Picada Colombiana Recipe
The term "picada" refers to an assortment of small, varied dishes commonly served as snacks or appetizers in Colombian cuisine. Popular items in a picada include grilled steak, chicken, or pork, blood sausage, arepas, potatoes, chorizo, guacamole, and sweet plantain.
Ingredients
- Chorizo – 8 oz.
- Morcilla (blood sausage) – 6 oz.
- Pork belly or chicharrón – 5 oz.
- Chicken wings – 8
- Ripe plantains – 2
- Yuca (cassava) – 8 oz.
- Arepas – 4
- Guacamole – 1 cup
- Salsa rosada (pink sauce) – 1/2 cup
- Limón criollo (cut into wedges) – 4
- Salt and pepper – to taste
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil in a skillet or deep fryer.
- Fry the chorizo, morcilla, pork belly, and chicken wings until cooked through and crispy. Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Fry the ripe plantains until golden and tender, set aside.
- Next, fry yuca until crispy outside and tender inside and season with salt.
- Cook the arepas in the hot pan until they have browned and are slightly crispy.
- Serve the fried meats, plantains, yuca, arepas, guacamole, salsa rosada, and limón criollo on a large platter.
Nutrition
Calories: 613kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 22gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 1083mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10g
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