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Discovering the Italian-Peruvian garlic bread

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Writes: Luis Carbajal (@ lroberto92)

This simple but succulent delicacy of the gastronomy fused between Italy and Peru can be found in many pizzerias, although many consumers do not know how it is prepared. Find out here what the garlic bread, what ingredients it has and how it is prepared in a simple way to be able to enjoy it as a side.

Garlic bread preparation and ingredients

To prepare this succulent accompaniment of garlic bread we need a gram of bread baguette, 65 grams of unsalted butter tempered and 30 milliliters of extra virgin olive oil. Also a gram of grated lemon, four grams of granulated garlic and three cloves of garlic, black pepper ground, cheese Parmesan (optional), coarse salt and fresh parsley.

First we preheat the oven at 180 ° CThen we prepare a tray by covering it with parchment paper and we will ensure that the butter is at room temperature. We wash well and dry the lemon, peel the garlic cloves and chop them very finely. Then we cut the pan baguette In finger-shaped slices or short slices as if to toast. Observing what a garlic bread, it is easy to achieve the proper cut.

We have the softened butter in a bowl and add the olive oil, lemon zest, garlic cloves, a hit of black pepper, granulated garlic and a pinch of coarse salt. We mix everything until leaving a creamy texture. We spread each slice of garlic bread with the creamy pasta, before distributing on the prepared baking sheet for 12 to 15 minutes. Chop the parsley and serve it. This delicacy is an ideal accompaniment for pizzas, so it is usually normal to find it in the offer of the pizzerias from any city, be it Peruvian or others influenced by Italian gastronomy.

Where can you consume it?

Pizzeria La Romana and Papa John's, among others are some of the specialized establishments where we can consume them in different districts of the city of Lima.

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