Puerto Rican Cuisine at La Cocina Boricua de la Familia Galarza
Location:
2420 W. Fullerton Ave.
Class Date(s):
Tuesday, Sept. 21st, 7:00pm
Take a trip to Puerto Rican right here in Chicago with the Puerto Rican Cuisine and Culture class. Students will enjoy a delicious meal prepared by the chefs at La Cocina Boricua while learning about the culture of Puerto Rico. Check out what people are saying about the Puerto Rican Cuisine and Culture class!
"This 16-year-old Puerto Rican joint seems to be off the radar of local foodies. Maybe that’s a good thing, because the place is remarkably unspoiled. From the first bite I had there, my primary sensation was wow. We started with guachitas, smashed fried plantain disks topped with guacamole and a slice of salchichon, a piquant red sausage--an inspired combination. The canoa, a large sweet plantain filled with cheese and beef, was also killer. Mofongo is plantain smooshed together with lots of garlic and chunks of pigskin and served with a side of golden consomme that’s meant to be dashed in. At Cocina Boricua I had the best version I’ve ever had--and I’ve tried it all over Puerto Rico. Another guaranteed pleaser are the pasteles, plantain tamales with a core of lightly spiced pulled chicken. For this dish and others we found ourselves reaching for the salsa, a garlicky tomato puree; Puerto Rican cuisine, like that of neighboring Cuba, is on the mild side of spicy. Served the cabrito en fricassee, exceptionally tender chunks of steamed baby goat in a light wine sauce speckled with green olives, I knew I had found my paradigm for preparations of the horned beast. There are also jibaritos, the Chicago-invented sandwich of two flattened fried plantains filled with beef, chicken, or pork. For dessert we had an exquisitely eggy flan and the templeque, a light yet rich coconut gelatin. Cocina Boricua is BYOB, as a pink neon window sign announces."
— David Hammond (chicago reader review)
Tickets:$30 for 1 Ticket / $50 for 2 Tickets / $60 for 3 Tickets
