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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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...
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...
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,
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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:
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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.
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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:
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