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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...

Carne Bif (Corned Beef – traditional dish)

Carne Bif (Corned Beef – traditional dish)

Ingredients: -Olive oil ? cup of water 1 can of corned beef -salt and pepper to taste. ? cup sofrito (onions, bell pepper, -fresh cilantro or recao, fresh garlic, -and aj?es dulces processed in a blender) ? cup alcaparrado (olives and cappers) 1 can of tomato sauce Directions: First cook sofrito Continue Reading...

Habichuelas Guisadas

Habichuelas Guisadas

Ingredients: 1 cup of water 1 Tablespoon of Sofrito 2 ounces of tomato sauce 1 Tablespoon of olive oil 1/4 Teaspoon of black pepper 1 packet of Sazon with achiote 1 can of Rosita or Pinto beans 1 Tablespoon alcaparrado (spanish olives) Continue Reading...

Arroz Con Pollo

Arroz Con Pollo

Ingredients: 4 cups of boiling water 2 tablespoons of Sofrito 4 1/2 ounces of tomato sauce 2 tablespoons of alcaparrado 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil 1 packet of sazon with saffron 2 teaspoons of salt or to taste 2 pounds of chicken parts (skinned) 3 cups of short or Continue Reading...

Puerto Rican Rice With Pigeon Peas

Puerto Rican Rice With Pigeon Peas

Ingredients: 3 cups of Water 1 tablespoon Annatto Oil 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 medium Red bell pepper cored, -seeded and chopped small 1 medium Green bell pepper cored, -seeded and chopped small 1 medium Yellow onion chopped small 1 medium Tomato chopped small 1 cup Uncle Ben’s converted Continue Reading...

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