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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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 !!!!!!!

There is a new Black Sheep in this Lonely Planet.

I was in Natales last week and my father in law told me about a new store. It can only be defined as unique and out of the box.  Black Sheep is a store that goes beyond just selling souvenirs, handicraft  and book. It is also a place to flock to share a cup of coffee while checking the latest tips from one of the most up dated guide books in the world: Lonely Planet.

The idea behind Black Sheep is that coming into the store becomes not just a shopping experience but a memory during your travelling experience in Patagonia. In order to fulfill this motto,  Black Sheep offers to be the link with tour guides, agencies as well as providing information about Torres del Paine National Park.

When you visit this store, you have the chance to travel to other areas of Chile by looking at samples of exclusive crafts nation long. To name a few:

1. Rari: fine jewelry that merges horsehair and Chile’s most important mineral: copper
2. Regional wool products that make a light souvenir.
3. Wine: here you can find a Chilean Late Harvest
   

   Oveja Negra

However, the products that caught my attention more than any other are the gourmet. Here the idea is to rescue the Mapuche cuisine by mixing their traditions with modern ingredients. The dressing that is a must if you like cooking is the Merken, which is a Mapuche spice. And the best part is that the labels are in English so you actually know what you are buying. To continue the line of the traditional ingredients: Kultrun oil, origen vinegar and toasted Chilean nuts.

If you want to enjoy outdoor activities and look good in you pictures,  Black Sheep has a brand of Dry Fit t-shirts with different colors and patterns.

And finally if you are an user of Lonely Planet, you have 20 minutes free internet. Just present the guide when you enter and discover this and other benefits.

And if you are looking forward to a long trip, how about buying a book about Chile that will keep your mind entertained? And if you have non English speaking friends, this is the place to get them that book, because Black Sheep has a vast collection of literature in other languages.

To continue being the black sheep in town, in a few more weeks they will have outdook clothing.

Oveja Negra.

A nice place to read

Celso Perez D.

Address: Baquedano 396, Puerto Natales

Phone: (061) 410709

Mail: celso_rino@hotmail.com

Curanto in Chiloe

If you want to live a real “Chilote” experience you have to stay in a local house , there is a agro tourism network , which give you shelter and food , for very convenient prizes.

Walking Adevnture

How to contact them , they have a cell phone: 56-9-964 370 46

And you will see the Island from another point of view!

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.

See all dinner pictures in our FACEBOOK ALPHUM **HERE**

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