In a continuation of the "things to give away in jars for Christmas" theme, I give you manjar:
Ah, manjar. AKA dulce de leche or, if that's still to Spanish for you, really thick, extra amazing caramel.
Super popular in Chile, a good friend once made a list of 101 things to do with manjar. To give you an idea of our life-altering (and waist-altering) obsession: in Chile, manjar is mostly sold in bags, and in all our classy-gringo glory, we have been known to pass the bag around for unsanitary suckling. Y'know, like grown-ups do. I won't recreate the entire list here; but here are a few thoughts to help with your initiation:
- Warm it up and drizzle it over vanilla ice cream
- Slather it on some crackers or nilla wafers
- Eat it off a spoon
- Eat it off a buddy
- Whip it into a latte or just some steamed milk
- Spread it on crepes for dessert
- Alternatively, on pancakes for a decadent breakfast
Now that I'm sure you're intrigued, I"ll let you in on my favorite secret of manjar: there's only one ingredient.
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Manjar
Recipe from: my buddy Earl
1-4 cans sweetened condensed milk
Put cans in a deep pot and cover with water. Bring to a simmer. Simmer for two hours, making sure the cans stay fully covered with water the entire time. Remove from heat and leave cans in the water as it cools. Let cans cool completely before opening.
Oh my gosh, you are kidding me! Who would have guessed it was so simple! It would also be delicious swirled with a little plain greek yogurt. Or as a coating for roasted almonds. Or to dip pretzels in. mmmmmmmm.....
ReplyDeleteI like the eat it off a buddy option. I feel like I'll be paranoid making this. Like I'll sit on the red stool right next to the stove the entire time and make sure the water level is correct.
ReplyDeleteHahaha. Megan, I think you cook like I do.
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