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Cooking Basics and Useful Tips

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Here we share some general basic techniques and tips for cooking that you must know about, information about our cuisine, as well as the basics of our culinary culture, like how to peel plantains, how to cook habichuelas, and how to make Dominican coffee.

  • Concon dominican con con rice
    Secrets of the Perfect Concon: How to Make Crispy Rice
  • Yuca tubers.
    Getting to the Root - Guide to Dominican Tubers (Víveres)
  • Sazon-sofrito dominicano (seasoning-homemade ).
    Dominican Sofrito and Homemade Dominican Sazón
  • Bunch of Dominican herbs and scissors.
    Herbs Used in Dominican Cooking
  • Dominican spices.
    Dominican Spices: The Dominican Cook’s Spice Rack
  • Yuca (cassava).
    Yuca: How to Cook and Peel & Cassava Guide
  • Agrio de naranja (bitter orange spicy vinegar recipe.
    Agrio de Naranja (Bitter Orange Spicy Vinegar and Sauce)
  • La Bandera Dominicana: Traditional Dominican Lunch Meal with Rice, Beans, Meat, and Salad
    La Bandera Dominicana: Traditional Dominican Lunch
  • Auyama.
    Auyama: How to Cook and Complete Guide
  • Homemade sazón completo seasoning powder.
    Sazon Completo en Polvo (Homemade Dominican Seasoning Powder)
  • Mazamorra auyama pure.
    The Diabetes Dominican Diet
  • Tayota or chayote.
    Glossary of Dominican Words for Foods and Ingredients
  • Plantains.
    Platano: How to Cook Plantain, and Complete Guide
  • Pechugas de pollo a la plancha (grilled chicken breasts).
    Healthy Dominican Food and Recipe Substitutions
  • Dominican coffee.
    How to Make the Perfect Dominican Coffee (Colador and Greca Coffee)
  • Basic kitchen utensils.
    Useful Dominican Kitchen Utensils
  • Plantains.
    How to Peel Plantains Easily: Video and Step by Step Photos
  • Ceramic cast iron.
    How Different Types of Pots and Pans Affect Food and Health
  • Achiote Oil (Aceite de Bija)
    How to Make Achiote Oil (Homemade Aceite de Bija)
  • Casabe.
    Dominican Homemade - Dishes We Rarely Make at Home
  • Beans (habichuelas).
    Habichuelas: How to Boil and Cook Beans, Complete Guide
  • Instant pot pressure cooker.
    How to Use a Pressure Cooker, and Recipes
  • Guandules, gandules, or pigeon peas.
    Guandules: 5 Foolproof Guandules Recipes and Guide
  • Dominican products in European market.
    Where to Buy Dominican Products Abroad

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