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Puerto Rico: Apple Pudding recipe

Puerto Rico: Apple Pudding recipe

4 oz. zwieback, crushed 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1 1/2 oz. butter, melted 1 1/2 lb. thick apple puree 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 12 fl. oz. double cream 8 oz. white grapes, coated with egg white and sugar Directions: In a mixing bowl, combine the zwieback, allspice and butter. Using one Continue Reading...

Puerto Rican Cornmeal Pie

Puerto Rican Cornmeal Pie

1 tablespoon oil 1 pound lean pork, cubed 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 green pepper, chopped 1/4 cup celery and tops, chopped 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup stock, hot Directions: Heat oil. Lightly saute pork, onion, pepper and celery. Remove from heat. Add remaining Continue Reading...

Puerto Rican Corn Muffins

Puerto Rican Corn Muffins

2 Cups Corn Meal 1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour 1 Tsp. Baking Powder 1/2 Tsp. Soda 1/2 to 1 Tsp. Fresh Ground Black Pepper (To Taste) 1 Cup Grated Mild Cheddar Cheese 2 Eggs, Beaten 1 Tbsp. Honey 1 Tbsp. Oil 2 Cups Buttermilk Directions: Mix together corn meal, flour, baking powder, soda and Continue Reading...

Puerto Rican Punch

Puerto Rican Punch

1/4 cup orange juice Dash bitters 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon rum extract Crushed ice Directions: Combine ingredients and serve in an 8-ounce highball glass mostly filled with crushed ice. Continue Reading...

Puerto Rico: Rice with Pigeon Peas

Puerto Rico: Rice with Pigeon Peas

450g fresh pigeon peas 1.8l water salt, to taste 2 tsp vegetable oil 120g bacon, diced (British or Caandian-style bacon) 1 onion, chopped 1 Cubanel chilli, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 ripe tomato, chopped 340g long-grain white rice 6 stuffed green olives, diced 1 tsp capers 6 sprigs of Continue Reading...

Puerto Rico National Dish & Recipe

Puerto Rico National Dish & Recipe

National Dish Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas) is Puerto Rico’s national dish. It’s a rice-and-pigeon-pea dish seasoned with sofrito and Pernil (Pork shoulder) diced smoked ham. Another favorite dish of Puerto Rico is Arroz con Pollo-yellow rice with chicken Arroz y Continue Reading...

Puerto Rican Turkey Stuffing

Puerto Rican Turkey Stuffing

Note: This recipe is for a turkey weighing between 12 and 14 pounds. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of salt -1/2 cup of chopped onion 8 stuffed Spanish olives 1 teaspoonful of alcaparras 1-1/2 lbs. ground pork or beef -(or a combination), liver, -heart and gizzard of bird, -ground or chopped very Continue Reading...

Arroz Con Gandules

Arroz Con Gandules

Ingredients: 3 cups of water 2 cups long or short -grain rice (rinsed) 2 tablespoons of sofrito 16 ounce can of gandules -(pigeon peas) 2 tablespoons of alcaparrado -without liquid 1 packet of Sazon with achiote 1 ounces of tomato sauce 2 tablespoons of oil -salt to taste Directions: In a medium Continue Reading...

Lechn Asa’o

Lechn Asa’o

Read these suggestions SEVERAL times BEFORE getting started. Oven or vara. In Puerto Rico they used to cook the pigs – whole – outdoors on a stick. In the states, especially at Christmas we need a make shift oven and shelter to keep the cold and snow out. Use a large rotisserie grill Continue Reading...

Pernil Al Horno – Roast Pork Shoulder

Pernil Al Horno – Roast Pork Shoulder

Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves 1 teaspoon of oregano 5 pounds of pork shoulder ? teaspoon of black pepper 1? tablespoons of olive oil 1 teaspoon of salt for every -pound meat-season the meat 1 -day ahead, refrigerate. -do not cut off the fat. Directions: In a pile crush the garlic well and Continue Reading...

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