DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Provoleta
Paulina Cocina’s plain provoleta cooks a cheese slice in a non-stick pan, turns it with a firm spatula, seasons it with oregano and ground ají and serves it hot with optional bread.
About Provoleta
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Paulina Cocina’s selected plain provoleta recipe cooks a thick slice of the cheese until its outside is golden and firm while the interior melts. Oregano and ground ají season this version.
The selected thick-bottomed non-stick pan is heated over medium-high heat. The cold cheese slice is placed in it and left unmoved for about five minutes, until a golden crust forms around its base and edges.
A firm spatula turns the cheese carefully. Oregano and ground ají are sprinkled on after turning, and the second side cooks for another three to five minutes.
This version uses the listed 200-gram slice of provoleta, one teaspoon of oregano and a pinch of ground ají. The selected non-stick pan follows the recipe’s branch that does not need the conditional oil brushing.
The provoleta is served hot and promptly after cooking. Bread may accompany it if desired, as the source’s selected recipe suggests.
Ingredients in Provoleta
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- Oreganoseasoning
- Extra-virgin olive oilcooking medium
- Provolonebase
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Origins & food traditions
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- Countries & places
- Argentina