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Creative Culinary Works Newsletter
Correo de Pachi
October - Octubre 2006
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Hola Todos! Mas hierbas y recetas.

Hi Again! More herbs and recipes. Enjoy them!

Culantro o Cimarrón
Este mes encontraran que las recetas tienen esta fantástica hierba de las Antillas

La hierba nativa de la América del Sur, Centro América y El Caribe es una de las mas populares en la cocina propia de cada región. En Panamá se le dice CULANTRO, en Colombia CIMARRON. EN ambas partes se usa en sancochos y cocina autóctona. Refrigere su hierba en la parte mas fría de la nevera y le podrá durar hasta 20 días fresca. Esta hierba puede ser picada, licuada y hasta usada para decorar en platos y cenas de todo estilo. Este mes vamos a ver que todas las recetas de sal llevan algo de esta rica hierba. Se dice que el cimarrón o culantro es rico en calcio, hierro, beta caroteno y vitamina B. La realidad es que da tan buen sabor a las comidas que podemos estar seguros que lo demás viene solo.

Chimichurri de Culantro

Culantro, Cimarrón, Razorleaf or Saw Tooth Coriander
This month’s recipes include this wonderful herb in many of them. If you definitely cannot find it then use cilantro, but not flat leaf parsley!

Culantro or Cimarron is native to Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. It is abundant in its forests and is used in many of its basic sauces or sofritos. The scientific name is Eryngium foetidun L. It is a long leaf of about ¾ inch wide and 3 to 4 inches long, with razor like or serrated sides. Its pungent aroma is somewhat like cilantros but stronger and is used interchageably in certain countries. It is availiable at Spanish or Asian markets and could be called razor leaf or saw-tooth coriander, long coriander, recao, and ngo-gai. This tropical herb from the Tropical Americas, West Indies and the Far East is rich in calcium, iron, carotene, and riboflavin. It is often sold in packages that include scallion and parsley, and called recao. Its main use in typical foods and soups is as a flavoring agent in seasoning sauces prepared by sautéing or cooking green onions, sweet peppers, garlic and tomatoes.

Cilantro Chimichurri or Pesto

Chimichurri or Culantro Pesto
picture of the chimichurri or pesto sauce
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Culantro&Parsley 1 1/3 cups of sauce. 3 garlic cloves 2 cups culantro or Razor leaves 1 cup parsley 1/3 cup Chopped scallion (3 whole scallions) 2 Tbsp Lime juice 1 Tbsp Red wine vinegar 1½ tsp Salt ¼ tsp Pepper ¾ cup Oil For the sauce Place the garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse until all the garlic has stuck to the sides of the bowl in small pieces. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the oil. Process to a smooth consistency. Add the oil and process 10 seconds. Taste for salt and pepper and store in the refrigerator.

Recipe of the week' other recipes
How to store your leaves
the colder the better....

Refrigerate your fresh leaves in the coldest part of the refrigerator and they may last for two weeks or more. Wrap them in paper towels to keep dry. You can process, blend, chop or use whole. This versatile herb brings flavor and life to many dishes without changing their character or making the foods hot.

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