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Escabeche de Lerenes
Photo: Lily Banse

Escabeche de Lerenes

8 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

347
Calories
33g
Protein
18g
Fat
13g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lbs. lerenes
  • 2 lbs. Chicken gizzards, stewed and diced
  • 2 large Spanish onions
  • 1 head of garlic
  • 2 tbsp pepper-stuffed olives, diced
  • 1/2 cup virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar 1 bay leaf Salt (to taste)
  • Pepper (to taste)

Directions

1

Boil the lerenes in water until cooked, about 20 minutes. Peel the hard outer rind.

2

Boil the chicken gizzards in salt water, add one envelope of regular sazon, onion powder, and garlic powder (1 spoonful of each), until chicken is very tender, about two hours. Drain the chicken gizzards and cut into small pieces.

3

Cut onions into thin slices. Take garlic and puree in food chopper or blender, add olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper to taste (you may add one envelope of plain sazon). Cut each lerene into two or three pieces . Add bananas, chicken gizzards, garlic, olives, onions, and olive oil, mix well.

4

Simmer for 10 minutes at 325¡ F. Cover and allow to marinate in your refrigerator overnight. Let stand for at least thirty minutes after removing from refrigerator.

5

Category:Puerto Rican Recipes

6

Category:Puerto Rican Snacks

Recipe sourced from fandom

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