Alma Del Sur: Me Through Food
Alma Del Sur: Me Through Food
Description
“Alma del sur” (translation – Southern Soul) is a recipe that represents me both personally and professionally. The arepa represents the way my mother would keep some of our Colombian traditions by making us arepas hot off the grill. She would spread a little butter, top with queso blanco, and sometimes add a fried egg, and then serve it with a side of homemade hot chocolate. Today when I make arepas, it just SCREAMS LOVE! The pulled BBQ chicken breast recipe represents my new Southern home and my beautiful Southern wife. The topping on the arepa and BBQ chicken is a small slice of avocado, which also represents my Latin culture. I think the Mango Kale Slaw is a clever way to combine healthy and a play on Southern slaw Latino style. Mango was my mother’s favorite fruit and ironically is my daughter’s as well. The Slaw is topped with queso blanco (a little slice of Colombia), pistachios, salt and pepper, and olive oil and lemon dressing (a typical Latin salad dressing)! I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does. Salud!
“Alma del sur” (Southern Soul) recipe: Serves 8 – 3 Parts to this recipe:
- BBQ Pulled Chicken Breast
- Arepa
- Kale Mango Slaw
Ingredients
BBQ Pulled Chicken Breast: Ingredients
- 1 pound whole chicken breast (2 halfs)
- 1 medium yellow onion chunks
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- ½ 12oz beer
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1/8 cup mustard
- 1–2oz Worcestershire sauce
- 1–2oz balsamic vinegar
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon red pepper
- 1 teaspoon Turbinado (brown) sugar
Arepa: Ingredients
- 2 cups Pan cornmeal
- 2 ¼ cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Queso Blanco ½ pound
- 1 small Hass avocado
Kale Mango Slaw: Ingredients
- 1 cup kale, chopped or julienned
- 1 fresh mango, cubed
- ¼ cup shelled pistachios, salted
- 2 tablespoons queso Blanco crumbled
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 lemon half, juice (about 1oz or 1 tablespoon)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
BBQ Pulled Chicken Breast Instructions
In the morning before leaving to work, add all ingredients above in a 6-quart slow cooker or crock-pot, turn heat to low and cook for 6-8 hours. The recipe will be ready when you get home after work. When you get home, or after 6-8 hours of cooking pull chicken into strips and mix with all sauce and juices in the crock-pot thoroughly. Let it sit for a few minutes as you prepare the Arepas and Slaw below. Store extra in the frig or freezer for future use.
Arepa Instructions
Add Pan cornmeal and salt in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Heat up 2 ¼ cups water to simmer and add to the Pan cornmeal and salt. Mix with fork, although hand mixing is best but be careful as the water is very hot. The consistency of the dough should be a little wet and firm. Roll into balls about 2-3 inches in diameter (about a racketball size) and with both hands flatten into about 4-6inch pancakes, rounding the sides and shifting from hand to hand. Place arepas on a hot grill for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until light grill marks on each side. Entire dough makes about 10-12 Arepas grill all and stores in a plastic zip bag in the refrigerator. Have breakfast or other meals throughout the week.
Kale Mango Slaw Instructions
Chop or julienne kale into small strips and place in a salad bowl. Cube mango into about ½ inch cubes and add the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of queso blanco when serving.
Entire recipe: On a plate, serve one Arepa, spread about ½ teaspoon of butter, add a thin slice of queso Blanco, add about ¼ cup of the BBQ pulled chicken, add 1-2 strips of avocado, sprinkle BBQ sauce on top, add the Kale Mango Slaw on the side. Sprinkle queso Blanco and pistachios and enjoy!
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