My mother would add the olives in the meat, and add extra achiote in the meat mix, then use the juice of meat to put a layer on the parchment paper, that cuts extra work time
My dad who just passed away, made pasteles every Christmas while I was growing up, he used to dice up potatoes and add to meat mixture along with Spanish olives. He used to wrap the pasteles in foil and they were delish! Love your video, I plan to make them this year. My first year!!! Thank you!
It wasn't until last year when I made pasteles that I used my Oster food processor for the very first time to make masa. I tried once with my regular blender, but the masa came out watery. Not good, ugh! Anyway, all the years before that, I had done it the old fashioned way by grating it by hand. Can you imagine? Yeah, it's old fashioned, but that's how I was taught and it was the basic reality of how masa was born. It's was very time consuming and tedious, but that's how you did it. (My mom and dad had a restaurant in Brooklyn, NY back in the day and I helped a lot in the kitchen making them.) Now that I know my food processor works BIG time, it cuts corners like you wouldn't believe. I wish my mom were still here so I can show her the "easier" way of making masa. I no longer wait for just the holidays to make pasteles, because the time consuming elements have been cut out and so I can make and eat them anytime I want. Besides, time waits for no one, so if it's something you enjoy, why wait for the holidays? Make them now and enjoy...TAA-DAA!!
conishkee when the masa is too thin you can add a couple of platanos to create the consistency you’re looking for, just be careful not to use too many it can make the masa hard
No way, the most time consuming part is pealing the bananas 😂. Doing a big batch and pealing 2 boxes of bananas is the worst lol, but the payoff is worth it
@@FatPanda_ You've got that right, but there's an easy way by placing your bananas in the sink and covering them in hot water for about 10 minutes, and wella, easy as pie to peel them. Try it!
I did an half and half. I followed your recipe for the pork, but substituted the wrap recipe with a corn meal dough. 🥰We’re a quad-racial family (black American/Trini and Puerto Rican/Dominican). The dish was delightful and tasty. My family enjoyed the infusion 👍🏾
With Corn Meal doe , they are called Tamales not PR Rican Pasteles, a lot of So American,Cubans & Mexicans use Corn Meal, I like them too especially if they are picante with (hot chilly sauce)
I’m Sicilian, love all Latin foods but I have to say pasteles are more work then home made ravioli or manicotti but your recipe looks soooo delicious I’m gonna make these. Wish you could open a restaurant in Chicago where I live, we’d be there every other day!!!😂😋😋😋💖🇵🇷💖🇮🇹💖💋
You have some of the best and careful explanations of how to make our traditional dishes. This is the best instructional I have seen on how to make our Puerto Rican pasteles. Beautifully done!
I am not Puerto Rican, but I love the food and have made it myself. Pastels are the best when made using real banana leafs not the paper to rap them. My Puerto Rican friends moms or grandmothers made then at Xmas and they would always give me some but I moved and I lost my supply so I had to make them myself. I still have some banana leafs in my freezer so I will try your recipe. I have been to PR 7 times starting in the 60s and the food was great in San Juan, but the last time I was there 2014 it was almost impossible to find Puerto Rican food. How sad is that! Thanks for keeping the food alive.
I would love to see your meals in the frozen food section. As a Puerto Rican I know your foods are delicious and it would be great to have them readily available to me.
Im not Puerto Rican, but love the food and have learned much from this channel. I tend to put my own twist on the recipes, depending on what ingredients we have at home.
Sure will. Sorry been alil tied up with the business that I havent been able to post. But this week I will. Thank you for supporting us. And yes I gotta love my momma she really tries anything for me. Thank you for watching. Please Subscribe. Please follow us on Social Media facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant Instagram: thefreakinricanrestaurant
DAMN, I love your channel. I feel like I've watched your videos so much that visiting the restaurant would be like visiting family! In all seriousness, I tackled my first round of pasteles yesterday for the first time in my life, and I nearly cried I was so happy. I'm vegetarian, so finding the right recipe for filling was a challenge. That said, I found a recipe and came back to this video to enhance the other recipe. Plus, there's no beating your tutorials and techniques. Thank you so much for your generosity and for sharing your love of Puerto Rican food. Much amor y gratitud desde Joliet, IL, brother.
Ricardo Gonzalez, I hv Vegeterians & Vegans in the Family, tried a few ways for the filling, the best one, if You like Gandules (Pigeon Peas) guisados with little pieces of potatoes, try with that, it's the way My daughter loves them, use some of the caldo of the Gandules for the Masa (doe) You can boil a Vegetable cube or powder in a cup of water to give more taste to the Gandules & Masa. Bon Apetit. From Newark, NJ
Ricardo - thank you soooo much for your kind words and for sharing you experience! It makes me so happy that you are cooking AND having fun! It's all about the food and sharing it with the people you love. Dios te bendiga brother!
Trow two thru the screen, that is making me crave them right now. The pastel looks delicious! The tutorial was beautifully done. Thank you for doing such a beautiful job of keeping Boricua cooking traditions alive. God bless.
It looks delicious I make my definitely than that in the mix of the Green bananas and yautia we also put in Spanish pumpkin and a can of carnation milk adobo and the juices of the meat broth and salt and we also wrap the paper with the plantain leaves and all the things you did we just wrap it way different than you just did it and everybody does it differently and always it comes out the same way at the long run thank you for sharing your way of making of making Pasteles enjoy your Sunday and GB 🙏🌹
You make it look so easy, lol. I make my own pasteles every year too but I've never put my sofrito in to the masa. I'm going to try that trick this year. I also love that machine you use and I'm going to see if I can convince my husband to buy it for me for Christmas. My knuckles can't take anymore grating, lol. Thanks for posting all these wonderful videos.
Thank you! You always make it so easy to make and look so delicious. Mine turned out great. I have made these for years but was always looking to see them made. I am Native American from Montana married to a Puerto Rican and we have five children who love Puerto Rican food. I am a pretty good cook but always looking to perfect with that Puerto Rican flavor. My husband says I am a Puerto Rican at heart, I love his foods and cook it all the time.
Just love your channel and food, Born and raised in NYC but living in North Carolina for the past 7 years. I’m hoping I can order your pastelles in February
I used to help my aunt to make pasteles and I remember that we would saute the fatback and ham. Then we would add the Sofrito and tomato sauce. After about 10 minutes we would add the pernil. Then add the rest of your ingredients and let it cook. DELICIOUS!!!
I love your videos! So Puerto Rican authentic. I have been afraid to do pasteles because it looks so complicated but you made it so simple, easy, and fun. Your beautiful smile and "and just like that" has inspired me to do pasteles. :-)
I ❤️ your channel which celebrates our Boriqua 🇵🇷 heritage!! Your pasteles are savory reminders of holiday celebrations, but which should be enjoyed more often, since pasteles are truly a culinary delight! I hope to visit your restaurant in the near future since I’m in the mood for pasteles! 😉 Felicidades! ❤️😘
My mother would have loved that grating machine. As a child, I watched her make pasteles the old fashioned way, using the dreaded box grater method. It took forever. I made them once using the same method and then I swore that I would never make them again. It was too labor intensive. I love your video; you make pasteles like my mom, minus the box grater. lol
In a much larger pot my mother and grandmothers would cook the tosino/fat back first. Remove/put aside then in the rendered oil from tosino cook the ham and remove/ put aside then add the sofrito, etc. then put ham/tosino back in then add/brown the pork and so on. That’s how I learned to do it and continue till today. It takes time and the end result is delicious. I’m sure for the video purpose, throwing everything in at once was easier 🤷🏽♀️
Thank you soooooo much Freakin’ Rican. I bought your recommended machine and am now making amazing Rican Pasteles. Love ya Bro’ you’re killing it. Please keep the boricua recipes together. I want to go eat at your restaurant. I’m going to look into that. Xoxo and God Bless you.
My husband is Puerto Rican from Brooklyn. I am from the Midwest and before meeting him I had never even heard of a Puerto Rican ( no offense). My point? i was/am a clean slate for learning. His mom sends Pasteles in time for Thanksgiving and given her health these days she doesn't get to visit a lot ( we now live in Michigan and she is still in NY). So here I am learning this. It took me 27 years before even trying because most of his female cousins say it is complicated. Today I decided this man and our kids deserve more cultural food from his side too, so you just volenteered as my cookbook. i had to order the papers and the banana leaves and got lucky with the rest, but today i wrapped up 3 dozen and of course 6 of them never made it to the freezer between my husband and kids. granted the wrapping will take practice ( I had a few different sizes and some filling squeezed out the side a bit) but the tastes was as close as I think I am going to get to his mother's. Thank you for making it not as complicated as I was told.
Aww thank you so much for your story, this is why I do what I do. How fantastic that you are willing to learn for your family. They are fortunate to have you. Thank you for making a part of these special moments.
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Your the only one I’ve seen so far that makes them almost as my Aunt. Haven’t had them in ages she had moved to Florida than back to PR than back to Florida she comes up by us at the end of July praying that we makes them since she will be here for about two weeks 😁. I’m gonna try to do them by myself with your recipe and surprise her. Thanks much for your recipe.
Really enjoyed watching your Video. I'm Portuguese and My Boyfriend is 100% Puerto Rican and 11 years ago I fell in Love with not just Him but also Pasteles LOL 😂 So I'm trying to learn how to make them and this was very Helpful. But I have to tell you Please don't say "Just Like so" Instead maybe just say "Just like That" That will be a More Suitable Sentence 😊 Not making fun just wanted to Point that out. You helped me I can help you too 😊 Gracias 🙏
+Margarite Olmos Yes , We received the order. You will be receiving it this week. Thank you so much. And yes all your food will taste absolutely fabulous . I love you for following!
Your videos crack me up, but they are so in depth. You make it look so easy, but finally I got to see how they are made instead of begging my Papi to buy them for me all the time. Thank you for this video. You have no idea how happy I am to know that I can (possibly) make these on my own. Gracias, gracias, gracias!!! :)
+Emily Medina Your very welcome.. Yeah go for it. Im sure youll do an amazing job.. Its really easy just takes some time. But its so worth it! visit our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! because of this video I learned to make PR 🇵🇷 Pasteles. My family absolutely loves them and enjoy the flavor. Thank you for sharing your recipe !! Delicious !!!
Love that You use Yautia (Tarrow Root) too, I don't like them with just Guineo, I also put 1 Platano ,,(Green Plantain). First time I see Pasteles done with Ham, I will try it next time I make them, though I make mostly with Chicken.The Family don't eat Pork,but I do. Yours looked delicious. Bon Apetite!!!!!
Awesome recipe. Thank you. I purchased the Grandma Ann Grater. It's a updated version. I added your Freakin code word and received a discount and a extra Grating blade. I'm in Florida now but I used to live in Queens and I ate at your restaurant several times. Food was always great and I miss your restaurant. God Bless.
These pasteles was made wit lots of love lol. My tia was the only one that seasoned the hell out of the meat nd masa. Nd now you lol. I will be following your videos!!
Thanks for this video! Your detailed process make it easy to understand. I've made Pasteles in the past, and each time I play your video as a refresher!
I'm so glad I watch this video I been trying to learn how to do pasteles for awhile and I watch other video and they add other stuff but you made it so easy and simple. 😀
I’m so gonna try this . I remember finding the old ladies in Miami that sale them from home . We would buy so many cause they’re so good !!! I hope this one is just as good . Thank you for teaching us .
I just want to say thank you so much for you video on how to make pasteles de guineo. It was the first time I ever made pasteles. I cooked them for Christmas and I was so amazed and happy that they tasted so good and my family and I enjoyed them very much . Your recipe was the easiest out of so many videos that I watched and compared. Keep up the good work and thank you once again
+Silvia Hunter How are you Silvia. It was totally a pleasure. This is what I love to do. Im glad I was able to help you . And your family was able to enjoy a home cooked tradition like pasteles. Thank you so much for commenting. Please if you have a moment like us on facebook and instagram facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and on Instagram under thefreakinricanrestaurant. Thanks a million. Well be posting a new video this week.
Thank you so much for posting! I am going to try all your recipes. My husband and my boys are going to love your "Greedy meaty pasteles". My husband is like you he loves a big meat filled pastel. :) They look amazing!
+Nildes Galarza Im glad you could relate to the recipe. Yes the machine is amazing. Please visit our website www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com once there scroll all the way down you will see a link to purchase the machine when your ready. Input code "Freakin" and save 30 dollars and free shipping. Whenever your ready. I love you for watching!
O.M.GGGGG! Since Grandma passed mamy years ago my sisters and I would wait for my aunts to send them to us. Thank you soooo much for sharing how to create this wonderful dish! I cannot wait to have our Dad try them!! ;>
weeeeepa , que emocion me dio al ver este video , muy orgullosa de usted , buen trabajo y quisiera aprender a hacer piononos de amarillo(sweet plantain) y alcapurias , ohhhh y quisiera saber como salvar un sofrito que le puse mucho pimiento y pica demasiaó y no lo puedo usar , gracias y weeeeeepa !!!
I moved from Long Island to New Hampshire and I miss Puerto Rican food. I read the article in NYT. So happy that you have this channel. I've been wanting to make pasteles. I do have a question: could you explain how you soak the pernil in apple cider vinegar? Is it an entire bottle? Is it mixed with water? What are the portions? Gracias, gracias, gracias.
+TheRealBusyB Anytime my Brother! So how did you do. Its a job making them but its good cause when your feeling lazy just pop them in some water and weppaa your done. Thank you for following. Please Check out our website www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
Oh my God they look so good they are so big awesome job I'm hungry now wish I had one right now jaja don't have the time to do all that work but nowadays where I basically live in Florida they sell the Masa already grind and done all you have to do is season it to your taste make the meat separate prepare the pasteles and saves us a lot of work and time for us to have our favorite dish not only on Christmas but any other day
thats the first time i see put hot caldo in the masa, never i see that becuase the masa se sancocha o like that... oh wow i like pasteles... so yumi....
Very good teacher. I've never eaten or made Puerto Rican food but I really like your channel & the care you take to instruct. Looks & sounds delicious!
Hola, gracias por representar nuestra cultura gastronomica. Hace dos noches estaba en busqueda de videos y decidí por probar tu receta, quede encantada, descripción; (sabor a Terruño) gracias un millón. Saludos desde VA.
Gracias es un orguillo para mi.. I love representing my culture.. Food was a memory that brings me back to my childhood years. when my grandma was still alive.. Great amazing memories. Im blessed to have my mother which is a big inspiration to me. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Follow us on our social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and of Course visit our Website www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
+Fanny Escudero Its almost 4am and im here replying to comments.. lol Thank you for your support.. your hungry and im sleepy rite now.lol. Make the recipe you'll really like it.. Make sure to check out our website www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
I liked your presentation. I pray you will use a bigger bowl for your masa (batter). This is the 1st time I see you! Someone shared it on FB. Glad they did because I'm going to make my pasteles for Thanksgiving. Thanks again!
+Odettesharesherheart Im glad you found us too. Now you have a new home to come and get some good comforting Puerto Rican Recipes.. I love you for following. And yes make them. And let me know how it comes out..
second video I see of yours and I love it. I make pasteles and I add so many things to the masa.. yours are so simple but look delicious Imma make them like this tomorrow since I have to make them for my sister for Christmas. Thank you!
Cocinas muy bueno Freakin Rican. LOve everything you make. Saludos desde Ponce. Living in MD. I love Mayaguez.Thanks for teaching us how to make the best PR food ever!!
Those look great. I do like the old school way of hand grating. It's just a different texture than the machine grated but I know it's a ton more work :)
I really admire your videos.. I love cooking but theres so many things i havent done and love and you make me wanna cook them all.. I will be trying pasteles for the first time just to see how it goes n im definitely trying your recipe .. Will let you know how they come out.. Thank you fror sharing your videos..you make me hungry..lol
I love your show! You brought back childhood memories when I used to make them with my mom. We would add potatoes to the meat mixture. Yummy. Do you sell pasteles too? I love how you explain everything in such a soothing calm manner!
Wow!!! That looks delicious!!! Thanks for sharing. I've never made pasteles, my mom and grandma use to make them. I was always intimidated by all the work, but I think I will try this recipe over the weekend. I would also like to buy that machine. Thank you again.
since i found your channel i have become obsess with your cooking.. lol i will be making the pernil recipe for thanksgiving due to my family not been a big fan of the pavo .
My mother would add the olives in the meat, and add extra achiote in the meat mix, then use the juice of meat to put a layer on the parchment paper, that cuts extra work time
My dad who just passed away, made pasteles every Christmas while I was growing up, he used to dice up potatoes and add to meat mixture along with Spanish olives. He used to wrap the pasteles in foil and they were delish! Love your video, I plan to make them this year. My first year!!! Thank you!
It wasn't until last year when I made pasteles that I used my Oster food processor for the very first time to make masa. I tried once with my regular blender, but the masa came out watery. Not good, ugh! Anyway, all the years before that, I had done it the old fashioned way by grating it by hand. Can you imagine? Yeah, it's old fashioned, but that's how I was taught and it was the basic reality of how masa was born. It's was very time consuming and tedious, but that's how you did it. (My mom and dad had a restaurant in Brooklyn, NY back in the day and I helped a lot in the kitchen making them.) Now that I know my food processor works BIG time, it cuts corners like you wouldn't believe. I wish my mom were still here so I can show her the "easier" way of making masa. I no longer wait for just the holidays to make pasteles, because the time consuming elements have been cut out and so I can make and eat them anytime I want. Besides, time waits for no one, so if it's something you enjoy, why wait for the holidays? Make them now and enjoy...TAA-DAA!!
conishkee when the masa is too thin you can add a couple of platanos to create the consistency you’re looking for, just be careful not to use too many it can make the masa hard
No way, the most time consuming part is pealing the bananas 😂. Doing a big batch and pealing 2 boxes of bananas is the worst lol, but the payoff is worth it
@@bennysoto1686 Good advice. Thanks!
@@FatPanda_ You've got that right, but there's an easy way by placing your bananas in the sink and covering them in hot water for about 10 minutes, and wella, easy as pie to peel them. Try it!
Try the champion mast rather juicier machine. It’s a zip to use in few minutes . Using my machine for 25 yrs.
I did an half and half. I followed your recipe for the pork, but substituted the wrap recipe with a corn meal dough. 🥰We’re a quad-racial family (black American/Trini and Puerto Rican/Dominican). The dish was delightful and tasty. My family enjoyed the infusion 👍🏾
With Corn Meal doe , they are called Tamales not PR Rican Pasteles, a lot of So American,Cubans & Mexicans use Corn Meal, I like them too especially if they are picante with (hot chilly sauce)
Freakin rican pasteles are off the chain, I did his recipe and my pasteles are off the hook, thanks my brother
His recipe calls for 8 bags of bananas, how many is that ?
I’m Sicilian, love all Latin foods but I have to say pasteles are more work then home made ravioli or manicotti but your recipe looks soooo delicious I’m gonna make these.
Wish you could open a restaurant in Chicago where I live, we’d be there every other day!!!😂😋😋😋💖🇵🇷💖🇮🇹💖💋
You have some of the best and careful explanations of how to make our traditional dishes. This is the best instructional I have seen on how to make our Puerto Rican pasteles. Beautifully done!
Born and raised in Puerto Rican family in Hawaii and never made gandule rice until now with your recipe. Turned out perfect. You are the best.
I am not Puerto Rican, but I love the food and have made it myself. Pastels are the best when made using real banana leafs not the paper to rap them. My Puerto Rican friends moms or grandmothers made then at Xmas and they would always give me some but I moved and I lost my supply so I had to make them myself. I still have some banana leafs in my freezer so I will try your recipe. I have been to PR 7 times starting in the 60s and the food was great in San Juan, but the last time I was there 2014 it was almost impossible to find Puerto Rican food. How sad is that! Thanks for keeping the food alive.
I would love to see your meals in the frozen food section. As a Puerto Rican I know your foods are delicious and it would be great to have them readily available to me.
So cute. I would love that too. #goals. Thanks for the love
Omg yes please!!
Id buy everyday 💓
Im not Puerto Rican, but love the food and have learned much from this channel.
I tend to put my own twist on the recipes, depending on what ingredients we have at home.
THE BEST COOKING CHANNEL I HAD SEEING SO FAR, I LOVE IT. ..VERY CLEAN ,NICE SMILE, VERY PATIENCE SIMPLE THE BEST 😘💕💕💕🌹
My grandmother taught me to tie them back to back 2 at a time.
+Odettesharesherheart Yes I tie them separate. But almost everyone ties them by 2's. Thank you for watching the videos.
The ones that I tie back to back are the ones that have chili in them. Easier to decipher which is which.
Odettesharesherheart
mine too!!!
That's how we do it
My mom, tied them up the same way! Fondest memories of parchment paper oiled w/achote oil! Great kitchen aromas!
digo el sazon de nuestras Madres Puertorriquenas es SUPER SABROSO, me encanta es incomparable, ME ENCANTA
Aloha!!! I absolutely love watching your videos. Thank you so much to you & your mom. Don't stop keep it going!!!! Mahalo
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DAMN, I love your channel. I feel like I've watched your videos so much that visiting the restaurant would be like visiting family! In all seriousness, I tackled my first round of pasteles yesterday for the first time in my life, and I nearly cried I was so happy. I'm vegetarian, so finding the right recipe for filling was a challenge. That said, I found a recipe and came back to this video to enhance the other recipe. Plus, there's no beating your tutorials and techniques. Thank you so much for your generosity and for sharing your love of Puerto Rican food. Much amor y gratitud desde Joliet, IL, brother.
Ricardo Gonzalez, I hv Vegeterians & Vegans in the Family, tried a few ways for the filling, the best one, if You like Gandules (Pigeon Peas) guisados with little pieces of potatoes, try with that, it's the way My daughter loves them, use some of the caldo of the Gandules for the Masa (doe) You can boil a Vegetable cube or powder in a cup of water to give more taste to the Gandules & Masa. Bon Apetit. From Newark, NJ
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Ricardo - thank you soooo much for your kind words and for sharing you experience! It makes me so happy that you are cooking AND having fun! It's all about the food and sharing it with the people you love. Dios te bendiga brother!
Trow two thru the screen, that is making me crave them right now. The pastel looks delicious! The tutorial was beautifully done. Thank you for doing such a beautiful job of keeping Boricua cooking traditions alive. God bless.
It looks delicious I make my definitely than that in the mix of the Green bananas and yautia we also put in Spanish pumpkin and a can of carnation milk adobo and the juices of the meat broth and salt and we also wrap the paper with the plantain leaves and all the things you did we just wrap it way different than you just did it and everybody does it differently and always it comes out the same way at the long run thank you for sharing your way of making of making Pasteles enjoy your Sunday and GB 🙏🌹
You make it look so easy, lol. I make my own pasteles every year too but I've never put my sofrito in to the masa. I'm going to try that trick this year. I also love that machine you use and I'm going to see if I can convince my husband to buy it for me for Christmas. My knuckles can't take anymore grating, lol. Thanks for posting all these wonderful videos.
+Barb Justiniano You can also use a food processor. My friend uses her blender but that's her lol
Thank you! You always make it so easy to make and look so delicious. Mine turned out great. I have made these for years but was always looking to see them made. I am Native American from Montana married to a Puerto Rican and we have five children who love Puerto Rican food. I am a pretty good cook but always looking to perfect with that Puerto Rican flavor. My husband says I am a Puerto Rican at heart, I love his foods and cook it all the time.
Just love your channel and food, Born and raised in NYC but living in North Carolina for the past 7 years. I’m hoping I can order your pastelles in February
I so Love our culture, so beautiful, we cook with Love right!
I wish I was there too, so I can help you eat these pasteles. You’re making me hungry 😋
I used to help my aunt to make pasteles and I remember that we would saute the fatback and ham. Then we would add the Sofrito and tomato sauce. After about 10 minutes we would add the pernil. Then add the rest of your ingredients and let it cook. DELICIOUS!!!
I love your videos! So Puerto Rican authentic. I have been afraid to do pasteles because it looks so complicated but you made it so simple, easy, and fun. Your beautiful smile and "and just like that" has inspired me to do pasteles. :-)
I ❤️ your channel which celebrates our Boriqua 🇵🇷 heritage!! Your pasteles are savory reminders of holiday celebrations, but which should be enjoyed more often, since pasteles are truly a culinary delight! I hope to visit your restaurant in the near future since I’m in the mood for pasteles! 😉
Felicidades! ❤️😘
I love your face expression when you taste the food. Love your videos. Muchos exitos boricua 🇵🇷
My mother would have loved that grating machine. As a child, I watched her make pasteles the old fashioned way, using the dreaded box grater method. It took forever. I made them once using the same method and then I swore that I would never make them again. It was too labor intensive. I love your video; you make pasteles like my mom, minus the box grater. lol
In a much larger pot my mother and grandmothers would cook the tosino/fat back first. Remove/put aside then in the rendered oil from tosino cook the ham and remove/ put aside then add the sofrito, etc. then put ham/tosino back in then add/brown the pork and so on. That’s how I learned to do it and continue till today. It takes time and the end result is delicious. I’m sure for the video purpose, throwing everything in at once was easier 🤷🏽♀️
Thank you soooooo much Freakin’ Rican. I bought your recommended machine and am now making amazing Rican Pasteles. Love ya Bro’ you’re killing it. Please keep the boricua recipes together.
I want to go eat at your restaurant. I’m going to look into that. Xoxo and God Bless you.
You have to love to cook, to do all our boricua dishes, learning more each day
It’s interesting noting the subtle differences in how each house makes their pasteles. Buen provecho!
My husband is Puerto Rican from Brooklyn. I am from the Midwest and before meeting him I had never even heard of a Puerto Rican ( no offense). My point? i was/am a clean slate for learning. His mom sends Pasteles in time for Thanksgiving and given her health these days she doesn't get to visit a lot ( we now live in Michigan and she is still in NY). So here I am learning this. It took me 27 years before even trying because most of his female cousins say it is complicated. Today I decided this man and our kids deserve more cultural food from his side too, so you just volenteered as my cookbook. i had to order the papers and the banana leaves and got lucky with the rest, but today i wrapped up 3 dozen and of course 6 of them never made it to the freezer between my husband and kids. granted the wrapping will take practice ( I had a few different sizes and some filling squeezed out the side a bit) but the tastes was as close as I think I am going to get to his mother's. Thank you for making it not as complicated as I was told.
Aww thank you so much for your story, this is why I do what I do. How fantastic that you are willing to learn for your family. They are fortunate to have you. Thank you for making a part of these special moments.
I'm about to make my first pastels with my wife by watching your video wish me luck. thanks. here in new jersey
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Your the only one I’ve seen so far that makes them almost as my Aunt. Haven’t had them in ages she had moved to Florida than back to PR than back to Florida she comes up by us at the end of July praying that we makes them since she will be here for about two weeks 😁. I’m gonna try to do them by myself with your recipe and surprise her. Thanks much for your recipe.
Bro all the people in my life have passed away. Your menthod is the best I've seen. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this! Married into a Puerto Rican family so this was perfect! They loved it! It's so delicious!
Really enjoyed watching your Video. I'm Portuguese and My Boyfriend is 100% Puerto Rican and 11 years ago I fell in Love with not just Him but also Pasteles LOL 😂 So I'm trying to learn how to make them and this was very Helpful. But I have to tell you Please don't say "Just Like so" Instead maybe just say "Just like That" That will be a More Suitable Sentence 😊 Not making fun just wanted to Point that out. You helped me I can help you too 😊 Gracias 🙏
Telling people how to speak is the pinnacle of obnoxious.
Your sofrito is fantastic. I ordered some so I can now make good PR food in northern California! Gracias.
+Margarite Olmos Yes , We received the order. You will be receiving it this week. Thank you so much. And yes all your food will taste absolutely fabulous . I love you for following!
my sister and i made pasteles for the first time today following your video!! they were awesome!!
+tanya mcmillan Thank You. Las Quiero!
My husband and I are definitely going to try and make these for Xmas.... oh yeah my husband is PRican 🇵🇷. Thanks for sharing these look scrumptious
Are you dominicana?
Finally someone who is not stingy with the meat. My grandmother used to make her pasteles just like you. I called them pillows 😃
I love your pastele good job
That machine is a blessing bro
Your videos crack me up, but they are so in depth. You make it look so easy, but finally I got to see how they are made instead of begging my Papi to buy them for me all the time. Thank you for this video. You have no idea how happy I am to know that I can (possibly) make these on my own. Gracias, gracias, gracias!!! :)
+Emily Medina Your very welcome.. Yeah go for it. Im sure youll do an amazing job.. Its really easy just takes some time. But its so worth it! visit our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
My mouth is freaking watering!!! 🤤🤤🤤
I learned to make pastelles masa by adding potatoes and plantains together with yautia and green banana.
Thank you for sharing that Susette - God bless you and your family!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! because of this video I learned to make PR 🇵🇷 Pasteles. My family absolutely loves them and enjoy the flavor. Thank you for sharing your recipe !! Delicious !!!
Aloha!! I love your videos, but never tried pastels the way you do it. Do you mail orders to Hawaii? I would love to order your pastels and sofrito.
Love that You use Yautia (Tarrow Root) too, I don't like them with just Guineo, I also put 1 Platano ,,(Green Plantain). First time I see Pasteles done with Ham, I will try it next time I make them, though I make mostly with Chicken.The Family don't eat Pork,but I do. Yours looked delicious. Bon Apetite!!!!!
Thank you Carmen! God bless!
Liked and subscribed 👍pastele and gandule rice 🌾my favorite lucky lots of Puerto Rican s in Hawaii Aloha 🌺 🌺 thanks for sharing 🤙
This recipe is the best Pastele recipe I have ever tasted. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome recipe. Thank you. I purchased the Grandma Ann Grater. It's a updated version. I added your Freakin code word and received a discount and a extra Grating blade. I'm in Florida now but I used to live in Queens and I ate at your restaurant several times. Food was always great and I miss your restaurant. God Bless.
They are really the best. It will save you so much time. When you vacation don't forget to stop by.
Looks amazing.... Heaps of thanks for sharing... All the best.. God Bless... Greetings from The Far East ...
These pasteles was made wit lots of love lol. My tia was the only one that seasoned the hell out of the meat nd masa. Nd now you lol. I will be following your videos!!
Thanks for this video! Your detailed process make it easy to understand. I've made Pasteles in the past, and each time I play your video as a refresher!
Oh that is awesome. Thank you so much.
Muy. Rico. So. Yummy. Thanks for. Recipe
I can’t wait to visit your restaurant!!! You’re so thorough!!!! I can smell it through my phone lol
I'm so glad I watch this video I been trying to learn how to do pasteles for awhile and I watch other video and they add other stuff but you made it so easy and simple. 😀
I’m so gonna try this . I remember finding the old ladies in Miami that sale them from home . We would buy so many cause they’re so good !!! I hope this one is just as good . Thank you for teaching us .
So I just ran to the store to buy the ingredients to make them 😂😂😂 thank u for your recipe wish me luck
How many did this yield
Ur hot
Did you ever make it? How many did you get?
I just want to say thank you so much for you video on how to make pasteles de guineo. It was the first time I ever made pasteles. I cooked them for Christmas and I was so amazed and happy that they tasted so good and my family and I enjoyed them very much . Your recipe was the easiest out of so many videos that I watched and compared. Keep up the good work and thank you once again
+Silvia Hunter How are you Silvia. It was totally a pleasure. This is what I love to do. Im glad I was able to help you . And your family was able to enjoy a home cooked tradition like pasteles. Thank you so much for commenting. Please if you have a moment like us on facebook and instagram facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and on Instagram under thefreakinricanrestaurant. Thanks a million. Well be posting a new video this week.
Thank you so much for posting! I am going to try all your recipes.
My husband and my boys are going to love your "Greedy meaty pasteles".
My husband is like you he loves a big meat filled pastel. :)
They look amazing!
this is almost the same recipe my mom and tia taught me many moons ago. and your awsome machine has been on my wish list...
+Nildes Galarza Im glad you could relate to the recipe. Yes the machine is amazing. Please visit our website www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com once there scroll all the way down you will see a link to purchase the machine when your ready. Input code "Freakin" and save 30 dollars and free shipping. Whenever your ready. I love you for watching!
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Since Grandma passed mamy years ago my sisters and I would wait for my aunts to send them to us. Thank you soooo much for sharing how to create this wonderful dish! I cannot wait to have our Dad try them!! ;>
Just placed my order for Pasteles from your store. I can't wait to receive my shipment. Looking forward to delicious Pasteles 👌
weeeeepa , que emocion me dio al ver este video , muy orgullosa de usted , buen trabajo y quisiera aprender a hacer piononos de amarillo(sweet plantain) y alcapurias , ohhhh y quisiera saber como salvar un sofrito que le puse mucho pimiento y pica demasiaó y no lo puedo usar , gracias y weeeeeepa !!!
omg! they look amazing. My mom made them for me when she was alive. miss her and het cooking. You definitely have that touch. Que Dios te bendiga. ☺
I moved from Long Island to New Hampshire and I miss Puerto Rican food. I read the article in NYT. So happy that you have this channel. I've been wanting to make pasteles. I do have a question: could you explain how you soak the pernil in apple cider vinegar? Is it an entire bottle? Is it mixed with water? What are the portions? Gracias, gracias, gracias.
You can use abt 1/2 a cup of Vinegar to a quart of water for soaking.
thank you for the recipe brother! i'm making these tonight with some arroz con gandules y tostones!! God bless you and thanks again for the recipe!
+TheRealBusyB Anytime my Brother! So how did you do. Its a job making them but its good cause when your feeling lazy just pop them in some water and weppaa your done. Thank you for following. Please Check out our website www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
+The Freakin Rican Restaurant we did good bro. they turned out perfect! you have the perfect recipe!
Oh my God they look so good they are so big awesome job I'm hungry now wish I had one right now jaja don't have the time to do all that work but nowadays where I basically live in Florida they sell the Masa already grind and done all you have to do is season it to your taste make the meat separate prepare the pasteles and saves us a lot of work and time for us to have our favorite dish not only on Christmas but any other day
Que rico my friend. They look delicious. My mouth is watery wanting so bad to have me some pasteles. Thank you so much for your time to show us. 💕💕💕
thats the first time i see put hot caldo in the masa, never i see that becuase the masa se sancocha o like that... oh wow i like pasteles... so yumi....
First time watching you..I cried!! Thank you so much😀😀😀
Looks really good, I’m trying to figure how to make it using chicken as a filler since we don’t eat pork
yes you do Pasteles the same way my mom does those are the original pasteles congrats I will do these receipts....
I make your recipes and they come out so good. My family loves it👍. Making the pasteles this weekend.
kathy rodriguez wow it’s good to know they cAme out good
Very good teacher. I've never eaten or made Puerto Rican food but I really like your channel & the care you take to instruct. Looks & sounds delicious!
Hola, gracias por representar nuestra cultura gastronomica. Hace dos noches estaba en busqueda de videos y decidí por probar tu receta, quede encantada, descripción; (sabor a Terruño) gracias un millón. Saludos desde VA.
Gracias es un orguillo para mi.. I love representing my culture.. Food was a memory that brings me back to my childhood years. when my grandma was still alive.. Great amazing memories. Im blessed to have my mother which is a big inspiration to me. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Follow us on our social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and of Course visit our Website
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I've bought your pasteles and they are the bomb! You put a lot of meat in them which is great.
my suegra es un Amor eya me a enseñado aser muchas resetas wao i love these food.i loooveeee it
Awesome PUERTO RICAN PASTELES I WILL MAKE SOME
Wow!!! Que rico lucen, ademas de ,que buena explicacion, gracias , muy buen Cheff
Thank you for uploading this video.Florida USA 😊Rainbow 🌈Chef 😊👍keep up great cooking.
I was born in Puerto Rico but grown up in new York city. The Bronx. I miss so much. Love your video and recipe .
It is almost 1:00am here and I am watching this video!!
So hungry right now!!!
Saludos desde Maryland!!
+Fanny Escudero Its almost 4am and im here replying to comments.. lol Thank you for your support.. your hungry and im sleepy rite now.lol. Make the recipe you'll really like it.. Make sure to check out our website
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I liked your presentation. I pray you will use a bigger bowl for your masa (batter). This is the 1st time I see you! Someone shared it on FB. Glad they did because I'm going to make my pasteles for Thanksgiving. Thanks again!
+Odettesharesherheart Im glad you found us too. Now you have a new home to come and get some good comforting Puerto Rican Recipes.. I love you for following. And yes make them. And let me know how it comes out..
By the way, your explanation is very easy to follow...very clear and precise. thank you once again
+debrad99 Thank you for your continued loyalty . We love you for watching.. go to our site..
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second video I see of yours and I love it. I make pasteles and I add so many things to the masa.. yours are so simple but look delicious Imma make them like this tomorrow since I have to make them for my sister for Christmas. Thank you!
Cocinas muy bueno Freakin Rican. LOve everything you make. Saludos desde Ponce. Living in MD. I love Mayaguez.Thanks for teaching us how to make the best PR food ever!!
Your so cool men I live here in the island of PR and I love that food .... God bless ... Peace.
+Carmen Perez Thank you . So what part of Puerto Rico you from. I was born in Mayaquez. Thank you for following us!
Best food on earth 🇵🇷
Love raisins in mine
Those look great. I do like the old school way of hand grating. It's just a different texture than the machine grated but I know it's a ton more work :)
I really admire your videos.. I love cooking but theres so many things i havent done and love and you make me wanna cook them all.. I will be trying pasteles for the first time just to see how it goes n im definitely trying your recipe .. Will let you know how they come out.. Thank you fror sharing your videos..you make me hungry..lol
You are an amazing chef!! I love ordering from your restaurant. Wishing you continued success 🙌
Thank you so much!
I love the way you explain what you are doing....also you always make me hungry 😃
Thank you so much for sharing your video . I made pastels . love them .
I love your show! You brought back childhood memories when I used to make them with my mom. We would add potatoes to the meat mixture. Yummy. Do you sell pasteles too? I love how you explain everything in such a soothing calm manner!
Wow your presentation is so well done so happy for you get the time to share this wonderful presentation with us. God bless you.
+Carmendelvictoria Diotero Thank you my love Im so glad you enjoy the videos. Thank you so much. God bless you
Thanksgiving is coming and I’m here to learn 😊
Welcome. Did you make any of the recipes?
Wow!!! That looks delicious!!! Thanks for sharing. I've never made pasteles, my mom and grandma use to make them. I was always intimidated by all the work, but I think I will try this recipe over the weekend. I would also like to buy that machine. Thank you again.
since i found your channel i have become obsess with your cooking.. lol i will be making the pernil recipe for thanksgiving due to my family not been a big fan of the pavo .