Chulería en Pote Criollo

Bring home the heart of Puerto Rican cooking with Chulería en Pote Criollo. Where the Original leans on paprika and turmeric, Criollo is the plainer, deeper jar — salt, garlic, onion and black pepper doing the foundation work behind pernil, sofrito and a pot of beans. It comes in the biggest jar in the line because it is the one you cook with by the handful.

How to Use

Criollo is your go-to for traditional Puerto Rican cooking. Use it as a base seasoning for pernil, alcapurrias, sofrito and pasteles. Stir it into stews, guisos and slow-cooked beans for that unmistakable sabor criollo. Sprinkle it over rice before adding broth, or rub it onto chicken and pork before roasting. For pernil, combine with fresh garlic and olive oil for a marinade rich enough to carry the whole cuero. Start light and adjust to taste.

Ingredients

Ingredients: Salt, Garlic, Onion, Black Pepper, Citric Acid (Preservative), 2% or Less of Other Spices.

CONTAINS: PARSLEY.
As declared on the jar.

Keep closed and in a dry place.

Why You'll Love It

Criollo is the plainest jar in the line and the one that does the most work. It is not trying to be interesting on its own — salt, garlic, onion and black pepper are the four things a long cook actually needs, and they are there in quantity rather than as a gesture. It is the jar you reach for when you want your kitchen to smell like Sunday at your tía's house, and the 7 oz size exists because you use more of it than you expect. Whether you grew up on these flavours or are meeting them for the first time, Criollo is the foundation jar.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Criollo and the Original?
Criollo is the simpler, deeper blend — salt, garlic, onion and black pepper — built for anything that cooks slowly. Original adds paprika, turmeric and a little brown sugar for the everyday plate. Making pernil or a pot of beans, reach for Criollo. Seasoning chicken on a weeknight, reach for Original.

Why is the Criollo jar bigger?
Criollo is 7 oz; Original and Spicy are 5.5 oz. It is the jar built for slow cooking, where you season a whole pork shoulder or a full pot rather than a single plate.

Can I use it to make sofrito?
It seasons a sofrito, but it does not replace one. Sofrito is a fresh blended base; Criollo is what you season the dish with once the sofrito is in the pan. Our guide to recao, the herb that makes Puerto Rican food taste right, explains the base.

How do I use it for pernil?
Work it into the scored fat along with fresh garlic and olive oil, and let the pork sit overnight so the seasoning gets past the skin. Adjust the amount to the size of your roast and your own taste — our pernil guide walks through the full family method.

Net Wt. 7 oz (198 g) | Made in Puerto Rico