In many cultures around the world it is said that to get to a man’s heart you first have to get to his stomach, so when I got married 12 years ago I set a goal for myself to learn to cook cuban food like a cuban. My husband Emilio is the son of cuban [...]
Posts Tagged ‘recaito’
Picadillo
Posted in Beef, tagged adobo, carne molida, cocina cubana, cocina latina, comida cubana, cooking, cuban food, cuban ground beef, empanada, empanadillas, food, foodie, foodielady, ground beef, lasagna, picadillo, picadillo cubano, puerto rico, recaito, recipe, spaghettis on April 10, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Recaíto
Posted in Seasonings, tagged cooking, food, foodie, puerto rico, recaito, Seasonings, sofrito on January 23, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Recaito is the typical seasoning base for many Puerto Rican dishes. It is key to making “sofrito” for arroz con pollo, carne guisada, stews, soups and beans among others. Recao or culantro, is a long aromatic herb. Home made recaito is absolutely delicious. I dare to say every puertorrican has (or at least should) recaito [...]

