Pernil is one of many tasty Puerto Rican foods that you have to try at least once. However, since it's considered Puerto Rico's national dish, it's good enough that you may want to move it closer to ...

In a mortar smash all garlic cloves and 1 Tbs of salt. Add lemon juice and oregano and 2 cups of Mojo criollo mix and blend. Make slits in your pork shoulder and sprinkle about 3 table spoons of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I travel, I look for good food when I do, and I write about both. I killed it last Christmas, the first time I set out to make a ...

A few years ago, while living among the Denver diaspora in Chicago, I learned the basics of this recipe from a man in the Pilsen neighborhood there. It is a slow-roasted mass of pork called “pernil.” ...

Milena Pagan shares a recipe for pernil that can be made into multiple meals. Milena Pagán has always been passionate about cooking and baking, especially as a way to express creativity and connect ...

Pasteles and pernil are how I define Puerto Rican Christmas. And although pork is a fixture on the Puerto Rican table, it is just not Christmas without pernil. When I was growing up, we’d celebrate at ...

The key to making a flavorful, fall off the bone roasted pork shoulder, is low and slow and allowing the meat to marinate for a long period of time. Ingredients 8 pounds pork shoulder (bone-in) 20 ...

Vegan versions of some classic Latin American dishes are winning new fans at the holidays. By Christina Morales In 2015, Norma Pérez adopted a vegan diet to combat her arthritis. But she worried that ...

In fall 1985, with Thanksgiving looming, my mother prepared for her 20 guests as if Jesus and his disciples were coming over. She bought dishware, glassware, linens, gold-plated cutlery and even a ...