian or Chinese, be sure is 35 % alcohol)
• Bitter “Angostura” or Cinnamon

Preparation:

Put everything in your blender, except the Bitter or the cinnamon, which is used to adorn the top of your drink with a drop at the end and serve

Note of the guides:

If you want to look like a professional, use a flute glass (Champagne ones) and moist the top with lemon and then put granulated sugar in the outline of the glass!

Where Can I Find Pisco?

Most of the Duty Free stores of Peru, Chile and Bolivia  they have . Some travellers told us than in the United States they saw Pisco in : Trader Joe’s stores.

Please tell us where our readers can find Pisco in your country or city and where is the best pisco sour served in your town !!!!!!!

Cheryl Preparing Empanadas

Let me tell you that I feel so proud that our Chilean food have been tasted in United States, this time from Pittsburgh, Our friend Cheryl Redmond was here in Chile on April of this year, she was always a Chile enthusiastic, especially about food …. Well she decided to purchase our recommended Chilean cuisine Book: “Tasting Chile” by Daniel Joelson.

She went even further, and well… she prepared her first Chilean Theme, Dinner Party!

Congratulations!!! Cheryl for your first Chilean Empanadas they look Jummy !!!!!

Great Chilean Dinner

Now you can prepare a very original theme Party for your family and friends, surprise them with a tasty Pisco Sour or a Vaina with Chilean Empanadas, recipes that you can find here in our blog or go further like Cheryl and purchase our recommended cuisine book and have a magnificent and unique dinner party.

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This is a very easy to understand book about Chilean cuisine and also includes a wine guide

Duration. 8 Hours

Laguna del Inca, Portillo

This excursion is one of our favorites, because the connection with the mountains, for Incas and Mapuches, Andes mountain were sacred and you can feel the energy of them in our excursion; that departs heading north east of Santiago, crossing beautiful grapes fields to arrive Aconcangua valley, may be the name is familiar for you because is the name of the highest mountain in America 7000 meters (23.000 ft) if the clouds allow us, we can take amazing pictures of this mount , but that’s not all, we keep going up hills finding wonderful and interesting sceneries, combining nature with the Chilean history, The Andean Condors

Hotel Portillo

are the native inhabitants of our mountains, with a pinch of luck and patience we could see more than one. Finally, we arrive to Hotel Portillo the oldest ski complex in south America, just 3 miles from the Argentinean border, there, we are having lunch with a breathtaking view to Laguna del Inca ( Inca’s lagoon) an emerald water lagoon located at 2800 meters ( 8400 fts.). After lunch we give you time for relaxing, pictures and for enjoying the view and silence of the Andes.

All our tours are just an idea what is commonly done , if you need something a little different , please just send us your request!!