Venison empanadas

Six half circular pies on wooden board with a pot of red sauce.

Empanadas are delicious South American style pastries. We make ours with New Zealand farm raised venison mince. You can add your favourite veggies to these or sneak in leftovers. Make these for your next party.

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Coxinha – Brazilian Chicken Croquettes

Six fried balls of food on paper lined blue bowl, each topped with green leaf. Two glasses of beer, pot of creamy sauce, two forks around the bowl and more fried balls on a tray on a corner.

These Brazilian chicken croquettes are just moreish. In Brazil they are known as coxinha and are a popular street food. The shredded chicken mix is wrapped in dough, often in a teardrop shape, then deep fried. You can make the chicken mix and dough the day before, then deep fry when you’re ready to eat.

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Argentinian Beef Empanadas

Two oblong shaped pies and a pot of creamy sauce on a blue rimmed white plate on blue back ground, a sunflower, a part of another plate, salt pot and raisins around the plate.

Empanadas are a South American equivalent to savoury pastries. They can be deep fried or baked and are packed full of delicious flavor. We make ours for dinner but they’d be fantastic party food or lunchbox treats. The raisins and olives make a delicious sweet and salty combination.

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Easy Beef Skewers

4 beef and vegetable skewers, a bowl of tomato salad and a bowl of greenish brown sauce on a red skillet with two handles.

In the mood for grilling or barbecuing? Try this easy beef skewers recipe. Serve with chimichurri on the side and a delicious tomato salad for a quick and tasty meal.

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Alfajores

Alfajores Alfajores are soft, delicate shortbread cookies from South America made with cornflour. The cornflour gives the dough a smooth, silky texture to work with and produces a light, crumbly cookie. Sandwich creamy Dulce de Leche perfect to serve with strong coffee. Serves: 15 Ingredients 150g corn flour 100g plain flour, plus more as needed…

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