My Mother's Pernil
milk street's my family recipe

Tue, Nov 12 9:00 A.M. NH Explore (11.2)  

When feeding a crowd, Teryluz Andreu's mother would make pernil al caldero: a Puerto Rican staple of juicy slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin. She asked Milk Street to help recreate it.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 107

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Tue, Nov 12 9:00 A.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Explore (11.2)

About Milk Street's My Family Recipe:

In MILK STREET'S MY FAMILY RECIPE, Christopher Kimball and baker Cheryl Day use historical culinary context and modern kitchen know-how to help home cooks recreate lost or forgotten cherished family recipes.

More than a cooking show, MILK STREET'S MY FAMILY RECIPE highlights how food connects history, community, family and memories.

Throughout the series, Christopher and Cheryl visit families in their homes, and help them to recreate a Southern-style coconut cake, an Italian-American calzone with onions and raisins, and New England popovers, among other treasured recipes.


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Thu, Oct 3 9:00 A.M. Grandma Erna's Kugel     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Oct 8 9:00 A.M. Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Oct 10 9:00 A.M. Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Oct 15 9:00 A.M. My Grandmother's Gorton     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Oct 17 9:00 A.M. My Grandmother's Gorton     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Oct 22 9:00 A.M. Adena's Hot Milk Sponge     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Oct 24 9:00 A.M. Adena's Hot Milk Sponge     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Oct 26 1:30 P.M. Grandma Erna's Kugel     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Oct 29 9:00 A.M. My Grandfather's Butter Rolls     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Oct 31 9:00 A.M. My Grandfather's Butter Rolls     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Nov 2 1:30 P.M. Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Nov 5 9:00 A.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Nov 7 9:00 A.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Nov 9 1:30 P.M. My Grandmother's Gorton     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Nov 12 9:00 A.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Explore (11.2)


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