Argentine Beef Stew in a Pumpkin (Carbonada En Zapallo)

From Sasha Martin, Globaltableadventure.com, a truly amazing blog: “Carbonada en Zapallo is a traditional Christmas dish in Argentina, it also makes a wonderful dish for Halloween or Thanksgiving potlucks. It’s best to bake the pumpkin on something you can use for serving because trying to lift a softened pumpkin full of soup … well, let’s just say it begs to crack in half and spill everywhere. If this is not an option, roast the pumpkin on a baking sheet until well browned – about an hour and fifteen minutes, remove to serving platter and fill with completely cooked soup right before serving.” Check out her blog about cooking the world!

Argentine Chimichurri Meatballs

Well a couple of years ago, I got to go to Argentina skiing with a good friend – and what a blast. On thing I did learn, is that if you don’t like beef, potatoes or chimichurri … good luck. It seemed like those 3 ingredients were a part of every meal, but luckily I do like all three. One night, we had this amazing grilled fish and of course potatoes … but the appetizers were these simple miniature meatballs with … of course … chimichurri. Well, I am not sure what their recipe was, but the chef was nice enough to tell me that his secret was to add ground pork and a little of the chimichurri to the meatball. Also, theirs was topped with this great tangy cheese. I never got the name of it, but it is similar to a feta being a drier, crumbly cheese, but the taste of a goat cheese, so I think either one works well. I tend to use Feta. Well, I ended up using a pretty classic meatball recipe and this is my version. I make smaller than normal meatballs and just serve with tooth pics on a big platter with the sauce. They are just Yummy Bite Size appetizers. A great holiday appetizer and easy to make. I bake mine, so even healthier. Make ahead and just reheat. I also buy Badia Chimichurri sauce, right from the grocery store. You can also find it at www.badia.com, but there are many other brands that are available.

National Stew of Argentine (Puchero)

Posted for ZWT7- Central and South America. I found this on alleasyrecipes.com. Note: Zaar doesn’t recognize the calf’s foot cut in 4 pieces so I put it here. You probably can’t buy one anyway but its part of the recipe.

Argentine Chili

An Argentina influenced chili by Rachel Ray topped with a spicy chimichurri, give it a try. Top with Chimichurri sauce and you’ve got it

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