Latin American Recipes

Elotes (Grilled Mexican Street Corn)

Creamy, spicy, rich, and sweet.

Cuban-Style Roast Pork Shoulder With Mojo

An easy, pull-apart-tender, extra-porky roast.

Perfect Refried Beans (Frijoles Refritos)

A master recipe for beautiful refried beans.

Ropa Vieja

Shredded and juicy meat bathed in a flavorful sauce.

Peruvian-Style Grilled Chicken With Green Sauce

A grilled chicken preparation that's truly simple, but excellent and juicy.

Colombian Chicken Stew With Potatoes, Tomato, and Onion

This one pot stew is about as simple as they come, combining just five ingredients.

Cuban Picadillo

Piccadillo is classic Cuban comfort food, made from ground meat mixed with a flavorful combination of olives, capers, and raisins.

Easy Black Beans

Cooking black beans from scratch couldn't be more effortless.

Gallopinto (Nicaraguan Rice and Beans)

Tequeños (Venezuelan Cheese Sticks)

With a rich pastry crust wrapped around salty queso blanco, these Venezuelan cheese sticks put their mozzarella brethren to shame.

Green Peruvian Dipping Sauce (aka Aji Amarillo Sauce)

Arroz Con Coco (Colombian Coconut Rice)

The Best F&$king Grilled Chicken Sandwich Ever

This will rival any burger out there.

Colombian-Style Salt-Crusted New Potatoes

Classic Shrimp Aguachile With Lime, Cucumber, and Red Onion

If you love ceviche, then aguachile is for you.

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones)

The most refreshing seafood snack.

Ajiaco: Colombian Chicken and Potato Soup

Ají (Colombian-Style Tomato and Onion Salsa)

Colombian ají comes in countless variations, but we're partial to this tomato and onion-based rendition.

Ultra-Tropical Piña Colada

Taste the tropics, not ice water.

Salpicón (Nicaraguan Minced Meat)

Rompope (Mexican Eggnog)

Aguardiente brings this eggnog variation south of the border.

Lomo al Trapo (Colombian-Style Cloth-Wrapped Grilled Beef Tenderloin)

The most showstopping way to grill beef tenderloin.

Cuñapes/Pão de Queijo (South American Cheesy Bread)

Chewy and crispy South American cheesy bread.

Peruvian-Style Grilled-Chicken Sandwiches With Spicy Green Sauce

The green sauce slays it.