Learn to make an authentic Nicaraguan dinner!
Indio Viejo (literally "Old Indian") is a Nicaraguan dish that dates to the pre-Columbian era. Originally made with iguana meat - or whatever game was caught that day - the dish has evolved into a savory stew made with shredded beef. What makes Indio Viejo so unique is that broth-soaked tortillas are blended into a sauce that helps thicken the stew. In pre-Columbian times, corn was ground on a stone for this purpose.
Nicaraguan folklore includes this story: There were a couple of indigenous people eating a stew and two Spaniards came by and asked what they were eating. Not wanting to share the meal, the response was, “An old Indian who died yesterday.” The Spaniards did not believe this, but they didn’t ask for a plate, and thereafter the stew has been called Indio Viejo.
This dish is usually prepared for weddings, social gatherings, graduations and other special occasions and celebrations.
Indio Viejo will be served with fried bananas, rice & beans, tortillas and coleslaw salad. For dessert, we will enjoy Tres Leches cake, which Nicaraguans claim as theirs - along with Mexicans. The jury is still out on that one.
We will prepare 5 dishes together and enjoy dinner along with typical, non-alcoholic drinks. You are more than welcome to bring a bottle of wine if you’d like.
$125 per person; not including wine. If you’ve paid for a class and would like to make up, you won’t want to miss this one!
8 person maximum. Guests are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Please do not attend an event if you are experiencing any Covid-19 related symptoms as listed here on the CDC website, or if you have had recent close contact with an individual who is confirmed as having Covid-19. Please wear masks.