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Cheese pies are a tradition dating back to Argentina from the colonial era. While people in the north say a pie is not so if it is not baked, this dish can also be prepared as frying. Ingredients cheese pies - 1 / 2 kilo of cheese for grating - 1 / 4 kilo of potatoes - 6 hard boiled eggs - 1 / 2 kg. lard - 1 / 2 cup oil - 1 onion - Sal - 2 tsp. ground pepper - 2 tsp. paprika - 1 kg. flour - 1 cup boiling water - 4 tsp. sugar Preparation of cheese empanadas For the dough: Mix the flour, water boiled with salt, two teaspoons of sugar and half a tablespoon of lard. It forms a thick, stretch and form disks. For the filling: Fry the onion in five tablespoons of oil. Add five tablespoons of water, salt and seasonings. Boil and remove from heat before it thickens. Add the cheese and half-baked potatoes cut into cubes, and egg. Fill pasta discs to form a repulsion or design can be achieved with a fork or folding the dough over itself. Fry patties in oil and grease ...

The tamales make a dish of northern Argentina, especially in the provinces of Jujuy and Salta, where they are consumed regularly. Tamales ingredients • 12 dried leaves of corn. • 2 cups cornmeal. • 1 / 2 pint of broth or water. • 3 tablespoons fat. • 1 / 2 kg minced beef with a knife. • 1 teaspoon cumin. • 2 hard boiled eggs. • 3 tablespoons seedless raisins. • 50 grams of chopped green olives. • 1 small onion, chopped, sauteed in oil. • Salt and pepper. • 1 teaspoon paprika. • Oregano. Preparing tamales Soak the leaves in hot water and then drain. Heat through the corn flour with water or broth and wait until thickened. Having two overlapping leaves crosswise and place the dough on it. In addition, cooking meat in fat and saute briefly with a few drops of water. Season with salt and spices. Off the heat, add the chopped egg, raisins, olives and onion and composites the ingredients. Place the mixture over the cornmeal previously placed o...