Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Recipes and Cuisine

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Achiote

Achiote (annatto) seeds

(Puerto Rican annatto oil)

Adobo

Heads of garlic

(Latin garlic-pepper-vinegar marinade)

Alcapurrias

Alcapurrias (Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)

(Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)

Arroz con Dulce

Arroz con Leche Recipe (Spanish rice pudding)

(Puerto Rican rice pudding with coconut milk; see Arroz con Leche recipe variations)

Arroz con Gandules

Pot of arroz con gandules

(Puerto Rican rice and pigeon peas)

Arroz con Pollo

Arroz con pollo Puerto Rican chicken and rice

(Latin chicken with rice)

Asopao de Gandules

Puerto Rican soup with pigeon peas

(Puerto Rican rice and pigeon pea stew)

Asopao de Pollo

Asopao de Pollo (Puerto Rican chicken and rice stew)

(Puerto Rican, Dominican chicken and rice stew)

Buñuelos de Queso

Plate of bunuelos

(Puerto Rican cheese fritters)

Coquito

Fresh coconut

(Puerto Rican coconut-rum beverage)

Flan de Leche

Flan de leche

(Latin caramel custard)

Mofongo

Mofongo mashed plantains

(Puerto Rican, Dominican mashed plantains and pork cracklings)

Mojo

Heads of garlic

(Latin-Caribbean garlic sauce)

Mojo Isleño

Fresh red snapper fish

(Puerto Rican fish with tomato-olive sauce)

Pasteles

Puerto Rican pasteles, wrapped and unwrapped

(Puerto Rican savory cakes in banana leaves)

Pastelillos

(Puerto Rican stuffed pastries; see Empanadas variations)

Pernil al Horno

Pernil al Horno (Puerto Rican roast pork shoulder)

(Puerto Rican roast pork shoulder)

Piña Coladas

Pina Colada (Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)

(Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)

Pollo en Fricasé

Caribbean chicken fricassee

(Caribbean chicken fricassee)

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