Recipes from Argentina
Argentina cooks for the asado — open fire, beef, salt — but the kitchen runs on hand pies and milanesa pounded thin. Chimichurri sits on every table; the bread is there to mop the plate clean.
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Empanadas
Empanadas arrived in Argentina with Spanish colonists in the sixteenth century — the name comes from 'empanar,' to wrap in dough — but the Argentine version…
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Milanesa
Milanesa arrived in Argentina with the Italian immigrants of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, carried directly from the cotoletta alla Milanese of…
Flavours of Argentina
The cuisine of Argentina is built on corn, beans, chillies, lime and slow-cooked meats. The 2 recipes gathered on this page lean on those everyday building blocks, so you can bring an authentic taste of Argentina to your own kitchen without hunting down hard-to-find ingredients or specialist equipment. Each one keeps the techniques approachable while staying true to the way the dish is traditionally made.
What you can cook here
Browse dishes such as Empanadas, Milanesa. Each recipe opens with a complete, measured ingredient list, then walks you through the method one clear step at a time, with cooking times and per-serving nutrition so you always know exactly what is on the plate. Whether you want a quick midweek dinner or a dish to linger over at the weekend, there is something here worth cooking next.
Add Argentina to your week
Every recipe here is portioned for a household and slots neatly into a balanced week — light enough for a busy weeknight, generous enough for a relaxed weekend cook-up. Pick a few favourites from Argentina, add them to your free weekly meal plan, and we will fold every ingredient into one organised shopping list so the cooking is the only part left to do.