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Fried Pork Chop, Yellow Rice, Avocado Puree, Pepper Medley, a night in Puerto Rico….

March 23, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Had a couple friends stop by the house on Saturday. It was supposed to be mojito/game night but we never got around to the whole game thing. It’s a guarantee now that if you come over I will cook, I can’t help it. I need to terrorize my kitchen and work it to its limits and make sure that everyone who comes into my house is left satisfied. The people who came over have seen my cooking over the last […]

Categories: Appetizer, Pork, Puerto Rican Style, Rice, Salad, Sauce • Tags: Avocado, Cooking Blog, Food, Fried, Pork Chop, Puerto Rican Style, recipe, Rice

Adobada Deviled Ham Sandwich

February 19, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Want to eat great pork? Ask a Puerto Rican to make it for you. Keep telling me about your great pork recipes and then I’ll wait patiently until you visit Puerto Rico (or me) and you will finally see why I smile a little bit everytime I try your recipe. Take a trip, it’s worth it (click)!!!! Ingredients: Smoked Ham, cubed Recao leaves (coriander leaves) Yellow and red roasted bell peppers Sweet onion Pique, my own, made with peppers from […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style, Sandwich • Tags: Cooking, Cooking Blog, Deviled Ham, Food, Puerto Rican Style, recipe, Sandwich

Christmas is the next day since the family is all here….

November 27, 2009 by ericriveracooks

Well, if that’s the case then let me throw a few things together! We celebrated Christmas Eve with the family today so I pulled out a few more tricks out of the bag. Puerto Rican style pork loin, stuffed bell peppers, and yellow rice! That’s how I do Christmas with my parents so it was easy to make it for Mindy’s family. Stuffed Bell Peppers with Mom’s stuffing Yellow Rice with Garbanzo Beans I loved reading other blogs about how […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Beans, Bell Peppers, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, Food Blog, Pork, Puerto Rican Style, recipe, Rice, Stuffed

Sofrito Rice Soup with a Vegetable Stock

October 4, 2009 by ericriveracooks

Don’t ask about the stuff on the table…my wife is decorating for a bridal shower……..cute crap everywhere, ugh. Soup! Would have been much better with chicken or shrimp but I’m trying to see how good I am at cooking like a vegetarian. Result? Pretty damn good. Ok, back to meat! I’ve been cooking like a vegetarian for about a week now and after I eat something I’m usually hungry about an hour later………..it’s like eating Chinese food but without the […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style, Soup • Tags: Cooking Blog, Puerto Rican Style, recipe, Rice, Sofrito, Soup, Vegetable Stock

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

Black Bean Soup

September 24, 2009 by ericriveracooks

The weather is starting to change here so I’m here to help you out. A little black bean soup never hurt anyone unless you remember the Great Black Bean Wars of 1340……so many lost…..so many Equipment: Stock pot Ingredients: 4 cups black beans 1 gallon chicken stock 2 tbsp. lard (The Swinery) 2 cloves garlic 1/2 white onion, medium diced Celery, medium diced 1 yellow bell pepper 5 or 6 pimentos……….from my front yard…….that makes it hard for you to […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style, Soup • Tags: Black Bean Soup, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, Food Blog, Puerto Rican Style, Soup

IxaRiveraCooks: Mofongo and Chicken Soup

September 12, 2009 by ericriveracooks

My mom is on fire with recipes! Here is her take on Mofongo, a typical Puerto Rican dish (on the left), and chicken soup. Mofongo Equipment: Mortar and Pestle Saute Pan Ingredients: Two plantains, sliced Two garlic cloves, smashed BACON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A few fresh oregano leaves Olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Procedure: Fry the plantains until cooked then let rest Cook bacon then let rest Place a little bit of the plantain, garlic, bacon, oregano, olive oil, salt, and […]

Categories: IxaRiveraCooks, Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Chicken Soup, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food, Food Blog, Mofongo, Puerto Rican Style, Puerto Rico, recipe

IxaRiveraCooks: Avocado Gazpacho and Hummus and Guacamole

September 12, 2009 by ericriveracooks

My mom is taking over this post to give you three fantastic recipes. She did her own pictures and wrote the recipes! I think it’s pretty damn cool and if she keeps this up I might just give her her own blog, it will definitely be a lot more fun than this one! Her presentations are much better than mine and I can always count on a pretty flower to be included in the pictures. She cooks everything to taste […]

Categories: IxaRiveraCooks, Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Avocado, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food Blog, gazpacho, Guacamole, Hummus, Puerto Rican Style, recipe

IxaRiveraCooks: Feed Dad then Girls Night Out!

July 31, 2009 by ericriveracooks

This is where I get it from. Mom knows how to keep things simple but always knows how to add flair to her food. Good stuff happens after this sentence. “Here is what I fixed Dad before I went out. Keep him happy with food, of course. Menu Chick peas yellow rice with sofrito. Chicken breast with lots of garlic, onions, hot peppers, bell peppers and basil. (hot peppers from the garden and also the basil) Avocados bought from a […]

Categories: IxaRiveraCooks, Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Cooking, Dinner, Food, Puerto Rican Style, recipe, Yellow Rice

Dungeness Crab Fritters

July 27, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) Use this recipe sparingly, it’s an arterie clogger! Butter, crab, and deep frying………it doesn’t get much better than that. Ingredients: Clarified butter (click here) 3/4 pound Dungeness Crab 3 cups flour Annatto Oil w/ butter instead of olive oil (aka Achiote Oil) 1/4 cup corn meal 1 1/2 cups water 3 sweet peppers 3 garlic cloves 1 tbsp. adobo seasoning Salt and pepper Fresh oregano and fresh cilantro In a bowl whisk the […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style, Seafood • Tags: Cooking, Cooking Blog, Crab, Food, Fried, Fritter, Puerto Rican Style, recipe

Bacalaitos Fritos (Cod Fish Fritters)

July 27, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) My mom made these and sent the recipe and pictures over to me to post on here. International recipe blogging at its finest! I love cod fish fritters, they are one of my favorite things to eat and I haven’t posted a recipe for them on here because Mom makes them best, why try to duplicate it or change it? Here is her recipe: Yesterday I made some bacalaitos fritos and here is […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style, Seafood • Tags: Appetizers, Bacalaitos Fritos, Cod Fish Fritters, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Puerto Rican Style, Puerto Rico, recipe

Puerto Rican Yellow Rice (Revisited)

June 15, 2009 by ericriveracooks

I’m not even going to tell you how I acquired some of the ingredients for this. They’re very important ingredients but I have a source……….one that I cannot say, but it’s a great source! (side note: I used Jasmine Rice instead of enriched long grain………stick with enriched long grain) The picture is of the rice before it is ready to cover…..I’m on camera B right now so not many options for cool shots. Ingredients 2 strips bacon 1 sweet onion, […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Cooking, Dinner, Food, Puerto Rican Style, Puerto Rico, recipe, Rice, Yellow Rice

IxaRiveraCooks: Churrasco with a Light Garden Salad

June 10, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) Ixa is my mom and she cooked something for this blog. She cooked this last night and sent me over the pictures and a sort of recipe. Here’s the thing, she doesn’t cook from recipes either so that’s something we share. I created this blog to start storing these recipes but there is a little room for a little extra this or that. My mom’s philosphy on cooking is just to cook to […]

Categories: Beef, IxaRiveraCooks, Puerto Rican Style, Salad, Steak • Tags: Churrasco, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, Puerto Rican Style, Salad, Steak

Bachelor Dude Food, Day 2: Garbanzo Veggie Rice

May 9, 2009 by ericriveracooks

(Click each picture to make it larger) This is completely inspired because of my mom. She taught me a few things in the kitchen these last 27 years and everyday I’m getting better and better because of her guidance. I call her every once in a while just to brain storm ideas for things I should make next. I always try to make things extravagant but she brings me back to earth. Thanks mom. Ingredients: 1 red bell pepper 1/2 […]

Categories: Puerto Rican Style • Tags: Bell Pepper, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Garbanzo, Garlic, Olive Oil, Onion, Puerto Rican Food, Puerto Rican Style, recipe, Rice

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

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