ARGENTINA-Menu is here!!!

Thanks to Pablo Adler, a friend of over 20 years and native Argentine from Buenos Aires for providing me with ideas for this week's menu.

We will be cooking a traditional Argentine Feast! We will start with Higos Envueltos Prosciutto en Parma. This is a common appetizer in Argentina which consist of Figs wrapped in Prosciutto.  Our main dish will consist of a  traditional Argentinian Steak. We will serve this with an Argentinian side dish which often accompanies any grilled meat called Chimichurri . For dessert we will prepare a popular Argentine Panqueques  en  Dulce de Leche. Unlike American pancakes, this version uses a thin sweet dough similar to French Crepes. Here is what you will need for the ingredients:

For the Higos Envueltos en Prosciutto di Parma:

8 Tiger Figs
8 Slices of Prosciutto Di Parma
4 oz Goat Cheese
1 Tablespoon Honey
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
Salt and Pepper to Taste

For the Steak:

1 lb New York Strip Steak or Ribeye

Coarse salt

For the Chimichurri:

1 cup fresh parsley

1 cup fresh  cilantro

1/4 cup fresh oregano leaves

3-6 cloves of garlic

2 tablespoons chopped onion

1/2 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon lime juice 

Kosher salt and red pepper flakes to taste

 

For the Dulce de Leche Pancakes:

•  3 ounces of flour
• 1 spoonful of sugar
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 yolk
•  1 1/4 cup of milk
• 2 fluid ounces of water
•  1 tablespoon of butter
• one jar of Dulce de Leche

Tomorrow it is off to the grocery store to do our shopping then fire up the grill this weekend for a trip to beautiful Argentina! I hope you will join us!