Hey bro you are now my Puerto Rican Culinary Pastor because you saved my cooking life! Made a few of your dishes for my family and they all came out perfect and to my Puerto Rican liking just like the old school cooking. Thank you so much for what you are doing for transplanted New Yoricans like me, keep up the good work.
Mike Moran I couldn't agree more! I don't live by my mom anymore to teach me "again". I used to cook it a long time ago but lost my touch. Now I can learn all over again!!
I freaking love you too. I'm so glad I found your channel. I've been in Georgia 30years. I miss my Puerto Rican family, food, life so much. Your videos bring my mind right back home. Thank you. Keep making videos.👍🇵🇷💪🤗❤️😷🙏
I love you, my husband is Puerto Rican from Caguas. I've made the tembleque and it was a hit. Gracias mi amor por todo. Can't wait to make this and the pionono.
Love this man...My family and I sent to his restaurant this past May, and he was kind enough to say hello to us. My family fell in love with Derek, such a sweet man. The food we ordered was amazing, absolutely delicious. I only wish he would happen a place here in South Florida.
Just subbed to the channel. Today I tried this recipe, because I have high blood pressure, I baked the plantain instead of frying, brushed with the achiote oil for color. And I loved it. TY
Just found you today.I'm so happy!! I'm a white girl married to a Puerto Rican. I'm a really good cook, mostly Italian dishes but now I cant wait to make some of his favorite dishes!!
This looks so easy and yummy, gonna make it this coming week! Thanks for all your recipes, I married into a Puerto Rican family and also fell in love with their food! These videos make it easy for me to cook my husband's favorite foods!
I like to thank you for posting the foods that i once grew up eating. My Grandmother & Mama,passed many moons ago ,and along with there Talent.... I will now continue the taste of my childhood. I will be making my own Sofrito'' also. Thanks to the Freakin Rican. #1
I think you're adorable and you and your husband make a gorgeous couple! I love learning your dishes! Especially when you use Spanish words for the English words, helps me to learn Spanish. Then I am able to converse with my friends who speak very little English...Thank you love! x
Wait a minute he is gay ? not that it matters just didn't know that, I think I'm going to order.his pasteles hopefully he ships to Chicago and I want to try his sofrito
All my husband's military co-workers love your recipe ❤ They always request for me to bring this dish to all the potlucks 😊 Thank you so much, you're a blessing!
Its my pleasure. Thank you so much. I love to cook too. So youll be seeing many more videos this year. Thank you Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
Omg.. Where have you been all my life.. I've been learning how to make all my Puerto Rican dishes from other youtubers. But no one compares to you... I can't get enough or watching you and I can't wait to try out some of your dishes. Thank you.
We love you back!! Gracias Boricua :) The pastelon was AMAZING!! We make our picadillo Cuban Style. Maybe you should include the Puerto Rican Ground beef for those who don't know how.
I want this sooooo bad right now!!! You have great mannerisms, very easy to listen to. Like the little flash of smile around 14:23. Thank you for the making these and for inspiring us to cook!!
Thank you so much for the compliments. I appreciate you. I will be trying to make more videos this new year. Love you . And wishing you a happy and healthy new year my love. Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
@@Thefreakinricanrestaurant like I said before you look just like my son even the way you smile too. My son is a barber in Fanwood, NJ. And he also love to cook too.
AWESOME ! I haven't eaten that in decades. My Mom, God rest her Soul, use to make it back in the day. Now that I'm viewing this great clip, I'm gonna do it. The Freakin Chef, makes it look like child's play. Perhaps with a little patients on my part, my wife and I can give it go. Muchas Gracias, hermanito...
lol You funny, "This is a twin" , is true. me encanta que tu cocina esta limpia, no comeria en una cocina que este sucia. aunque estes cocinando no hay porque tener la esrufa sucia. gracias!!
Happy New Year! I remember my Mom cooking this dish for us. I can almost smell and taste it ! Now its my turn to make pastelón for my family! Thank you and many blessings!
Looks very good! I prefer to cut mine a little bit thicker than yours but NOT too thick. To save calories and lower cholesterol for us seniors, nowadays I prefer to boil mine for a few minutes, u can add bit of salt. I mashed them with low fat milk and healthy vegan butter or butter if you prefer. It should look like thick mashed potatoes. Then i spray the pan, assemble my pastelon starting with the mashed platano, cooked ground meat, cheese, then top with more mashed platano and some cheese. You can make 1 layer or two. Bake it until bubbly, apprx 45 mins. For a chage sometimes I add 1 can of green beans as one of the layers. My guests love it this way, even those that never liked the fried version enjoyed it this way. There is a great recipe online for this version. I LOVE HIS TOO.....
They way I do it well the way my grandmother taught me. Add green beans between and sometimes she would use cheese... Maybe it's different for different parts of Puerto Rico or the way back in day lol
Hey as long as you like it. Be creative.. Just cook. Thats the point to get people back into cooking. Thank you so much for following us . Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
Hi! love your cooking teaching videos...I've learned a lot from you, being Puerto Rican the best food ever that I've tasted it was from my Mama(R.I.P) and watching your videos is like seeing her cooking...the ingredients the way you cook...oh man God Bless you!! let see if I can cook like you and my mama...Blessings!
I love how well you cook and keep the stove clean👍. That looks so yummy 😋. I think I am going to make one for my family for Sunday dinner . Thank you 😊
Looks D'licious! I'm happy that you didnt pour the remaining egg on top (I personally do not like eggs and won't eat pastelon when someone use too much egg!) I just bought my platano today so I will DEFINITELY use some of the tips in this video. Gracias and buen provecho!!
HI MY IS DAMARIS I WAS BORN IN PUERTO RICO I LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR ABOUT 34 YEARS I MOVED TO BOISE IDAHO IN 2015 WITH MY DAUHTER AND MY GRANDSON, I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SMILE AND WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOUR MOTHER BECAUSE SHE DID A GOOD JOB THE WAY THAT RAISE YOU, YOU'RE A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL PERSON. IN EVERYWHERE THAT I LIVE I FOLLOW MY TRADITIONS I COOK BORICUA GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND IAM YOUR #1 FAN📯📯📯📯🎺🎺🎺
Omg you just made me smile. Thank you so much for the compliments. Yes I do agree my mom raised a person with morals and good manners. Everything else ive learned through making lots of mistakes and learning from them. Thank you Thank you so much for following us and me.. love you ! Please follow us at facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
Have been following your channel for a couple of months and I find your recipes to be authentic and you sir are very entertainig. I have never had this dish but I can wait to try it. I wish you much success in 2017.
Just started watching your videos today I subscribed and I will be watching more this is one of my favorite dishes and now thanks to you I can make it delicious 😋 thanks so much I hope you have videos showing how to make rice and gandules and yucca and purtorican style pork my favorite ❤️
oh my god I love Mondongo. Yes it will be on my list. Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
So happy I found you recently and now a new follower. I've been making your recipes and enjoying them, ironically I'm Cuban and we both share many of the same ingredients but, Cubans cooked them in different ways, I am glad you have shown me other ways to use those same ingredients..looking forward to making this too❤
Hi I been watching different videos on Puertorican food and I like your Chanel , , I like the way you explain , so thank you very much and I am going to suscribe , saludos desde Las Vegas 👏❤️😇
You ALWAYS want to SHRED the cheese yourself. Do not buy shredded cheese for anything other than cheap Nacho microwave bake. Shredded Cheese has chemicals in it that help to keep it shredded in the bag but make it taste different in baking. Always by block or round cheese and shred yourself.
oh wow , which has been your absolute favorite? Thank you so so much for following us . It means the world to me. Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
I love you 2 pieces - my god you remind me of my mothers cooking - real Puerto Rican food - can I buy you for me lol - if you're married that's a happy lady right there with a cook like you - and yes you have a freaking clean stove wow - I just subscribed to you on 1/11/17 and haven't stopped watching your videos / plus your very handsome kid... keep it up your doing great...
Thank you so much. It warms my heart all of your compliments. I love to cook and watch people of course eat my food. Yes Food was a very big part of my childhood. Thank you so much for subscribing.
Mira nene You are my Pastelon. Thanks so much for this awesome video. 😋❤👍🐰💪💪🤠🥇🥇
Hey bro you are now my Puerto Rican Culinary Pastor because you saved my cooking life! Made a few of your dishes for my family and they all came out perfect and to my Puerto Rican liking just like the old school cooking. Thank you so much for what you are doing for transplanted New Yoricans like me, keep up the good work.
Mike Moran I couldn't agree more! I don't live by my mom anymore to teach me "again". I used to cook it a long time ago but lost my touch. Now I can learn all over again!!
Mike Moran 😊 I got to do my pastelon me quedo Rico ! Gracia amigo
Im mexican but i love puerto rican food i actually made pastelon couple weeks ago it came out soo goood…
I freaking love you too. I'm so glad I found your channel. I've been in Georgia 30years. I miss my Puerto Rican family, food, life so much. Your videos bring my mind right back home. Thank you. Keep making videos.👍🇵🇷💪🤗❤️😷🙏
I love you, my husband is Puerto Rican from Caguas. I've made the tembleque and it was a hit. Gracias mi amor por todo.
Can't wait to make this and the pionono.
Awwwwwwww. This hits my heartstrings!!
Love this man...My family and I sent to his restaurant this past May, and he was kind enough to say hello to us. My family fell in love with Derek, such a sweet man. The food we ordered was amazing, absolutely delicious. I only wish he would happen a place here in South Florida.
Just subbed to the channel. Today I tried this recipe, because I have high blood pressure, I baked the plantain instead of frying, brushed with the achiote oil for color. And I loved it. TY
Thank u for all the positive things u did for Puerto Rico...
Just found you today.I'm so happy!! I'm a white girl married to a Puerto Rican. I'm a really good cook, mostly Italian dishes but now I cant wait to make some of his favorite dishes!!
We always add green beans and corn to our. It's delicious and you get your veggies
I love how you show-and-tell your directions. Thank you! I can't wait to make this!
Hope you enjoy. Let me know how it turns out
So glad I found you... Now I can make different kinds of meals besides Arroz habichuelas y carne on a daily basic lolz
I love watching this man cook he is so on point.. Just the way I cook as well.....
This looks so easy and yummy, gonna make it this coming week! Thanks for all your recipes, I married into a Puerto Rican family and also fell in love with their food! These videos make it easy for me to cook my husband's favorite foods!
I like to thank you for posting the foods that i once grew up eating. My Grandmother & Mama,passed many moons ago ,and along with there Talent.... I will now continue the taste of my childhood. I will be making my own Sofrito'' also. Thanks to the Freakin Rican. #1
I think you're adorable and you and your husband make a gorgeous couple! I love learning your dishes! Especially when you use Spanish words for the English words, helps me to learn Spanish. Then I am able to converse with my friends who speak very little English...Thank you love! x
Wait a minute he is gay ? not that it matters just didn't know that, I think I'm going to order.his pasteles hopefully he ships to Chicago and I want to try his sofrito
I love this recipe. It's the only one we use.
Me encanta tu cocina y tu dulce personalidad,paisano.Dios te bendiga.
no green beans. He is spot on with the cheese. Everybody loves cheese. Yummy
I'm trying this today, it's acually in my oven right now, 23 more min :)
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All my husband's military co-workers love your recipe ❤ They always request for me to bring this dish to all the potlucks 😊 Thank you so much, you're a blessing!
That is so good to hear. Thank you for sharing.
definitely my favorite dish
That looks absolutely fantastic!
It is as delicious. You should try it.
Love your videos Sir! I can finally learn to cook the dishes I ate in my childhood neighborhood- El Barrio East 100st. Thanks!!
Its my pleasure. Thank you so much. I love to cook too. So youll be seeing many more videos this year. Thank you
Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant
and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
Omg.. Where have you been all my life.. I've been learning how to make all my Puerto Rican dishes from other youtubers. But no one compares to you... I can't get enough or watching you and I can't wait to try out some of your dishes. Thank you.
I made this last year at home and I’m about to make it for my friends for thanksgiving ❤ thank you for the easy to follow simple video!!!
How did it turn out? I'm sure delish!
We love you back!! Gracias Boricua :) The pastelon was AMAZING!! We make our picadillo Cuban Style. Maybe you should include the Puerto Rican Ground beef for those who don't know how.
Love your channel. You're so efficient
i am making this right now. i will get your sofrito from the store when i come eat. my meat didn't look dry like yours. thanks. much love.
Great teaching video. Thank you,thank you,thank you!!!!!!
I want this sooooo bad right now!!! You have great mannerisms, very easy to listen to. Like the little flash of smile around 14:23. Thank you for the making these and for inspiring us to cook!!
Thank you so much for the compliments. I appreciate you. I will be trying to make more videos this new year. Love you . And wishing you a happy and healthy new year my love. Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant
and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
@@Thefreakinricanrestaurant
like I said before you look just like my son even the way you smile too. My son is a barber in Fanwood, NJ. And he also love to cook too.
Hubby wanted a Rican meal, first time I'm gonna make this thanks for sharing this recipe. DALE
AWESOME ! I haven't eaten that in decades. My Mom, God rest her Soul, use to make it back in the day. Now that I'm viewing this great clip, I'm gonna do it. The Freakin Chef, makes it look like child's play. Perhaps with a little patients on my part, my wife and I can give it go. Muchas Gracias, hermanito...
I'm drooling. I'm definitely gonna make this omg! Thank you for your recipes!
You are so welcome. Thank you for watching.
Omg! Gonna try this recipe. Mi abuela use to make this for us.. Miss it!
lol You funny, "This is a twin" , is true. me encanta que tu cocina esta limpia, no comeria en una cocina que este sucia. aunque estes cocinando no hay porque tener la esrufa sucia. gracias!!
Happy New Year! I remember my Mom cooking this dish for us. I can almost smell and taste it ! Now its my turn to make pastelón for my family! Thank you and many blessings!
Looks very good! I prefer to cut mine a little bit thicker than yours but NOT too thick.
To save calories and lower cholesterol for us seniors, nowadays I prefer to boil mine for a few minutes, u can add bit of salt. I mashed them with low fat milk and healthy vegan butter or butter if you prefer. It should look like thick mashed potatoes. Then i spray the pan, assemble my pastelon starting with the mashed platano, cooked ground meat, cheese, then top with more mashed platano and some cheese. You can make 1 layer or two. Bake it until bubbly, apprx 45 mins.
For a chage sometimes I add 1 can of green beans as one of the layers. My guests love it this way, even those that never liked the fried version enjoyed it this way. There is a great recipe online for this version. I LOVE HIS TOO.....
Thank you so much for sharing your version - God bless!
14:58 I am so happy to be able to cook with your recipe and everything is delicious!!! Thank you for sharing your awesome recipes!
Thank you so much!!
My grandmother wouldn’t make it with the mozzarella, but I do! I make it a little different 😊 TFS
I love pastelon so much🥰
My mother does it the same way but she adds cheddar cheese and cream cheese Uummm y le queda deliciosa 😉🍽✌🏻
I can’t wait to try your recipe , thank you so much for sharing , Love you too 😍❤️😘
They way I do it well the way my grandmother taught me. Add green beans between and sometimes she would use cheese... Maybe it's different for different parts of Puerto Rico or the way back in day lol
Hey as long as you like it. Be creative.. Just cook. Thats the point to get people back into cooking. Thank you so much for following us . Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant
and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
Janelle Garzon
It looks yummy.!! I will cook this for the holiday..Pure Puerto Rican food, love this channel
Thank you so much for the support. How did it turn out?
Hi! love your cooking teaching videos...I've learned a lot from you, being Puerto Rican the best food ever that I've tasted it was from my Mama(R.I.P) and watching your videos is like seeing her cooking...the ingredients the way you cook...oh man God Bless you!! let see if I can cook like you and my mama...Blessings!
Thank you for the recipe I'm going to make it.
I made some today. It was delicious and yummy. Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing this video ,making a real food channel! Keep smiling and blessings to you and yours.
I love you too 💗💋love your Freakin Spanish Lasagna, thank you for sharing your recipes with us! Hope your New Year was awesome 🎶🎶🎸🎶🎶🎉🎉🎉🎉💝
Just like my mom use to make, your channel step by step is great. Thanks so much.
Buen provecho and thanks for sharing 🥰
Thank you!
I haven't made this for a few years you motivated me to make it again
I love how well you cook and keep the stove clean👍. That looks so yummy 😋. I think I am going to make one for my family for Sunday dinner . Thank you 😊
Thank you, I am sort of a clean freak.
Looks D'licious! I'm happy that you didnt pour the remaining egg on top (I personally do not like eggs and won't eat pastelon when someone use too much egg!) I just bought my platano today so I will DEFINITELY use some of the tips in this video. Gracias and buen provecho!!
I like when he tastes the food😊
Thanks for showing HOW to cut the plantain and including important details cuz idk how to cook
Happy 🎉New Year..2024.. I 💕 your food❤
Great job looks delicious. That Piñon. Pastelon is similar except you mash the yellow bananas and make a pie fill it with the meat and bake it.
HI MY IS DAMARIS I WAS BORN IN PUERTO RICO I LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR ABOUT 34 YEARS I MOVED TO BOISE IDAHO IN 2015 WITH MY DAUHTER AND MY GRANDSON, I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SMILE AND WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOUR MOTHER BECAUSE SHE DID A GOOD JOB THE WAY THAT RAISE YOU, YOU'RE A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL PERSON. IN EVERYWHERE THAT I LIVE I FOLLOW MY TRADITIONS I COOK BORICUA GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND IAM YOUR #1 FAN📯📯📯📯🎺🎺🎺
Omg you just made me smile. Thank you so much for the compliments. Yes I do agree my mom raised a person with morals and good manners. Everything else ive learned through making lots of mistakes and learning from them. Thank you Thank you so much for following us and me.. love you ! Please follow us at facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
Love your channel. You are awesome. My family is enjoying these wonderful recipes. :) GOD BLESS!
Thank you sweetheart 😘
God bless you and your family yours
Looks so delicious! I thought it'd be hard to make but it's not. Going to make for my mama ❤
So tasty. Dios te Bendiga
Have been following your channel for a couple of months and I find your recipes to be authentic and you sir are very entertainig. I have never had this dish but I can wait to try it. I wish you much success in 2017.
Just started watching your videos today I subscribed and I will be watching more this is one of my favorite dishes and now thanks to you I can make it delicious 😋 thanks so much I hope you have videos showing how to make rice and gandules and yucca and purtorican style pork my favorite ❤️
It's a must I have to make it. A smaller version because it's just me.
Can't wait to try! Hoping for a future recipe of Mondongo! Thank you for these video's!
oh my god I love Mondongo. Yes it will be on my list. Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant
and you can never forget our website. www.thefreakinricanrestaurant.com
So happy I found you recently and now a new follower. I've been making your recipes and enjoying them, ironically I'm Cuban and we both share many of the same ingredients but, Cubans cooked them in different ways, I am glad you have shown me other ways to use those same ingredients..looking forward to making this too❤
Happy New Year! 2017!😊
Awesome easy recipe!
thank you! love watching you always! ☺
Thank you my love. Happy New Years to you and your family as well. Thank you so much for watching
OMG can’t wait to try my masterpiece!!! Thank you for all of your virtual help!!!
Omg I made this and it was a hit. I think my husband loves me more now. Lol.
Hi I been watching different videos on Puertorican food and I like your Chanel , , I like the way you explain , so thank you very much and I am going to suscribe , saludos desde Las Vegas 👏❤️😇
You’re amazing! Thank you!
AMO EL PASTELON OMG! TAN RICO GOOD JOB!
OOh I cannot wait to try this. My mom used to make this all the time. I don't think she did the cheese on top layer but it looks so yummy!
i love ur videos very easy n u explain very good thanks for the videos
Thank u for making a real food channel! Keep smiling and blessings to you and yours!!! Happy New Years 2 u!!!
That's one of my favorites
This looks amazing!!!!
Feliz Ano Nuevo y buen provecho, looks amazing, can't wait to try your recipe. 💕
Perfect receipt!!!!
Wow... looks delicious.. THANK YOU
Look delicious.
WOW!! Dale Freakin Rican!👍
The recipe looks delicious👍🏼 I also add cheddar cheese and sometimes French cut green beans.
Looks so good I want some now
K rico ima so making this tomorrow 😋👍🏽👌🏽 Iam avoiding pasta So I'll be using my Plantain ..
You ALWAYS want to SHRED the cheese yourself. Do not buy shredded cheese for anything other than cheap Nacho microwave bake. Shredded Cheese has chemicals in it that help to keep it shredded in the bag but make it taste different in baking. Always by block or round cheese and shred yourself.
I have tried almost recipe of yours can't wait to try this one!!
oh wow , which has been your absolute favorite? Thank you so so much for following us . It means the world to me.
Please make sure to follow us on our other social media platforms. facebook.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant or instagram.com/thefreakinricanrestaurant
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The Freakin Rican Restaurant I just made the yuca pasteles. A lot of work but well worth it!!
OMG, that looks delicious. I enjoy your cooking very much. I am glad I bump into your channel.
OMG! That looks so delicious! Yummy. Thank you so much for sharing! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉🎈2017👍🏼
I'm deff gonna make this it look so yummy 😋
I love you 2 pieces - my god you remind me of my mothers cooking - real Puerto Rican food - can I buy you for me lol - if you're married that's a happy lady right there with a cook like you - and yes you have a freaking clean stove wow - I just subscribed to you on 1/11/17 and haven't stopped watching your videos / plus your very handsome kid... keep it up your doing great...
Thank you so much. It warms my heart all of your compliments. I love to cook and watch people of course eat my food. Yes Food was a very big part of my childhood. Thank you so much for subscribing.
nice video... looks really good. I’m definitely going to make this :)
I'm making this!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. *hugs*
Looks Yummy!
All I can say is benediction, your cooking is so good.
Buen provecho!!!
I was looking for a channel like yours! Thank you so much.. great stuff...❤❤❤