Dominican Food Archives

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Dominican Recipes

Grab my favorite Dominican Recipes that I grew up on! These authentic recipes are loaded with flavor and you will find appetizers, mains, desserts, drinks and more.

This Dominican Rice with Sausage is a hearty and filling meal that the whole family will love. Try my Dominican Braised Chicken, which is full of flavor.

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Mangu topped with onions and served with fried egg, salami and fried cheese

Breakfast

Rice with Beans (Moro de Habichuelas)

Featured Recipes

Try these delicious Dominican staples. These mouth-watering recipes are kitchen classics loved by everyone and easy to make!

Dinner

Pollo Guisado Dominicano (Dominican Stewed Chicken Recipe)

Learn how to make Pollo Guisado Dominicano (Dominican Stewed Chicken) - a hearty dish that is a staple of Dominican cooking.

yuca fritters stacked on a plate with blue towel on the side

Appetizers

Yuca Fritters (Arepitas de Yuca)

Appetizers

How to Make Dominican Kipes (Quipes)

Locrio de Salami with garden salad on the side on a white plate

Dinner

Locrio de Salami (Dominican Rice with Salami)

Papaya milkshake served in three glasses.

Drinks

Papaya Milkshake Recipe (Batido de Lechosa)

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Dominican Desserts

Two bowl of habichuelas con dulce topped with cookies

Desserts

Creamy Habichuelas Con Dulce (Dominican Sweet Beans)

Christmas

Coconut Flan Recipe (Flan de Coco)

Desserts

Pudín de Pan (Dominican Bread Pudding)

Sweet potato pudding served in a blue ceramic dish.

Desserts

How to Make Dulce de Batata (Dominican Sweet Potato Pudding)

All Dominican Food

Longaniza Frita and fried plantains on parchment paper, served with lime wedges on a wooden board. Knife and bowl with lime slices on the side.

Main Dishes

Crispy Longaniza Frita (Fried Dominican Longaniza) in 12 Minutes

Recipes

Asopado de Camarones (Shrimp and Rice Soup)

Guides

What Is Yuca (Cassava) & How To Cook With It

Cornmeal Fritters (Arepitas de Maiz) served in a gray bowl

Appetizers

Arepitas de Maíz (Cornmeal Fritters)

Rice with corn served on a gray plate ready to eat

Side Dishes

Arroz con Maiz (Rice and Corn)

Dominican Style Tripe Stew (Mondongo) - A warm comforting stew made with beef tripe, onion, garlic, peppers, carrots, potatoes, tomato sauce, and cilantro. #ad #9NightsofJoy #9NochesdeAlegria

Soups

Authentic Dominican Style Mondongo Soup Recipe: Easy And Delicious Tripe Stew

pastelon de berenjena served with a salad

Main Dishes

Eggplant Lasagna (Pastelón de Berenjena)

Dinner

Authentic Dominican Beans Recipe

Minced Pork with serving spoon and lime wedges on the side

Dinner

Minced Pork Recipe (Pork Picadillo)

Baked chicken tenders served on a white plate with a red dip.

Dinner

Crispy Oven-baked Chicken Tenders

Appetizers

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Meet Vanessa

Vanessa Mota is an award-winning food photographer, cookbook author, and nationally recognized content creator. Her love for food led her to create My Dominican Kitchen, a bilingual blog with authentic traditional Dominican recipes and Latin-inspired meals for home cooks, as a way to preserve her family’s recipes and share with the world the flavors of ‘la comida criolla’.

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