CoquitoIngredients
2 - 3 cinnamon sticks
2 c. water
12 oz. evaporated milk
14 oz. condensed milk
4 egg yolks
15 oz. cream of coconut
4 c. white rum (Bacardi, Don Q. etc) (Adjust to taste)
Directions
Start by boiling the cinnamon sticks in the 2 cups of water.
When the water turns yellow and has the smell and you can taste the cinnamon, take the sticks out.
Now add the evaporated milk, condensed milk and egg yolks and cook at a very low temperature. Make sure to stir while it is cooking to avoid it sticking to your pan. (If it does, see hint below.)
After it has boiled for a few minutes, stir in the cream of coconut and then the rum. Stir it very well and take off the stove.
Let it cool, chill and enjoy it .
Tips
*Baptized coquito is coquito with rum. Un-baptized, (you guessed it) has no rum. If you "can't" drink rum, add rum flavoring.
If you “accidentally” (because you were drinking the rum and not minding the pot, NOT Mary Jane either) got brown yucky stuff on the bottom of the pan, add bleach and a little water and boil. Clean up is easy now.
“When not in use”, keep it in the refrigerator and it will last (ha ha) for a very long time. If you keep it out, it will go faster.
Email me the extra rum, he he he.
http://www.ricanrecipes.com/recipes/det … &id=50Morcilla Ingredients
3 cups rice
2 1/2 cups pork blood
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cilantro or recao
2 chili peppers (chopped)
2 garlic cloves (a pilonazos)
2 yds. pork tripe (intestines or sausage casings)
Directions
Make a pot of white rice a lo Rican, but omit the oil.
Add the pork blood, salt, cilantro, chili peppers, and garlic.
Mix everything well.
Stuff the sausage casing by inserting a funnel but do not squeeze the stuffing or the sausage casings.
The casings should be a little loose and not tight.
Boil the morcilla in salted water for about 25-30 minutes.
After 25-30 minutes, drain the water from the sausage. (Morcilla)
Now you can either fry it or you can freeze it after it cools down for later use.
When you are ready to eat the morcilla, cut it in small pieces and fry it in vegetable oil on moderate heat setting until golden.
Drain the morcilla on paper towels and let it cool before you bite into it.
¡¡¡Ay que ricas!!!
Tips
Serve with green boiled bananas or tostones.
http://www.ricanrecipes.com/recipes/det … &id=28Arañitas (lil spiders) Ingredients
2-3 green plantain bananas
Garlic salt
Plenty of vegetable oil
Directions
Cut off each end of the plantain, run the knife along the entire outside curve making sure you cut into the thickness of the peel.
Peel the plantain and cut in half.
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan on medium high.
Shred the bananas, place them in a bowl of garlic salted water and let them soak in the flavor of the garlic.
Drain the shredded bananas through a pasta colander and then place on a paper towel to drain the excess water.
Fry the shredded bananas in 1 tbsp. clumps for 4-5 minutes or until it turns bright yellow. Turn with tongs (not thongs sweetie). DO NOT OVER FRY or they will burn.
Drain on paper towels and add salt or more garlic salt to taste.
Tips
Serve as appetizers or as a side dish.
Dip in my mojito sauce, yum, yum!!
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