Traditional Dominican Recipes

Pan de Agua (Breakfast Bread Rolls)

Tres Leches (Three-Milk Cake)

Majarete (Dominican Corn Pudding)

Dominican Sofrito and Homemade Dominican Sazón

Pan de Maiz (Dominican Cornbread)

Queso Frito (Easy Fried Cheese)

Guandules con Coco or Guandules Guisados (Pigeon Peas / Gandules)

Arepitas de Maiz (Cornmeal Fritters)

Pasta de Guayaba y Dulce de Guayaba (Guava Jam & Guava Paste Recipe)

Coconut Popsicles (Paletas de Coco)

Pavo a la Dominicana (Christmas Dominican Turkey)

Carne Guisada (Carne de Res Guisada Braised Beef)

Dulce de Coco con Leche (Coconut Fudge)

Bolitas de Plátano Maduro y Queso (Cheese and Ripe Plantain Balls)

Albóndigas Guisadas (Dominican Meatballs)

Chivo Guisado Liniero (Spicy Goat Meat Stew)

Pudin de Pan (Dominican Spiced Bread Pudding)

Dominican Bizcocho Cupcakes

Maiz Caquiao, Chacá or Maíz con Dulce (Hominy and Milk Dessert)

Pera-Piña or Perapiña (Rice and Pineapple Drink)

Chulitos de Yuca (Spicy Cassava Rolls)

Carne Molida (Ground Beef with Vegetables)

Pastelón de Harina de Maíz (Cornmeal and Beef Casserole)

Bacalaitos (Codfish Fritters)

Arroz con Fideos (Rice and Fried Noodles)

Locrio de Pica-Pica (Rice and Spicy Sardines)

Plátanos al Caldero (Caramelized Ripe Plantains)

Pan de Coco (Samana Yaniqueque Coconut Bread)

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Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Dominican Yuca Fritters)

Pudín de Yuca (Cassava Flour Cake)

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Pan de Batata (Grated Sweet Potato Pudding)

Mermelada de Piña (Pineapple Cake Filling for Dominican Cake)

Camarones Guisados or Camarones a la Criolla (Stewed Shrimp)

Puerco Asado or Lechón Asado (Christmas Pork Roast)

Pan de Yuca (Easy Yuca Bread)

Pollo con Wasakaka (Garlic Chicken Roast)

Dominican Guanimos Salados (Cornmeal and Beef Pockets)

Aguají or Sopa de Platano Verde (Roasted Plantain Soup)

Crema Pastelera (Pastry Cream for Dominican Cake)

Locrio de Longaniza (Rice with Dominican Sausage)