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Chorizo and Bean Fried Plantain Cups Will be a Hit on New Year’s Eve

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Platano cups with chorizo beans
During the holidays we make a lot of pinto beans for our tamale dinners. I always freeze the left-overs for future use like when I am looking for appetizers to serve our New Year’s Eve guests. The fried platano cups have the flavor, weight and heartiness of a fried potato skin. You can find these, plus the queso cotija and crema Mexicana in a Latino...
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Homemade Sofrito Adds Perfect Flavor to Many Dishes from Around The Latin World

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As diverse as the U.S. Latino community, so, too, are the recipes for sofrito. Whether you are from Cuba, Mexico or Colombia, every country and region has its own version of sofrito, one of the basic flavor foundations for many traditional Latin dishes. And, if you ask anyone from those countries about who has the best sofrito, well, you know the answer. Sofrito is like...
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