Pajas Recipes

BANDEJA PAISA

Steps:

• Rinse the beans before cooking then place them in a pressure cooker half filled with water and 1 tablespoon of salt. Cook the beans for approximately 30 minutes. Then open the pressure cooker and place the rest of the ingredients in with the beans. Cook under pressure for another 20 minutes and serve with or without the trotter.
• Badeja Paisa may be accompanied with 8 ounces of grilled beefsteak, steamed white rice, fried sweet plantains, deep fried pork crackling, 1 fried egg atop the rice, and 1 corn tortilla. The rice should be in the middle of the plate, then the beans on the left side. The remainder of the ingredients can be arranged on the plate to your liking.

PAJAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, or use a nonstick pan.
• Toss the pecans in the melted butter to evenly coat. Spread the nuts on an ungreased baking sheet and bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden and aromatic. Set aside to cool, and then chop roughly. Place the chopped pecans and the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until evenly moistened. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter for each cookie onto the lined baking sheet and gently flatten to circles of about 2 1/4-inches in diameter (these cookies do not spread). Bake 10 minutes or until the coconut turns very pale golden, being careful not to over brown. Transfer to racks to cool.

PAJAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, or use a nonstick pan.
• Melt butter in the microwave about 30 seconds. Toss the pecans in the melted butter to evenly coat. Spread the nuts on an ungreased baking sheet and bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden and aromatic. Let cool, then chop roughly.
• Place the chopped pecans and the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until evenly moistened.
• Spoon about 1 tablespoon of batter for each cookie onto the lined baking sheet and gently flatten (these cookies do not spread). Bake 10 minutes or until the coconut turns very pale golden, being careful not to overbrown.Let rest on cookiesheet 5 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool.

CHRISTMAS PAJAS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or use a non-stick cookie sheet, set aside.
• Toss the pecans in the melted butter to evenly coat.
• Spread the nuts on an ungreased baking sheet and bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden. Set aside to cool, then roughly chop.
• Place the chopped pecans and remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until moistened.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter for each cookie onto the lined cookie sheet and gently flatten to circles of about 2 1/4 inches in diameter. These cookies do not spread.
• Bake 10 mintes or until the coconut turns a very pale golden, being careful not to brown too much.
• Transfer to racks to cool.