"My mother (like many Puerto Rican mothers) has always had a copy of Yvonne Ortiz’s A Taste of Puerto Rico in our kitchen. I can tell which dishes she’s made the most because the book just naturally falls open to those recipes. Only during quarantine have I started using it myself, marking new territory with soffritto stains on the pages my mother managed to keep pristine all these years. I turn to it when I want to taste my grandmother’s and great-grandmother’s cooking with half of the effort. One of my go-..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 Tbsp. achiote (annatto) powder or paprika
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1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt
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1 Tbsp. garlic powder
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1 Tbsp. ground coriander
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1 Tbsp. ground cumin
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2 tsp. dried oregano
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2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
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8–12 large chicken drumsticks or 4 thighs and 4 drumsticks (about 3 lb.)
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8 oz. guava paste or jelly or quince paste
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1 2" piece ginger
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2 garlic cloves
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1 canned chipotle chile in adobo
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½ cup apple cider vinegar
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⅓ cup spiced or dark rum
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3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
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3 Tbsp. ketchup
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1 Tbsp. soy sauce
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½ tsp. ground allspice