we are getting spicy and authentic out
here in the public's kitchen we have
chef Christian guzmán who is here to
tell us about some Latin favorites and
traditions that you just have to have on
the Christmas holiday thank you for
coming in oh where are we starting this
smells so good by the way
so these are these are only a few things
obviously we can't get anything into
everything but these are mostly some of
the favorites what I have here is I'm
just going on doing this this is banana
leaves it really gives it that smoky
smoky flavor to it
oh it smells so good and it's really
really nice what's in here is pigeon
peas no actual pigeons just a lot of
people you know freak out about that
right there's pork salted pork fatback
in there that really gives it that
there's a lot of pork flavor in there
yes medium grain rice you can use
anything from ham pork chops we've got
the finished one over here I'm gonna buy
this cuz it looks so delicious for it
and lots of flavor in seasoning right
hmm that's really good no this is just
something that goes along with your
traditional meal right these this is the
most happy you you know it goes with
this is one of the main starches in
there you got the potato salad as well
you have the pernil which is the pork
you know with the crispy skin by
Stander's users it's a big you know
during the holidays as well it's really
yummy okay well not here this is called
bastellis
and there's different types there's some
mostly a vegetable root though you know
masa
there's yuca you can do an art this
particular one has bananas green bananas
plantains a little bit of of the pumpkin
just to give it that nice little sweet
flavor yeah that's gonna be a great day
man malanga which is the the type of you
know little slimy another really starchy
really starchy just to bind it all
together boil it for about 20-30 minutes
and then from there you can just you
know have an take it out open it and
this is and this is our final right this
is what it looks like it's stuff what
porker as well okay we're really big on
on porcupine yeah well you know what
that's a
this looks delicious as well and I'm
excited to try this is the first time
I've tried this really garbanzo beans
and it's wrapped in the banana leaves as
well as you're so good gives it like a
sweet right little bit of a sweet flavor
I've got a nice sweet flavor to it
okay so we also want to all sort of have
a very popular and and festive drink to
show us right right this is our it's
called coquito which translates to
little coconut little coconut now this
is our traditional eggnog there's no egg
in it but it's it's compared to it okay
now I'll be making today what I'll be
making today obviously there's you can
put a lot of rum in it yeah for the kids
you don't have to okay now a blender
right so there's a can of closely on the
recipe there is a can of cream of
coconut there's a can of condensed milk
and a kind of evaporated milk okay so
what are we starting with these cream of
coconut in a coconut just add it all in
there this is the is this condensed
correct that's the evaporator I'd
actually evaporated their condensed okay
and now you want to get all of this and
now and they yeah you got to get all
their and the yummy stuff that's right
is this our rum that is our vanilla I
don't know what oh yeah that has been a
lot I'm making it I'm gonna get it
friendly today put the vanilla in please
is everything going okay we got a little
bit of vanilla and now almonds this is
optional you can add a little bit
almonds not too much just to get just
gave it a nice little okay there's gonna
be a little bit cinnamon oh that looks
good yep and now we just live in it yes
all right here we go it's gonna get
allowed for a second folks but we got to
have that to get an end result all right
go and as long as you put it in the
fridge
usually like overnight or something
gives it a nice consistency to it
correct that is 40
it does that's the special treat that is
the special treat
you're very welcome I'm gonna make one
of these for you we're gonna toast when
we get to the break and we will be right
back after this ears