Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (8 dholl puri) Prep Time: 45 minutes (plus 2 hours soaking, 30 minutes resting) Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients Yellow split peas: 1 cup (200 g) All-purpose flour: 2 cups (250 g); fine salt: 1 tsp; neutral oil: 2 […]
Maghrebi Couscous with Seven Vegetables and Lamb
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes Quick Ingredients Fine Moroccan couscous: 2 1/2 cups (425 g); olive oil: 2 tbsp (30 ml); butter or smen: 2 tbsp (28 g); salt: 1 tsp (6 g) Lamb shoulder, bone-in: 1 […]
Senegalese Thieboudienne (Ceebu Jën) with Tomato-Fish Rice
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours Quick Ingredients 3 cups (570 g) broken rice (riz cassé), rinsed and soaked 6 fish steaks (about 1.1 kg) red snapper or grouper 1/2 cup (120 ml) neutral oil, divided 1 small bunch parsley, […]
Ethiopian Shiro Wat with Injera and Berbere
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 cup (120 g) shiro powder (roasted chickpea or broad bean flour) 3.5 cups (830 ml) cold water or low-sodium vegetable stock 1 medium yellow onion, finely minced 4 cloves garlic, finely minced 3 […]
Eritrean Zigni: Slow-Cooked Berbere Beef Stew
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 lb beef chuck or lamb shoulder, cut into 1.5-inch cubes 3 medium yellow onions, finely chopped (about 4 cups) 6 garlic cloves, minced 2–3 tbsp berbere spice blend, divided 6 oz […]
Salteña Empanadas with Juicy Spiced Beef and Salsa Criolla
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 14 empanadas (serves 6) Prep Time: 45 minutes (plus 2 hours chilling) Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 3 hours 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 cups (360 g) all-purpose flour 12 tbsp (170 g) cold unsalted butter + 6 tbsp (80 g) cold lard 1 tsp fine salt, 1 tsp […]
Locro Criollo: Hearty Andean-Pampean Pork and Corn Stew
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus soaking) Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 3 hours (plus 12 hours soaking) Quick Ingredients 1.5 cups (300 g) dried white cracked corn (maíz partido) 1 cup (180 g) dried white beans (alubia, cannellini, or Great Northern) 600 g pork shoulder, […]
Milanesa a la Napolitana with Fries or Mash
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 thin beef cutlets, 1/4 inch (3–6 mm) thick (about 1.5 lb/680 g total) Salt and black pepper 3/4 cup (95 g) all-purpose flour 3 large eggs + 1 tbsp milk 2 cups (120–150 […]
Humita en Chala: Steamed Corn Parcels with Queso
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10 humitas (serves 5) Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Quick Ingredients 10 large ears fresh sweet corn, husks reserved (about 6 cups/900 g kernels) 2 tbsp unsalted butter + 1 tbsp neutral oil 1 large onion, 1 medium red bell pepper, […]
Matambre Arrollado: Rolled Flank Steak Pinwheel
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 1 flank steak, 2 to 2.5 lb (900 g to 1.1 kg), butterflied and pounded 1/4 in (6 mm) thick 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp black […]









