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Aruba Recipes

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Koeki di Pinda y Chuculati
(Peanut and Chocolate Chip Cookies)

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of shortening
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of cocoa powder
3 cups of bread flour
1 cup of peanut butter
1 cup of chocolate chips
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of salt

Directions:

Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix them
well. Mold cookies from the mixture. Place
the cookies on a baking plate covered with
shortening. Bake in the oven at 350 F. for
15 minutes. Makes a dozen cookies.

 Arroz con Pollo (rice with chicken)

Ingredients:

1 tomato
1/2 onion
1 chicken leg
2 cups of rice
1/2 green pepper
2 celery stalks
1 tbs chicken broth
2 tbs vegetable oil
-salt & pepper

Directions:

First cook the rice and put the chicken
leg to boil with the salt and pepper for
about 15 minutes.

Once its ready, shred away the chicken
from the bone. Fry the onion, the green
pepper, celery and tomato until golden
brown.

Finally, add the shredded chicken with
the cooked rice to the vegetables then
mix thoroughly. Serve with a lettuce &
tomato salad.

Serves 2 People

Pastechis

Ingredients:

1 or 2 eggs
6 cups of flour
1 1/2 tablespoons of salt
3 heaping tablespoons butter
3 heaping tablespoons shortening

Directions:

Prepare the meat filling in advance for
keshi yena, Sift and set aside two cups
of the flour at a time until its blended
in the mixture.

Knead the dough until it is pliable. roll
the dough into a very thin sheet then cut
the dough into circles about 3 inches in
diameter.

In the middle of one pastry circle, add 1
tablespoon of the filling and top it with
a second circle.

Add a little water to lightly moisten the
edges and press the circles together. Next
fist roll the edges over slightly and flute
them as a pie crust or fold.

In a deep hot fat, fry the pastechis until
they are golden brown. Makes 4 dozen spicy
filled pastries.
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