3 frozen food recipes for your gatherings

If you usually host gatherings with your friends, co-workers, or family, you've just found a life-saving treasure. We're sharing 3 amazing recipes to help you be the best host.

Host your gatherings with less stress

It happens to all of us: in trying to give our guests the best, we end up overcomplicating things. But from now on, that won't happen again, thanks to these 3 easy recipes you can make with our Gentile frozen food.

Recipe #1: Cheese Arepa with Shredded Beef

For 4 servings, these are the ingredients you'll need:

• 4 arepas from our Gentile frozen food.
• 1 large ripe plantain, peeled and diced.
• 1 avocado, diced.
• Butter.
• Fresh cilantro.
• 2 pounds flank steak.
• 9 cups water.
• 1 teaspoon salt.
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper.
• 1/2 cup hogao.
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste.

In a pot, add the meat, water, salt, and pepper. We suggest some measurements, but you can season to your taste. Cook over medium heat for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the meat is fully cooked.
Once done, remove 1 cup of the liquid where you cooked the meat and set aside. Remove the meat from the pot, let it cool, and shred it with a fork or your hands.

Now it's time for the hogao. In case you're not familiar with it, hogao is a very characteristic Colombian stew or sofrito, made with tomato, onion, and any seasoning you want to add, whether it's salt, pepper, a little garlic, or whatever you think will give it a good flavor. All you have to do is put vegetable oil, butter, or olive oil (whichever you prefer) in a pan; add the chopped onion, chopped tomato, salt to taste, and the other seasonings, and wait until it has a soft texture.

Then, in a pan, add the shredded beef, the hogao, the tomato paste, and the cup of liquid you saved from cooking the meat. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. While this is cooking, take another pan and brown the diced plantain with a little butter for about 3 minutes.

Finally, comes the secret touch: the arepas from our Gentile frozen food. Take the non-stick pan you have available and add butter. Place the arepas and cook them for 3 to 5 minutes per side until they have a crust or are golden brown.

Well, now all that's left is to serve. Cover the arepas with the meat, plantain, avocado, and fresh cilantro, and voilà, enjoy!

Recipe #2: Wraps with falafel in yogurt sauce

Take note of the ingredients:

• 1 Middle Eastern style flatbread or pita.
• 4 slices of falafel from our Gentile frozen food.
• Avocado.
• A small handful of parsley, cilantro, and mint leaves.
• 1/2 lime, juiced.

Yogurt Sauce

• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt.
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice.
• 1/4 cup deseeded cucumber, chopped and squeezed.
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic.
• Salt to taste.
• Cayenne pepper to taste.

Let's start with our sauce. To make it, just mix the ingredients listed above (the ones that say yogurt sauce). Adjust the seasoning, taste, and serve it in a bowl.

Then, take the flatbread or pita and heat each side for 30 seconds in a dry pan. Finally, assemble your wrap with the yogurt sauce, falafel, avocado, herbs, lime juice, and a little chili sauce (optional). Now, roll it up and get ready for everyone to love you!

Recipe #3: Mix or variety of appetizers

In case you're out of time to cook and feeling overwhelmed, opt for this option, which is perfect for impressing everyone. At Gentile, we offer a wide variety of frozen foods that you can prepare in just minutes to create your mix:

• Meat empanadas.
• Vegan empanadas.
• Kibbeh.
• Vegan kibbeh.
• Pan de Bono.
• Puff pastry cheese sticks.
• Cheese arepas.
• Falafel.

Easy, fast, and most importantly, delicious!

No matter which products you choose, they won't take more than 10 minutes to make. Just follow the instructions on the package and find the prettiest trays you have for serving. Rest assured, if you choose this option, your guests will love it.

  

As you can see, it's very easy to eat deliciously and host your guests practically with our Gentile frozen food. Even if you want to be a little more adventurous, you can also be encouraged to create, because with our frozen food, you'll always achieve results like a professional chef.

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