Latin American

I have had this served with chopped avocado, beans, rice, and all sorts. So please do feel free to include one (or all) of those as an accompaniment if you fancy it.

A combination of pork belly and pork shoulder, slow-cooked to tenderness and then crisped in a pan, yields carnitas with unparalleled texture and richness.

Though Birrieria Zaragoza uses goat, this deeply spiced braise is equally good with lamb.

This cumin and paprika-spiced number gets added punch from a tangy green sauce and an avocado and cucumber salad.

Not exactly classic, but certainly alluring, this version leaves out Triple Sec for a simplified version of the cocktail.

If we had to give this salsa a heat index rating, it would get three out of five chiles.

Looks like a perfectly innocent bowl of apricot jam, burns like a bright and fruity pepper jelly.

A cooling and crunchy green version of the typical salsa.

This is one of those recipes that will make you look like an incredible cook for very little effort. Because of skirt steak’s relatively loose grain, it soaks up marinade incredibly well and is one of the few meats we ever marinate before grilling.

When sitting down to dine in Argentina, a small jar or vessel of oily, deep-green chimichurri is often the first thing to greet you at your table. A traditional condiment made of parsley and other herbs, sometimes speckled with dried red peppers, green onions, or garlic, chimichurri is the iconic sauce of the parrilla culture, delivering a welcome bolt of bright, sharp, herbaceous saltiness and acidity that takes fire-cooked foods to new heights.

These richly-spiced enchiladas are a totally worthwhile weekend cooking project.

Smoked pork hocks don’t just add meatiness and body; they release smoky, salty notes as they cook, seasoning the beans in the process.