Gluten-Free Guatemalan Recipes
Every dish here is Guatemalan cooking that is naturally gluten-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle gluten-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
7 recipes
Pepián de PolloSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · medium · 1 h 15 minChicken in a deep, toasty sauce of charred tomatoes, chiles, and ground seeds, Guatemala’s Mayan-rooted national stew.
Pepián de Pollo Desayuno ChapínSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · easy · 35 minThe full Guatemalan breakfast plate: eggs, soupy black beans, fried sweet plantain, fresh cream, and warm corn tortillas.
Tostadas GuatemaltecasSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · easy · 40 minCrisp fried tortillas topped three ways, with guacamole, tomato salsa, or black beans, a light Guatemalan street lunch.
Rellenitos de PlátanoSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · medium · 50 minSweet fried plantain dumplings stuffed with spiced black bean paste, a Guatemalan treat.
Tamales ColoradosSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · advanced · 2 h 30 minSoft corn masa tinted with a red recado of tomato, chile, and toasted seeds, wrapped around pork with an olive, and steamed in banana leaf.
Chojín (Guatemalan Radish and Chicharrón Salad)Guatemala City, Guatemala · easy · 20 minFinely chopped radishes, tomato, onion and fresh mint dressed with sour orange and lime, tossed at the last moment with crisp crumbled pork rinds and eaten on tostadas or tortillas.
Chirmol (Guatemalan Charred Tomato and Mint Salsa)Sacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · easy · 25 minTomatoes charred over a flame until blistered and soft, chopped with their skins and mixed with onion, fresh mint, cilantro, lime and salt, the salsa that goes beside every Guatemalan grill.
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