Flancocho Boricua Food

EASY PUERTO RICAN FLANCOCHO RECIPE (FLAN CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350°F ( 175°C).
• Boil some hot water in a pot.
• Spar a 12 inch bundt cake pan with pan release.Set a kettle of water to boil for a water bath. Grease a large 12-cup Cake or Bundt pan and place it into a larger baking pan at least 1 and a half times wider and half deep.
• Add the sugar to a small pot on medium low heat and cook the sugar until it becomes liquid and starts to caramelize into a light golden brown color.
• Remove from heat, be careful not to splash sugar, it will be very hot.
• Pour the caramilized sugar into the bundt pan immediately.
• In a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment add the cream cheese and whip until smooth. You can also use a hand mixing beater or food processor or blender. Follow the same steps.
• Add in the sweetened condensed milk, eggs, evaporated milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined and mixture is smooth. Transfer flan mixture into another bowl.Set aside.
• Cake preparation, Add the cake mix into the mixing bowl with the paddle attachment.
• Add in the eggs, melted butter or oil and milk and mix until batter is smooth, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer the cake mix into the bundt pan.
• Pour in the flan mixture just under the rim of the cake pan..
• Pour the boiling water into the larger baking pan and place both pan into the preheated oven and bake for 65-80 minutes.
• Check to see if flan cake is baked after an hour. Insert a knife or wooden pick into the flan cake, if it should comes out dry the cake is baked.
• Remove the baking pans from the oven and the flan cake pan from the water and let it cool at room temperature for 1 hour then place into refrigerator for additional 2-3 hours.
• Once cooled place a plate on top of the cake pan and flip it.
• Serve and enjoy.

FLANCOCHO

Steps:

• First, start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a stand mixer, mix the cream cheese until very creamy.
• Next, add the eggs one by one while continuing to mix.
• Pour in the vanilla extract, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk. Mix until completely combined.
• Generously grease a bundt pan.
• Pour the flan mixture into the bundt pan.
• Add hot water to a large baking pan big enough to fit the bundt pan into. Place the bundt pan in the center of the baking pan with at least 2 inches of water going up the sides of the bundt pan.
• Cover the flan with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
• Prepare the vanilla cake according to the instructions on the box.
• After 30 minutes, remove the flan from the oven and pour the vanilla cake batter over the flan.
• Place the flancocho back in the oven and bake uncovered for an additional 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven once finished and let the flancocho come to room temperature. This may take up to 1 hour.
• Cover the flancocho and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove from the refrigerator and run a knife around the sides of the flancocho to loosen it from the pan.
• Place a large plate over the bundt pan. Turn the pan upside down and wait for the flancocho to slide onto the plate. It should come out very easily as long as you properly greased the bundt pan.
• Finally, top with Homemade Strawberry Topping Sauce or store bought if you prefer and enjoy.

PUERTO RICAN SANCOCHO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat; add onion, garlic, cilantro, white pepper, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir until onion is browned and very tender, about 20 minutes. Add stew meat; cook and stir until meat is browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour enough water over meat mixture to fill pot 3/4 full; add tomato sauce and beef bouillon.
• Mix green beans, carrots, celery, chayote squash, white beans, cabbage, green banana, yellow plantain, llautias, potatoes, pumpkin, corn, and green bell pepper (in this order), cooking and stirring after each addition. Cook until all the vegetables are tender and stew has formed a rich broth, 2 to 3 hours. Add more water or salt if needed.

FLAN DE COCO (COCONUT FLAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place 1 cup of the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook gently, without stirring, but shaking occasionally until the sugar has melted. Continue cooking until the sugar has completely melted, and turned golden brown. Pour into a large, glass baking dish. Spread the caramel evenly over the bottom of the dish, then set aside to cool for 15 minutes before proceeding.
• Once the caramel has hardened, pour the condensed milk, evaporated milk, milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and coconut into a blender. Blend for 3 minutes until smooth. Pour into baking dish over the caramel.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes until set. When done, remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the dish to separate the flan from the sides. Refrigerate overnight.