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Puerto Rican Home Cooking, with Omi Hopper
Description
What if you could easily fill your kitchen with the comforting aromas of sizzling sofrito, fluffy rice, and tender stews?
This week, we’re talking to Omi Hopper, TikTok creator and runner-up on Next Level Chef, and author of Cooking Con Omi: A Love Letter to Puerto Rican Home Cooking.
She’s sharing her favorite weeknight dinners, meal-prep strategies, and the techniques she uses to build big Puerto Rican flavor at home.
By the end of this episode, you’ll discover:
- How fresh sofrito and homemade sazón can transform even simple weeknight meals
- How to meal prep for flexibility, instead of a fridge full of repetitive leftovers
- Flavor-packed shortcuts to get dinner to taste special without starting from scratch
Press play to hear Omi’s approach to making flavorful, satisfying food that works for real home cooks!
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Links:
Omi Hopper’s new book – Cooking Con Omi: A Love Letter to Puerto Rican Home Cooking
You can find more inspiration from Omi on her TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and her site: Cooking Con Omi
Omi’s Recipes:
One pot macarone con carne (macaroni with beef)
Other dishes mentioned:
Bacalao (Puerta Rican Salt Cod Stew) from Simply Recipes
Her winning pineapple jalapeno salmon dish
Some of Omi’s favorite recipe developers;
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