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Dominican Appetizers Recipes (Picaderas)

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Picaderas, or Dominican appetizers, are what your party or juntadera needs to be a success. Try our Dominican snacks, Dominican frituras. And don't forget our drinks! They are our recipes created especially for the criollo taste. 

  • Quipes (dominican kipe).
    Quipes or Kipes (Dominican Kibbeh)
  • Yaniqueques.
    Yaniqueques (Crispy Dominican Fritters)
  • Chicharron de cerdo (fried pork rind).
    Chicharrones (Chicharron de Cerdo Pork Rind)
  • Empanaditas de Yuca (Cassava Empanadas)
  • Chimi or Dominican chimichurri.
    Chimichurri Dominicano (Dominican Chimi Burger)
  • Empanaditas and pastelitos.
    Empanaditas and Pastelitos (12 Options)
  • Tostones rellenos.
    Tostones Rellenos (Avocado & Shrimp Plantain Cups & 7 Versions)
  • Cheese stuffed fried cassava balls).
    Bollitos de Yuca (Cheese-Stuffed Fried Cassava Balls)
  • Casabe.
    Casabe (Cassava Bread)
  • Pasteles en hoja.
    Pasteles en Hoja (Plantain and Beef Pockets)
  • Fried cheese (queso frito)
    Queso Frito (Easy Fried Cheese)
  • Arepitas de maiz (cornmeal fritters).
    Arepitas de Maiz (Cornmeal Fritters)
  • Bolitas de plátano maduro (plantain balls with cheese).
    Bolitas de Plátano Maduro y Queso (Cheese and Ripe Plantain Balls)
  • Chulitos (spicy cassava rolls).
    Chulitos (Spicy Cassava Rolls)
  • Bacalaitos (codfish fritters).
    Bacalaitos (Codfish Fritters)
  • Aranitas and arepitas de yuca fritters
    Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Dominican Yuca Fritters)
  • Yuca bread (pan de yuca).
    Pan de Yuca (Easy Yuca Bread)
  • Guanimos salados (cornmeal and beef pockets).
    Guanimos Salados (Cornmeal and Beef Pockets)
  • Dominican Pica pollo chicken.
    Pica Pollo (Dominican Fried Chicken)
  • Chicharrón de pollo (fried chicken bites).
    Chicharrón de Pollo (Crispy Fried Chicken Bites)
  • Pasteles de Yuca en Hoja (Cassava Pockets)
    Pasteles de Yuca en Hoja (Cassava Pockets)
  • Chicken croquettes.
    Chicken Croquettes (Croquetas de Pollo)
  • Mofonguitos maduros (ripe plantain cups).
    Mofonguitos Maduros (Ripe Plantain Cups w. Spicy Chicken)
  • Niño Envuelto (Rice and Beef Cabbage Rolls)
    Niño Envuelto (Rice and Beef Cabbage Rolls)
  • Baked kibbeh (kipe horneado).
    Baked Kibbeh (Kipe Horneado)
  • Healthy dough empanadas without butter.
    Baked, No Butter, Healthy Empanada Dough (Empanada Horneada)
  • Pionono de platano maduro (ripe plantain rolls).
    Piononos de Plátanos Maduros (Ripe Plantain Rolls)
  • Baked Vegan Kibbeh
  • Dominican hot dog.
    Dominican Hot Dog
  • Bollitos de maiz (cornmeal dumplings).
    Bollitos de Maíz (Boiled Cornmeal Dumplings)
  • Albondigas de pescado (fish balls).
    Albondigas de Pescado (Dominican Fish Balls)
  • Gofio (Dominican toasted cornmeal).
    Gofio (Sweet Corn Powder)
  • Batata frita (sweet potato).
    Batata Frita (Sweet Potato Fries)
  • Pasteles al horno.
    Pasteles al Horno (Pastelon en Hoja Casserole)
  • Air fryer chicharrones.
    Air Fryer Chicharrones (Easier, Quicker Air Fryer Pork Rind)
  • Yuca frita with dip.
    Yuca Frita (Easy Yuca Fries or Cassava Fries)
  • Panecico (Dominican yuca bread).
    Panecicos de Yuca (Cassava and Pork Crackling Bread)
  • Mangu breakfast bites.
    Mangú (Plantain) Breakfast Bites
  • Sandwichon.
    Sandwichon de Atun, Camarones o Pollo (Sandwich Cake)
  • Empanaditas de guayaba y queso (guava and cheese empanadas).
    Guava and Cheese Empanadas (Empanaditas de Guayaba y Queso)
  • Beef empanada filling.
    Beef Empanada Filling - 4 Fillings for Empanadas y Pastelones
  • Baked potato and Serrano croquettes.
    Baked Potato and Serrano Croquettes

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