Puerto Rico recipes
Recipes from Puerto Rico: home cooking with cultural background, ingredient substitutes and step-by-step instructions.
Latin America & Caribbean
Mofongo Recipe: Puerto Rico's Mashed Fried Plantains
A full recipe for Puerto Rico's mofongo: fried green plantains mashed with garlic and chicharron, the signature dish of the Caribbean, with a garlic shrimp sauce. Covers how to use the pilon, choosing sauces, and the history of a dish that blends three continents' food cultures.
Latin America & Caribbean
Pastelón: Puerto Rico's Sweet Plantain and Ground Beef Casserole
A recipe for pastelón, the Puerto Rican home-style casserole: fried very ripe plantains layered with olive-and-caper beef picadillo and cheese, set with beaten egg and baked. Covers how it differs from piñón and how to tell when plantains are ripe enough.