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Dinner, my place: Puerto Rican Food

November 3, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Had a chef over for dinner on Monday night. It was my first time cooking food in my house for a chef so it was a really nice experience. I started the party off with salt cod fritters with a trio of sauces. The sauce on the left is the first sauce I ever made…..mayo-ketchup. It’s a standard sauce in Puerto Rico and it’s just a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise! I made the mayonnaise so it’s not the typical […]

Categories: Pork, Puerto Rican Style, Seafood • Tags: Blog, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, Mofongo, Plantain, Puerto Rico, Pulled Pork, recipe, tostones

My First Cooking Demonstration!

August 6, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Wait, someone else is taking pictures??? Thanks Mindy! The debut of a new food blogger! I have been studying cooking demonstrations for over a year in the hopes that someone would ask me to do one. I have seen Nick Stellino rock a stage like no other, I have been part of a demonstration as an assistant during last year’s Festa Italiana (click), I have seen The Chef In the Hat and Ethan Stowell work seamlessly together and feed off […]

Categories: Events • Tags: Blog, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food, Plantain, Queen Anne Farmers Market, Sofrito, tostones

Braised Plantain Maduros with Coconut Cilantro/Lime Rice and Avocado

June 30, 2010 by ericriveracooks

And it’s even served in a coconut shell. How cool! Eric

Categories: Puerto Rican Style, Rice • Tags: bacon, Blog, Cilantro, Coconut Rice, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Lime, Plantain, recipe, Rice

Black Olive Poached Black Cod with Braised Plantains and Asparagus

March 15, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Oh hi, don’t mind this it’s just a work in progress. I have been experimenting with dehydrating things in my oven. I tried black olives after seeing Michel Bras do them…..he is a f’ing genius. My ratio of black olives to olive oil was off because I just wanted to test how it would work in my oven. I’m ready to cook a whole bunch of them now! Ding, 22 hours later, it’s done! The braised plantains are an experiment. […]

Categories: Salad, Seafood • Tags: Asparagus, black cod, Cooking Blog, ericriveracooks, Food, Plantain, recipe

Fried Plantain Cups with Sofrito Stuffing and a Fancy Mayo-Ketchup Sauce

October 4, 2009 by ericriveracooks

Go to Puerto Rico, eat plantains, and eat mayo-ketchup. It’s pretty hard to stay away from mayo-ketchup sauce in Puerto Rico because it’s pretty much served with everything. Well, I’m going to make an admission that will make me sound like a complete snob……I won’t eat ketchup anymore that has high fructose corn syrup. Also, I won’t eat mayonnaise that is from a big jug. Why eat them anyway when you can make better quality stuff yourself? This is Eric […]

Categories: Appetizer, Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Appetizer, Cooking Blog, Food Blog, Plantain, Puerto Rican Style, recipe, Sofrito

Crab and Plantain Sofrito Soup

June 7, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) While I was at the Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali Show at the Paramount, Mario was asked, “How do you cook from the heart”? He responded, “Cook like mom”. Here is a recipe inspired from my mom. She does almost the same soup with shrimp instead of crab. Ingredients: 1.5 liters chicken broth 1 plantain, diced 1 cup fresh cilantro 2 tbsp. oregano […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style, Soup • Tags: Blog, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Crab, Dinner, Food, Plantain, recipe, Sofrito, Soup

Deviled Ham Plantain Cups with a Mango Pineapple Sauce

May 25, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) I made this on the final evening for my parents in Puerto Rico. Instead of using a green plantain I used a yellow plantain for a much sweeter taste. Also, I used the leftover meat from the pork pinchos recipe from the day before which turned out to be a perfect fit for this. Ingredients: 2 ripe yellow plantains 1/2 lb cooked pork, ground in a food processor (use my recipe) Mango Pineapple […]

Categories: Appetizer, Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Appetizer, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food, Ham, Plantain, Puerto Rico, recipe, tostones

Fried Plantain Cups Stuffed with an Avocado Tomato Salad

April 30, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) Jenn from Bread + Butter made me get a little nostalgic with her recipe/post. The first sauce I ever learned how to make was Mayoketchup. Yes, Mayoketchup. My mom just mixes 1 tbsp. mayo with 2 tbsp. ketchup then ta-da mayoketchup. It tastes like thousand island and when you mix it with other things it gives you a nice familiar taste, well for me anyway. She sent me this plantain cup maker “Platano […]

Categories: Appetizer, Puerto Rican Style, Tapas • Tags: Avocado, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food, Ham, Plantain, recipe

Hunger Action Week: Day 3 Dinner: Puerto Rican Style Dinner

April 22, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) This will fill you up quite nicely. I’ve eaten this same style of meal my entire life and I still love it. Ingredients: Yuca Root Peel and slice Yuca into 2 inch disks then boil for an hour What is Yuca? (Click) Roasted Chicken Thigh 4 chicken thighs roasted in a pyrex 9×9 dish at 275F for 2 hours and covered with aluminum foil Season with a little salt and pepper Rice 2 […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style, United Way King County • Tags: Cooking, Dinner, Food, Plantain, Puerto Rican, recipe, Rice, tostones

Sauteed Sofrito On A Bed Of Baked Plantains

March 30, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) Great colors, aromas, and tastes. Ingredients: Annatto infused oil 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp. annatto seed Plantain 1 plantain sliced in half horizontally then sliced about a quarter of an inch thick, as shown in pictures Olive oil Salt Sofrito 1/2 white onion, diced 1 garlic clove, diced 1 bell pepper, diced 4 ounces sliced salted cured pork 1 tomato, diced 1 tsp. fresh oregano, broken apart with your hands […]

Categories: Dinner, Pork, Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Dinner, Plantain, Pork, Puerto Rican Style, Sofrito

Plantain Pizza

January 26, 2009 by ericriveracooks

Welcome to my Frankenstein. I’m always trying to think of something new to bring to my stomach and let me just tell you, this is a good recipe. Ingredients: Pork -1lb. pork shoulder -Brine with 3/4 gallon water, adobo seasoning, 1 cup of salt, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 cloves garlic for 2 days Crust -3 green plantains Sauce -1/2 cup sour cream _1 tbsp. chopped oregano -2 tbsp. hot sauce. I used Tapatio -1 tbsp. lemon juice Toppings -Pepper jack […]

Categories: pizza, Pork • Tags: Fusion, pizza, Plantain, Pork, Pulled Pork, recipe, Sauce

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