La Receta del Dia: Banana Scallops 
Have you ever tried this? It is a tradition in Latin American homestyle food to have ripe bananas or plaintain with your main dish at lunch or dinner. The most common ways are: "platano en tentacion", "tajadas fritas", "al horno con canela y azucar morena", "baked with cheese"...hmmm, I am hungry AGAIN! Today we are sharing with you this delicious new recipe with a vintage feel.
Enjoy! Chef Melissa
- by Chef Melissa
- May 30, 2005
- 1:51 pm
La Receta del Dia: Flan de Coco y Chocolate
Read the -Got Cacao?- story at TastyDesign!
Today I will share with you one of my favorite desserts: Flan. But, I have to tell you this is not -just a flan-, this is THE FLAN, ladies and gentlemen: get your taste buds ready to experience this unforgettable and delicious beauty.
Flan is a traditional Latin American custard type of dessert, in every country you will find variations. In Panama we have the traditional one, the flan with cheese and the coconut flan. Didn`t find a coconut-chocolate flan, so...why not design one! Enjoy this recipe and bring a little of the tropics to your kitchen at the same time 
You won`t regret it.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup white fine sugar
1 can condensed milk (397 g)
3 large eggs
1-1/2 cups evaporated milk
1-1/2 cups water
1 cup dry coconut
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Directions:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 350º F.
2. Make the caramel melting the sugar, medium heat, without stirring. Cover evenly the bottom of your baking dish.
3. Beat the eggs, chocolate, condensed milk, evaporated milk an water until well combined. Add coconut and stir well.
4. Carefully pour mixture evenly into the baking dish or individual ramekins.
5. Place the baking dish or individual ramekins on a larger baking pan and put in the oven. Once in the oven, add carefully hot water to the large baking pan until it reaches approx. 1 inch. This is called -Baño Maria-. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes if you are baking it in just 1 large dish, OR bake for 45 minutes approx. if you are using small ramekins. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
6. Store in the fridge and unmold (use a knife to separate the edges) just before serving them.
Enjoy,
Chef M
P.S. Do not forget read the -Got Cacao?- story at TastyDesign!
- by Chef Melissa
- February 13, 2005
- 2:26 pm
La Receta del Dia: Pudin de Naranja y Coco - Orange and Coconut Pudding
This is one delicious tropical dessert. A twist from the traditional bread pudding recipe...here we are using orange peel, but we also love it with lemongrass. The cake crumbs make it delicate and sublime to the taste. Hmmm---I am getting hungry again (how come?).
Enjoy the results! Chef M
P.S. Do not forget to visit TastyDesign for some great pictures and stories!
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon orange peel, finely chopped
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups milk, 2 cups coconut milk (fresh or canned)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
3 egg yolks
2 cups cake crumbs (you may use a firm dry cake)
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup dry coconut, toasted
Directions:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease individual ramekins or a glass 7x11 inch baking dish.
2. Combine the two milks, sugar and cinnamon in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and add the butter, combine well.
3. Place the egg yolks in a bowl and beat lightly with a fork. Gradually add some of the hot milk mixture, then return all of the combined egg and milk mixture to the saucepan. Add the cake crumbs, raisins, toasted coconut, orange peel and stir to mix until well combined.
4. Pour into the ramekins and bake for 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serve warm.
Melissa
------ by Chef Melissa
- February 11, 2005
- 11:44 am
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