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South American

Kingfish ceviche bowls.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s kingfish ceviche bowls

Sweet potato is a mandatory ingredient in true Peruvian ceviche and, once you try it, you’ll always eat it this way.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Barbecued steak with chimichurri.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s secret to mastering thick steaks – and the biggest barbecue mistake people make

His slow-cook method, Argentinian brine, and essential chimichurri will change your summer grilling forever.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Inspired by an Argentinian street food favourite, these choripan are a fun weeknight meal.
EASY

Chorizo choripan rolls with green tomato chimichurri

Elevate midweek sausages by taking inspo from the Argentinian street food classic of choripan, grilled chorizo-stuffed rolls with green tomato chimichurri.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Alejandro Saravia at Casa Iberica in Fitzroy, checking out the Peruvian ingredients.

The Latin American pantry items chef Alejandro Saravia swears by – and where he buys them from

The Peru-born chef behind Morena in Sydney and Melbourne shares the Latin American ingredients he always has on hand and how he likes to cook with them.

  • Nina Rousseau
Peruvian-inspired green spaghetti with smoked almonds.
EASY

Peruvian-style green spaghetti with spinach, feta and smoked almonds

The influx of Italians in Peru in the early 1800s resulted in this twist on the Ligurian pesto pasta, known as tallarines verdes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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Picanha beef skewers with cheese-stuffed flatbreads.
EASY

Picanha beef skewers with cheese-stuffed flatbreads

Fire up the barbie. We’re heading to Flavour Town.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Danielle Alvarez’s grilled sausages with chickpea mash and chimichurri.

Grilled sausages with chickpea mash and chimichurri

An Argentinian-inspired barbecue dish starring the garlic-rich and vinegar-sharp dressing.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Scallop ceviche served on the shells.

Scallop ceviche

Choose scallops in their shells, which make perfect saucers for serving.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • STEVE MANFREDI
Meatball sub with chimichurri.
EASY

Chimichurri meatball sub

Herby chimichurri relish takes a saucy meatball sandwich in a South American direction. Squeeze sausage meat from its casing for these cheat's meatballs.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Serving suggestion: a beer in the hand and the sun on your face will enhance the experience immeasurably, says Danielle Alvarez.

Danielle Alvarez's Cuban-style pulled-pork sandwiches

As a Cuban, I have mojo – the nation's garlic-laden marinade – running through my veins. I remember watching my mum and grandmother dress a suckling pig with it before slow-roasting the meat in an outdoor oven – the centrepiece of our big family gatherings. My favourite part of the meal came the next day, though, when we'd warm up all the leftover meat and stuff it into soft Cuban bread rolls. Here, we're making the process easier using pork shoulder and the kitchen oven.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez