Puerto Rican Holiday/Event Recipes

"This recipe starts with fresh pigeon peas and I am translating it from Spanish. It comes from an old cookbook, originally published in 1954 called "Cocina Criolla" by Carmen Aboy Valldejuli who was born in 1912. So I suppose she would know Puerto Rican cooking if anyone does!"

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Ingredients: pigeon peas, fresh cilantro stems...

"From a Puerto Rican recipe book. This is the real deal. Careful, it will sneak up on you! Eating the fruit from the bottom of the glass is the BEST!"

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Ingredients: dark rum, dry red wine...

"This recipe is for a bone-in pork shoulder, or pernil. It is marinated in a garlicky paste for 1 to 3 days; the longer the better. Unlike other recipes in the database, it is cooked at a relatively high heat so that the result is a tender roast with crispy crackling or chicharons. Adapted from Daisy Martinez. Cooking time is approximate. The original..."

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Ingredients: dried oregano, kosher salt...

"Recipe by Allison Ehri Kreitler, From: Fine Cooking 99, pp22-23 Published in May 6, 2099.. This is a lovely hors d'oeuvres :) it goes over very easily! We made this to see how it would taste and it was wonderful!!! I was looking for something easy but a little different & voila! Here it is! ;)"

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Ingredients: coriander seeds, hearts of palm...

"A SC friend sent me this so I am passing it along to the 'zaar. She got recipe from Puerto Rican colleague of her husband, who got it from his mother. You can adapt seasonings to your personal taste. This is traditionally served during the holidays. As an aside I hate egg nog but since this contains no eggs, I would be willing to try."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves...

"This is one of my favorite Puerto Rican rice recipe. I love pigeon peas. You can find sazon and pigeon peas in the hispanic section of the grocery store. Pigeon Peas are Puerto Rico's national dish. This recipe is from About.com."

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Ingredients: pigeon peas, sofrito sauce...

"This ultra-light, fluffy and refreshing recipe for Mango Mousse is sure to enliven your palette, while invigorating your senses. It's the perfect treat for a hot summer day."

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Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, egg whites...

"Traditional holiday beverage containing coconut, eggs, milk and rum"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, egg yolks...

"tasty roast pork, Puerto Rican style, Marine overnight. This is every Puerto Rican party dish. If there is no pernil in the party there is no party, especially the hard skin!! That is to die for. When I was a little girl and woke up to the smell of the pernil, I knew something special was happening that day."

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Ingredients: corn oil, sazon goya...

"We usually dont measure our stuff out. Most puerto rican chef's cook from memory, adding ingredients until we get the taste we prefer. I tried to get this as close as I possibly could. Enjoy! Por lo general dont medida de nuestras cosas. La mayor parte de Puerto Rico del chef cocción de la memoria, añadiendo ingredientes hasta obtener..."

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Ingredients: pigeon peas, sazon goya...

"A delicious rum-infused Latino beverage enjoyed any time of year, but in particular, around the Holidays... Similar in type to egg nog, but way more delicious! This recipe comes from my husband's friend's wife, Linda. The recipe is for larger servings (party-size) so you will have to adjust for portions desired. Also, some tolerance is required..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, Coco Lopez...