Salsa Criolla Food

SEAFOOD STEW WITH RICE AND SALSA CRIOLLA (ARROZ CON MARISCOS)

Steps:

• Make a paste from the roasted peppers by mincing them, then mashing them with the back of a fork. Mix in half of the Scotch bonnet. Save the other half of the chile pepper for the Salsa Criolla. Reserve the paste.
• Heat the stock in a pot. Add the mussels and clams. Cover the pot, but check after a few minutes and remove the mollusks to a bowl as they open. Once all they are all out of the pot, add the saffron to infuse the stock and remove from the heat.
• In a bowl, season the flour with salt and pepper. Lightly flour the sea bass. Heat a saute pan over medium-high heat with 1/4 cup of the annatto or canola oil. When it is quite hot, add the bass and sear until golden crisp. Remove the fish and reserve on a plate. Now add the calamari to the pan and cook for 1 minute and reserve with the sea bass. Next add the shrimp to the pan, with 2 tablespoons of the pepper paste and 1/4 cup of the beer. Saute until just cooked. Remove the shrimp with a slotted spoon and reserve with the rest of the seafood. Now reduce the cooking liquid to a light syrup and pour over the seafood. Reserve.
• To a deep soup pot over medium-high heat add the remaining 1/4 cup oil. When it is hot add the garlic and onion. Cook until they start to caramelize, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat. Pour in the chicken stock, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Stir with a fork, and add the seafood, the rest of the beer, and cilantro and stir once more. Cover again and turn down the heat to medium-low, cooking for about 25 minutes. While the rice cooks, make the Salsa Criolla.
• When the rice is done, stir in the peas and serve with the Salsa Criolla on the side.
• Put the onion in a small bowl. Squeeze the limes over them; discard the rinds. To this add the garlic, Scotch bonnet, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

SALSA CRIOLLA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oil, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour over onion mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve with a slotted spoon.

SALSA CRIOLLA - PERUVIAN ONION, PEPPER & LIME SALSA

Steps:

• Soak the onions in salt water for 10 minutes. Drain and let dry.
• Mix onion with the rest of the ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
• Store in refrigerator for up to 2 days.

SALSA CRIOLLA (CHOPPED TOMATO SALAD)

Steps:

• Pour olive oil and red wine vinegar into a large mixing bowl and whisk together.
• Add onion, tomatoes, and green bell pepper to the bowl.
• Toss vegetables with the dressing until evenly coated.
• Add chile to the bowl and stir. Season to taste with salt.
• Set aside for 30 minutes before serving.

STUFFED FLANK STEAK (MATAMBRE)

Steps:

• Trim any fat from the meat, split it horizontally and pound it gently with a mallet to flatten. Place meat in a shallow glass dish. Combine the marinade ingredients and pour them over the meat. Cover, refrigerate and marinate 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
• Remove the meat from the marinade, place on a flat surface and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover the meat with the spinach leaves and arrange the carrots across the meat.
• Carefully roll the meat jellyroll fashion, so the grain runs the length of the roll, and tie it with a string at 1inch intervals.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large pan over moderate heat. Add the meat and sear until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Place the roll in an ovenproof casserole dish and pour the beef stock over to cover the meat.
• Place the meat in the oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until desired doneness. To serve hot, remove the meat and place it on a platter. Let the meat rest for 10 minutes, carefully remove the strings and slice the roll into 3/4 inch slices. Serve with Salsa Criolla.
• In a medium bowl, combine the onions, tomatoes, jalapeno, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. Whisk together the oil and vinegar in a small bowl and pour over the tomato mixture. Mix well, cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Adjust seasonings before serving with the meat.
• about 2 cups of salsa

SALSA CRIOLLA

Steps:

• Cut an X in bottom of tomato with sharp paring knife and blanch tomato in 3-quart saucepan of boiling water 10 seconds. Transfer tomato with a slotted spoon into a bowl of ice and cold water and cool. Peel off skin with paring knife and discard. Halve tomato crosswise and seed it, then cut into 1/4 inch dice.
• Stir together tomato and remaining ingredients. Season salsa with additional salt and pepper if desired.

PERUVIAN SALSA CRIOLLA (WITH AJí AMARILLO)

Steps:

• Pour the oil in the small bowl, and add the salt.
• Squeeze the lime juice over and whisk the dressing with a fork, to mix. Set aside.
• Put some kitchen or disposable gloves on and cut the stems off the aji amarillo, then halve them lengthwise. Using a teaspoon, scrape remove the seeds and all the bits in the chillies.
• Slice them thinly, lengthwise. Place in the bowl.
• Peel and halve the red onion. Then slice thinly. Add to the bowl.
• Finely chop the coriander leaves including the stems and add to the bowl.
• Pour the dressing all over the salsa and toss gently to mix.
• Taste and add more salt if necessary. Finish off with some freshly ground black pepper, if you like.
• Cover with clingfilm and leave to rest for 30 minutes before serving.For a garden party/barbecue, you can just leave it out with all the other foods on your table.Serve cold or at room temperature.

SALSA CRIOLLA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the onion, bell pepper, serrano chile, lime juice and cilantro, and mix well. Season to taste with salt.