El Salvador food recipes

Delicious El Salvador food recipes for you to try at home!

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There's no doubt about, Salvadorian food is delicious, you are in for a real treat!

Cooking styles vary in different parts of El Salvador so depending on where you are some Salvadorian recipes will vary slightly.

And also some dishes are made only in certain areas of El Salvador, so when visiting, we like to eat those things that are local in every little town we go!

San Vicente, for example, is popular for the delicious (pan dulce) sweet pastries like Chachama, Afrechin, Alemana and my favourite Maria Luisa. I also love the Totopostes from Chinameca in San Miguel.

What is popular or native to YOUR home town? Tell us about it! Make your city, town or village known for its specialty dish or share one of YOUR favourite El Salvador food recipes - people from all over the world will read it!

There are so many delicious dishes that it makes it very difficult to decide which El Salvador food recipes to share with you. So we will start with these very easy Salvadorian recipes below and we hope that you will get to like them just as much as we do!

Clam or oyster cocktail (coctel de curiles o de ostras)

Ingredients:
10 - 12 clams or oysters
1 lime
2 Tbsp of finely chopped tomatoes
1 Tbsp of finely chopped onion
1 Tbsp of finely chopped cilantro
1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
Hot sauce and salt to taste

Instructions:

• Take the clams or oysters out of their shells and pour everything in a bowl and chop them up not too finely
• Mix in all the other ingredients including the lime juice, sauce and salt and mix well to promote the juices to mix together

This delicious dish is a staple at beach side restaurants in El Salvador, served chilled with a cold beer, it's the best appetizer ever!

Picadillo o Salpicón

Ingredients:
1 lb of beef back loin
1 small red onion - finely chopped
3 finely chopped radishes
1/2 tsp of ground pepper
The juice from 2 or 3 limes (depends on your taste)
1/2 cup of fresh mint leaves - finely chopped
Salt to taste

Instructions:

• Cook the back loin in a pot with about 3 cups of water and cover - you can split the meat in 2 or 3 smaller pieces if you like for faster cooking
• Cooking time is about 20 minutes give or take
• When cooked and soft, take it out of the pot and let it cool
• Using a food processor or by hand, finely chop the meat and put it a large bowl
• Add in all other ingredients until all is well mixed and add salt to taste

This is a low fat, high protein dish as all the fat is taken out of the meat when it's cooked. Picadillo can be served with fresh red onion rings on the top along with Spanish rice and green salad - enjoy!

Arroz negrito (Rice blackened with bean soup)

1 Cup of white rice
1 tbsp of oil
1 tbsp of chopped onion
1 Chopped green pepper (leave in chunky pieces)
1 Cup of bean soup (red bean soup is best, but black bean soup is OK too)
1 tsp of chicken bouillon
Salt to taste

Instructions:

• Sauté the rice and onion together and mix in the chicken bouillon, green pepper and salt
• Mix together until it start to come clump together, at this point add the bean soup
• Cover and cook at low heat for about 20 minutes or until it sponges up

Serve warm and garnish with parsley and picadillo (salpicón) This delicious dish can be enjoyed anywhere in El Salvador.

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We hope that you can try these delicious Salvadorian recipes in the comfort of your home and share with family and friends, until next time!

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