¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el veintiocho (28) de enero del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is January 28, 2023.)
El plato de la semana es: carimañolas. (The dish of the week is: yuca fritters.)
Carimañolas are traditional yuca fritters in Panama and Colombia.
Para preparar las carimañolas, necesitamos: (To prepare carimañolas, we need:)
| yuca | (yuca/cassava/mandioca/manioc) |
| sal | (salt) |
| mantequilla | (butter) |
| huevo | (egg) |
| harina | (flour) |
| carne | (beef) |
| aceite de oliva | (olive oil) |
| diente de ajo | (garlic clove) |
| tomates peritas | (Roma tomato) |
| paprika/pimentón | (paprika) |
| comino | (cumin) |
| adobo | (seasoning composed of garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, paprika, salt, and black pepper) |
| pimienta de Jamaica | (allspice) |
| pasta de tomate | (tomato paste) |
| recaito | (recaito: cilantro, olive oil, onion, garlic, sugar, pepper, salt) |
| aceite de canola/colza | (canola oil) |
If you can’t snag some carimañolas from a street vendor, try out this step-by-step receta (recipe) with fotos (pictures). ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have a super savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz