There are some very essential ingredients when it comes to cooking Puerto Rican food. They make up what’s called sofrito. Now…the term sofrito is used a bit interchangeably because it refers to both the overall mixture of these ingredients as well as a specific item. Either way, we use sofrito (the overall mixture) for just […]
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Puerto Rican Coquito & other fine Navidad traditions
Before I sign off for the holidays, I couldn’t leave without sharing the recipe for coquito (let’s call it a Puerto Rican version of eggnog – but better! lol). ************************************************************************************ Coquito – from http://www.elboricua.com/coquito.html 30 ounces coconut milk 14 ounces condensed milk 1 cup Bacardi rum ½ cup water pinch of salt ½ tsp. cinnamon […]
