Besitos de Coco

2 cups grated coconut or flakes
1 cup water
1½ cups brown sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla

In a saucepan bring the coconut and water to a boil. Add the brown sugar and stir well. Cook on low for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
When the mixture begins to harden add the vanilla and stir well. Cook another few minutes until it gets very sticky.
Drop by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Let the candy cool completely. This recipe makes approximately 15 pieces.

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Puerto Rican Tostones (Fried Plantains)

5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 plantains, peeled and broken into chunks
3 cups cold water
salt to taste

Heat the oil in a large skillet. Place the plantains in the oil and fry on both sides; approximately 3 1/2 minutes per side.
Remove the plantains from the pan and flatten the plantains by placing a plate over the fried plantains and pressing down.
Dip the plantains in water, then return them to the hot oil and fry 1 minute on each side. Salt to taste and serve immediately. Puerto Rican Food Recipe.

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Platanutres (Puerto Rican Food Recipe)

2 green plantains (very green)
garlic salt
oil for frying

First, the plantains have to be peeled. Cut off both ends of the plantain. Make a lengthwise slit on the skin. Using the tip of a dull knife pry the skin off by sliding the tip of the knife into the slit and pushing the peel away from the plantain. Wash the plantains after peeling.

Using the slicer end on a metal grater slice the plantains into thin slices. Your hands will now be kind of sticky. Wash them using a little water, soap, and salt. The salt helps to take what Puerto Ricans call "mancha de plátano" off.

Fry the plantain slices over medium heat until golden brown. Remove from the oil and place over paper towels to soak up any excess oil. Sprinkle with garlic salt.

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Recipe(tried): Typical Puerto Rican Food in Cayey.
site: www.recipelink.com/gm/8/16639

El Boricua, Recipes, Carmen Santos Curran, The Rican Chef
site: www.elboricua.com/recipes.html

Puerto Rican Food, Cooking Recipes, Goya, Casera, Puerto Rico.
site: www.elcolmadito.com/USInstCocina.asp

Puerto Rican Food and Recipes, elColmadito.com,
site: www.elcolmadito.com/USRFood.asp
Puerto Ricans, like everyone, love to eat and in so doing have perfected the art of Caribbean cuisine into its own cocina criolla.

Puerto Rican Foods
site: users.aol.com/np4cc/food.htm