César's Old School Puerto Rican Holiday | Recipe Drop | Food52

[@PedroRosario-n9l]

Im so glad Puerto Rican cuisine is getting the attention it deserves. Thank you Cesar.

[@lissyniña]

I was just telling my husband the same thing! And this month's issue of Food and Wine magazine, there are two or three Puerto Rican recipes including for pasteles and arroz con gandules! I'm Cuban and I like Puerto Rican food too!

[@andreaechevarria6725]

I am 75 and am tickled pink to see young people keeping the old traditions going. Well done mijo.

[@ididacruz7439]

DITTO! GREAT TEACHER! MOM DID A GREAT JOB...VERY PROUD OF YOU.

[@yvonnedummette8617]

I was married to a puerto rican over 30 years ago. We divorced after 5 yrs. But I always enjoyed the holidays with his family. It was such a bonding moment. I would help prepare the pasteles, and we did it old school. Since the divorce I never lost the taste for a puerto rican celebration meal. I make the rice, pernil, but the pasteles I would buy from someone. So many fond memories from then. My current husband, who has jamaican background combine our favorite dishes from each culture. I am black American. Celebration meals in our family have 3 different cultures. What fun.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@victorrestrepo2191]

On behalf of all your viewers please tell your mother, thank you for making you make the sofrito and showing how to cook. These recipes and techniques are fire.

[@yanirisencarnacion04]

That’s a true Noche Buena dinner plate. Looks so good.

[@amanic9986]

I wonder if César knew he’d be a chef when his mom had him making sofrito. I love how grounded & authentic this vid was.

[@JaneivyHilario]

Here we go, the best time of the year on this channel! I love Pernil

[@christrytten9705]

I love this guy. It's like cooking with a family member. So relaxed and authentic.

[@myklepr82]

Honestly, one of the best English-speaking videos about traditional straight-forward Puerto Rican recipes. Just a side-note, alcaparras/alcaparrados are just capers.

[@margariteolmos3457]

Thanks for being authentic.

[@NeridaMedero]

Nostalgia my grandfather kept the family together cooking these delicious Puerto Rican Christmas meals. Thank you Cesar for keeping our tradition alive. Invite me over for dinner 😊 all you cook looks so delicious.❤

[@candaces.7547]

Pernil is my absolute favorite and I’ve been saying forever that I need to learn how to make it. I think now is the time!

[@candidaarce4265]

❤CHEF CESAR THANK YOU 🙏 THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND DEFINITELY BOUGHT ME BACK IN TIME WATCHING AND HELPING IN THE KITCHEN. ❤ ESPECIALLY THE TIMES WE WILL BE IN P.R. LA ISLA DEL ENCANTO 🎉🎉❤

[@nancynieves2261]

Thank you Cesar. Here in PR we are so blessed. Most of us can go out to our yard and cut our banana leaves. We do need to prep them but they are free.

[@PucciNYC]

Chef Cesar you Rock! Please keep them delicious P.R. Cuisines coming.❤❤❤

[@patriciab.4091]

Cesar, you’re the real deal! This video brought back so many memories of preparing these meals in Puerto Rico with my mom, the nervous anticipation of tasting it and the joy of sharing with others. Gracias 😊

[@maricelisfigueroa856]

Puerto Rican food.....the best💪🤎

[@1013leelee]

I agree ☝️ Wepaa

[@Folami69]

Outstanding! We're not Puerto Rican, but we hate the normal Thanksgiving meal, so we always eat food from other cultures during the holidays. This year, we included pernil, arroz con gandules, and coquito in our holiday spread. The recipes we used , and the result we achieved, were very similar to yours, and my son and I agreed that we could easily eat pernil and rice every day. LOL Good stuff! I loved how thoroughly you explained what you were doing and how evident your fondness for your family and culture are. Thanks for sharing!

[@LoVe1online]

Wow! The trinity 😂 Enjoy!

[@carmellagomez5481]

Best authentic Puerto Rican cooking! Gracias!! 🎄🎄🎄

[@TheMaisonets]

Cesar and I are just two pasteles hugging each other. 💕

[@sharijd726]

This brings back so many holidays memories with my kids father's family. I try to keep their grandmother and great grandmother's recipes alive and make some every Christmas. I make arroz con leche (w/coconut milk), coquito, and arroz con gondules, but I do skip the olives!! Looking forward to this year's Noche Buena at my daughter's house with my kids, son in laws and grandgirls. Thank you for these recipes!

[@AlejandraRodriguez-us5bb]

Happy to see Caribbean food being represented! César is awesome. More Puerto Rican food, please!

[@JackelineFilionPino]

I watched this episode immediately. It is wonderful. You've made the most intimidating recipe for me, Pasteles, so approachable. Even inspired a different way of making my pernil. Thank you.

[@RoxyWay]

Fabulous video and It also be great to see a Puerto Rican holiday dessert video

[@patriciacrosby5053]

It’s wonderful to enjoy, embrace your customs in food preparation of your Country. The love, the care, the tradition is very important to pass from one generation to the next. I have close friends I consider family. They are Puerto Rican. They’ve taught me a lot of their cooking. I’m American Italian decent. I share my customs with them. A food marriage made in heaven. Best wishes ♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@xCheeky]

I feel like I am one of the few boricuas who prefers pasteles de yuca over the regular. So, I love love love that you chose to show the world how amazing it truly is. :D And for our arroz con guandules my mother started using Dominican longanista instead of ham and it's amazing.

[@flarican64]

I am also team Yuca. Son mas ricos y las alcapurrias too.😋🥰

[@xCheeky]

@flarican64 my nephew approached me and asked if an alcapurria was just a fried pasteles… my mind was blown 🤣 I never looked at it in that way and now i cannot unsee it.

[@flarican64]

@@xCheeky Basically, yes. and without the hoja. LOL

[@rosacortes5074]

Saludos y Feliz Navidad, Desde El Barrio de Spanish Harlem, NYC. Thank you, Cesar for your recipes. Your technique for Sofrito is great!!! Your Pernil & Pasteles YUMMY!! FELICIDADES YO YOU and Yours.🙏🙏🙏🙏🇵🇷🚖🗽🇵🇷🔥🔥🔥🔥🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@AkuKnives]

This video is so dope and Chef Cesar is the best part about this channel! Glad to see someone putting out real, authentic Puerto Rican food. Felt a little weird to have Chef Cesar’s Puerto Rican Christmas interrupted by someone who isn’t him and isn’t Puerto Rican hawk a product though. Y’all should have the chef present these things, and do so in a natural way so that it doesn’t distract from the video!

[@CreamyJalapeno]

No other channel is giving PR food the respect it deserves. I married into a PR family so I'm really enjoying these videos.

[@valerieneal2747]

I agree with you💯

[@valerieneal2747]

It would be pure fire if Chef Cesar would write a cookbook solely dedicated to Puerto Rican cuisine. I'd be first in line to buy it

[@sybilsantiago924]

Sponsorship all good, nice essential apron, I want one

[@elyperez4114]

This is so authentic. The traditional dishes which are always served for the Holidays. These dishes always bring in the season. My fave, by far, is the Pasteles. It’s a lot of work doing it old style but, in the end you get ur reward. Yummy in the tummy.😊

[@rockanroleropr3467]

One of my favorite, if not my favorite, smells in the world… sofrito on a hot pan/pot/skillet!

[@nataliemscrzysxycoolharris]

Hello César 🤗 I’m so ready to eat everything you’ve prepared. I know it would be an amazing experience. Happy Holidays to you, your family & Food 52.

[@Carlitosway360-hw4qn]

Por la maceta!!! Wepa!

[@jeanremy5036]

I like how you prepared the whole meal and presentation was absolutely amazing and this the first time I’ve seen this been cooked; and although in the past I have been in the Island 🏝️ of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and I never really seen them cooked such a wonderful dish; And I thank you so much for sharing;😊 bon appétit 😋 😊😊

[@elizabethwolstenholme4439]

Chef you're Mr. Criolla takes me back to my mother's kitchen. Buen provecho

[@battiekoda]

Loving this! My late granpa was Puerto Rican, and some of what you made here, I grew up with. Never realizing the PR heritage behind it! (Both my parents look Black, and this is my mom's dad I'm talking about). Thank you so much for bringing back some good memories! I'll for sure be making some of these dishes in the near future. Oh, and thanks for something new to try as well! 😂❤. (I knew I loved crunchy pork skins for a reason)....

[@AlgebraNerd06]

THIS is our bandeja paisa. I can taste it through the screen. Dios mío que rico!!! Stunning. Labor of love. Worth the exhaustion 😅. I can’t wait to make pasteles with Mami this month. ❤

[@rochelle9562]

I made this for my family’s Christmas two years ago and still get requests. It started a new savory tradition of exploring different cultures rather than enduring the ubiquitous turkey or ham. (Of course we still had greens and Mac and cheese!) I didn’t know about the pasteles. Something to add in my 2.0.

[@djnana1156]

I would love to eat anything you make! Love watching you the best! Thank You!

[@wwcohwwg]

those pasteles de yuca tho 🤤

[@0rbs26x]

Having Puerto Rican daughter-in-law & grandkids, I've enjoyed this food for many years. It is different watching someone cook & teach as they go (You) opposed to someone who has it already cooked/brings it cooked to family gatherings. Thank you.

[@yolandarivera5504]

Oh my everything looks delicious😋. Love your techniques and explanation🎉🎉

[@shirleyharvard4892]

Lord, have mercy! I love trying all foods. I'm grateful I came across your channel!

[@chelseawilkes8405]

What a treasured collection of incredible recipes full of flavor and memory! I can’t wait to try these 💛✨

[@elsafischer3247]

Living in Switzerland and eating Puertorican and Venezuela food I miss gandules and especial ají dulce. Everything looks DELICIOUS

[@joanevelazquez319]

That's just how I do it... the way my abuelita taught me.

[@storytimeyeah1323]

Love this video. More Puerto Rican recipes please!!!!! (Including arroz con dulce)

[@sandramaysonet7586]

Wow! You did a terrific job. Chef Wonderful enjoyed this video

[@carolmcglocklin5211]

I love that you have the timing down for everything to come finished altogether and hot at one time. My mom taught me that little trick or should I say skill many many years ago.

[@raggio80]

Everything looks so good and tasty and made with deep knowledge, passion, and love! ❤

[@arcuda2001]

the time and love that goes into these dishes is so amazing .. thanks for sharing this ❤

[@ev1577]

feliz navidad gracias x compartir tu reseta deliciosa bendiciones a esas manos ❤❤❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@sybilsantiago924]

You did an excellent job on explanation step by step with commentary, presentation, color enticing, smellavision my mind went there lol hermano, mucho orgullo felicidades y buen provecho. DTB

[@Nyknits]

Thank you, Cesar for teaching this vieja a few new things. Feliz Navidad!

[@alicecasiano185]

Saludos desde San Germán,PR. Aprendí a cocinar con mi abuela que aprendió de su mamá. Era cocinera experta y nos enseñó que los pasteles no llevan garbanzos ni pasas. Eso le cambia el sabor rradicional. Es cuestión de que parte de la isla te criaste. Hacía el mejor coquito que he probado. Era famoso en el área. Yo me he apegado a su estilo tradicional y típico para seguir la tradición, mi mamá también cocina bien rico pero como la comida de la abuela ninguna. Ya mora con el Señor. Tengo 60 años y no olvido su sazón. Feliz Navidad.

[@cesar.ramon.perez.medero]

¡Gracias por compartir conmigo recuerdos de tu abuela! Es muy importante que mantengamos viva nuestra comida tradicional y al mismo tiempo podamos avanzar y evolucionar y rechazar la simplificación excesiva de nuestra cocina.

[@laurakagan834]

Mmm everything looks so delicious. Great recipes. Thank you Chef! 😊

[@lelehuna68]

Thank you Chef!!❤

[@vivalila123]

This video makes me so happy! Gracias for sharing these traditional recipes🌟

[@DunyahDances]

What a labor of love! Looks delicious.

[@anitathommes]

I make this meal. My mouth is watering as I watch. I retired in Germany can't can't always get my PR supplies. I highly recommend that you cut the skin like a checker board, not all the way through the fat. This gives you precut pieces, omg, better than a football. Lol I also cut off all the way so I can get underneath laid out. The more the better, after all that's the best part. Right?

[@maritanj4611]

Que delicioso se ve todo eso. Bendiciones! 🎉

[@DhariLo]

What a line up! 🤤

[@ItsMikeArre]

That rice looks fire 🔥🤤

[@dorisarzola8068]

Beautifully done!

[@DebbieHirschhorn]

I love this video. I have got to try this!

[@ls.2128]

Happy holidays and Merry Christmas 🎄 Food looks delicious!!!

[@FreedomRules1111]

Cesar, you make it all look so easy. Thank you!

[@mariacouvertier5888]

I bought a rubber tub that looks like a manicotti you put the garlic inside of it then you put it on top of the counter and you roll your hand on top of the rubber tube with the garlic inside and all the pill comes off is amazing. It works great.

[@estercalvo5182]

That looks so good thank u

[@mosesjeromelazaro2841]

the Pernil looks a lot like our Crispy Pata. the banana leaves is something we use as well for packaging our native desserts. as for the Yuca, I think we have something similar (I think it's suman. however, we don't pair that with rice and a side of meat. it's basically a dessert) kaldero, we use this term too!

[@Geraldine-lu7go]

Yum yum yum 😋

[@ABA20128]

Que rrico se ve ese platillo 😋 🤐. Pernil, pastelito, y arroz 🍽. Gracias. "2024". 💙🤍❤. Como se asen las alcapurrias me encantan. Soy de Mexico. 💚🤍❤.

[@JackelineFilionPino]

Que rico 😊 love this!

[@inocencianieves9909]

Ay Que RICO!!! Well done chef 🔥🔥👏👏👏👏🎉🥂🍾 🇵🇷🙏🏼💝🇵🇷

[@jennysoto2300]

Ese pernil se ve delicioso....lo preparare asi 👍👍 muchas gracias.

[@elsafischer3247]

Greetings from Switzerland I have send this receipt to all my friends

[@annaarriaga5006]

🔥🔥Love this!

[@awildamercado2120]

Looks amazing!

[@tinacastillo1009]

❤BENDICIONES🙏

[@raj2tennis]

That looks very good. Thank you for posting.

[@candidaarce4265]

🥳 I DEFINITELY WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE. ❤ MAKE SOME FLAN PLEASE 🙏

[@maribelshirley5870]

As a Dominican growing up in NYC in the 70’s and 80’s the banana leaves were not available like they are today. My mom used wax paper because parchment paper wasn’t available for the pastel en hoja. So we used what we had. But the plantain or banana leaves is the way to go, it imparts the flavor of the leaves that parchment paper can’t do. So if you are going to invest time and money, do it the old fashioned way. It is an acquired taste, so not everyone is going to like it. But try it at least once.

[@lindacsmith13]

I'm not Puerto Rican but there's a huge community near me in Holyoke. I've never tried the PR restaurants there but what you cooked looks really good. I do love pork.

[@cesar.ramon.perez.medero]

Thank you! 🥰

[@patriciacrosby5053]

@@lindacsmith13 are you in New England, America? Holyoke? Massachusetts? Puerto Rican food is the bomb. I’m full Italian, love my culture, and others too, like Chinese food Cantonese style. It’s great to explore other Cultures and traditions. Best wishes ♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@lindacsmith13]

@@patriciacrosby5053 Massachusetts in New England

[@lissyniña]

The best garlic hack I've ever seen is to get a bag of pre-peeled garlic and throw it into a food chopper chop it up and then put it in a baggie then take a knife or a chopstick and Dent them into one serving portions and put them in the freezer it really works! Cachucha peppers, wish I could find them here! Culantro, Mexican corriander.

[@carmenbaby02]

Alta el facade. Been provecho!

[@Piasays]

Looks amazing!! 🤤🤤

[@denisesims818]

Real good eating. Love this

[@elizabethlisafischer2861]

Love ur recipes!!!!! Arroz con gandules is me favorite with the Pasteles! Not a fan of yuca Pasteles only platano!

[@pagancm2444]

I really enjoy your video, simple and to the point using wholesome ingredients 😊💕 but I noticed you incorporate bay leaf or oja de Laurel and you never mentioned it 🤔 it does enhance the flavor of any dish 🤓💕

[@soaphaven7288]

Excelente!

[@Deborah-c7b]

Lovely

[@cheriecalingasan-fe9lz]

The Philippines starts their Christmas celebration from September 1 to three kings , the longest Christmas celebration event in the world 🎉🎉🎉

[@cesar.ramon.perez.medero]

🇵🇷❤️🇵🇭

[@adamani08]

buen provecho!!!

[@julhe8743]

Thank you for the video🙏what brand is your knife ?

[@rxlo1015]

Excellent job 😋😋😋

[@SCORPIUSANCTUM]

Damn. really really miss my Godmother

[@peachesandcream3415]

This is a lot of work 😏I will try!🙏🏽

[@marija8771]

Emmmm peeling garlic, especially if you're going to pound it is super easy... Just press on the cloves with the flat side of your butcher knife and voilà, it pops out!

[@NC-ou6kc]

❤❤❤

[@eeqlzmctwo]

Christmas season actually ends January 15th with St Sebastian feast day 🤣🤣

[@cesar.ramon.perez.medero]

Give it a rewind and read the screen.

[@patriciaclubine9314]

Thank you