Wednesday, October 1, 2008

cazuela and charquican

There's not a dish I enjoy making more than cazuela. It's a one-potter, although I know people transform this one-pot dish into a 4-pot orchestra. That's not worth my time. Cazuela is a chicken soup ideal for when you are sick, when it's cold, or when you have large amounts of excess mucus in your nose and throat (read allergies). Cazuela is like a turkish bath for the nose and throat. I definitely recommend it. I like to prepare enough for at least two days of lunch and dinner (once).

Now I'm thinking of expanding my Chilean cooking abilities by teaching myself to make charquican with cochayuyo, zapallo, choclo and other lovely veggies...and a bit of beef (for V).