13 puerto style Recipes

fully cooked luncheon meat (such as spam), cubed, processed cheese sauce (such as cheez whiz), chopped pimiento peppers with liquid, mayonnaise-style sandwich spread with chopped sweet pickle, white bread, whole wheat bread, dried parsley , or to taste, cucumber, thinly sliced

live lobsters, rinsed, butter, melted, toasted-garlic rice with fresh herbs and lime, crunchy pear salsa, warm flour tortillas, lime wedges

pork shoulder, minced garlic, salt, dried oregano, sazon goya (found in most supermarkets in the ethnic aisle), adobo seasoning (found in most supermarkets in the ethnic aisle)

garlic cloves, minced, onion, quartered, fresh oregano leaves or 1 tbsp dried oregano, salt, fresh ground black pepper, peanut oil, wine vinegar or 2 tbsp cider vinegar, pork shoulder , trimmed of excess fat but not all fat

bone-in pork shoulder or 5 lbs pork butt, virgin olive oil, sazon goya con culantro y achiote, sofrito sauce, chopped garlic, margarine, adobo seasoning, garlic powder, black pepper, water

cream of coconut (approx 1/2 can), milk, cornstarch, sugar (or to taste), vanilla, ground cinnamon , and or flaked coconut

caribbean jerk seasoning blend, caribbean-style or regular black beans, drained, canned vegetable broth, olive oil, fresh lime juice, lime wedges

pigeon peas , picked through, rinsed, bay leaves, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, olive oil (or canola oil), onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, green bell pepper, cored, seeded, diced, cubanelle green pepper, cored, seeded, diced (or use italian green pepper), vegetable stock (original recipe uses chicken stock), ground cumin, ground coriander, ground cayenne pepper (use more or less to heat level desired), grain rice (preferably brown rice), lime , juice of

fresh oregano leaves, fresh thyme leaves, garlic, peeled, black peppercorns, olive oil, pork shoulder , skin intact, kosher salt, sour orange juice , or 1 1/3 cups orange juice and 2/3 cup lime juice, ripe plantains (black with streaks of yellow), cut into 6 slices each, vegetable oil, for frying, cilantro crema , recipe follows, rice and beans, recipe follows, heavy cream, buttermilk, chopped cilantro leaves, lime juice, salt and freshly ground black pepper, dried black beans , picked through and rinsed, bay leaves, olive oil, diced salt pork or bacon, diced yellow onion, minced garlic, green bell pepper, cored and diced, diced cubanelle or hot italian pepper, chicken stock, ground cumin, ground coriander, black pepper, grain rice, fresh lime juice, salt

olive oil, shrimp, peeled and deveined, garlic clove, finely chopped, salt, cider vinegar, ancho chilies , cut open, seeds and stems removed, dried mexican oregano, crumbled, coarsely chopped onion, brown sugar, hot tap water, chopped fresh cilantro

beans, flavorful extra-virgin olive oil, chopped onions, minced garlic, dried red kidney beans, rinsed and soaked, unsalted chicken broth, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, salt to taste, hot pepper sauce to taste, rice, flavorful extra-virgin olive oil, chopped onion, garlic, minced, uncooked long-grain white rice, water or half unsalted chicken broth and half, salt, pared and finely chopped carrot, chopped celery, diced (1/4 inch) sweet red onion, diced (1/4 inch) green bell pepper