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    Home » Puerto Rican Christmas Recipes

    Puerto Rican Christmas Recipes

    Puerto Rican Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a whole season of food, music, and family. These Puerto Rican Christmas Recipes are the traditional dishes we wait all year for, from juicy pernil asado and arroz con gandules to creamy coquito and other holiday favorites. These are the classics that make Puerto Rican Christmas feel like a Puerto Rican Christmas.

    • Pollo Asado al Carbon cooking over an open fire pit of lump charcoal.
      Puerto Rican Pollo Asado al Carbon
    • Ensalada de Coditos served in a white bowl with a wooden serving spoon beside the bowl.
      Ensalada de Coditos con Pollo
    • Flan de queso served on a white platter, topped with caramel sauce.
      Flan de Queso
    • Antipasto de Atun served in a small dip bowl with a side of saltine crackers.
      Antipasto de Atun
    • Temblecocho served on a clear serving platter topped with a pineapple glaze and cherries.
      Temblecocho
    • Puerto Rican carne de pollo para pasteles cooked in a caldero and a small bowl serving beside it.
      Carne de Pollo Para Pasteles
    • Salsa de Arandanos served in a small transparent bowl with fresh cranberries around it and pine cones for decor.
      Salsa de Arándanos
    • Pavochon (Puerto Rican Style Turkey) on a white platter decorated with rosemary and parsley.
      Pavochon (Puerto Rican Style Turkey)
    • Puerto Rican Pernil served on a white platter.
      Pernil Asado (Roast Pork Shoulder)
    • Mofongo con Camarones (garlic plantain mash with shrimps in salsa criolla) served in a pilon (mortar and pestle) with a side of pork skins, extra shrimps and garlic aioli.
      Mofongo con Camarones
    • Mofongo con Carne Frita (Garlic Plantain Mash with Fried Pork Chunks) served in a pilon (mortar and pestle) with a side of pork skins, extra fried pork chunks and a side of chicken broth.
      Mofongo con Carne Frita
    • Mantecaditos served on a plate with more cooling on a wire rack.
      Mantecaditos
    • Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry) served on a gray plate.
      Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry)
    • Empanadillas de Guayaba on a gray plate.
      Empanadillas de Guayaba
    • Alcapurrias de Yuca (Cassava Fritters) sitting on top of plantain leaves with a side of hot sauce.
      Authentic Alcapurrias de Yuca
    • Flancocho (Vanilla Flan Cake) served on a white transparent platter with a serving on the side.
      Puerto Rican Flancocho
    • Ensalada de Papa (Puerto Rican Potato Salad) served in a large white bowl and topped with sliced red pimientos and a sliver of boiled egg.
      Ensalada de Papa
    • Alcapurrias (alcapurrias puertorriqueñas) served on a white platter with hot sauce.
      Homemade Alcapurrias
    • Arroz con Gandules Apastelado cooked in a caldero with a side serving on a white plate.
      Arroz con Gandules Apastelado
    • Coquito Recipe (Coconut Eggnog) served in clear glasses topped with sprinkled cinnamon.
      Coquito Recipe-Coconut Eggnog

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