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Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• vegetable oil
• plantain
• garlic powder

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Place a few plantain slices in the oil, and cook until lightly golden in color, about three minutes. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with the remaining slices.
2. 2 While the plantain slices are still warm, place them one at a time between two sheets of wax paper, and flatten by hand to 1/4 inch thick. Return flattened slices to the skillet, and continue frying until golden brown. Drain on paper towels, and season with salt and garlic powder.

By Melanie

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• green plantain
• oil
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Peel plantain and cut into 1-inch slices. Fill a bowl with 3 cups of cold water.
3. 3 Heat oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat; add plantain slices in an even layer and fry on both sides until golden brown, about 3 1/2 minutes per side. Set skillet aside.
4. 4 Transfer plantain slices to a chopping board; flatten each one by placing a small plate on top and pressing down.
5. 5 Dip plantain slices in cold water.
6. 6 Reheat oil in the skillet over medium heat; cook plantain slices for 1 minute on each side.
7. 7 Season to taste with salt and serve immediately.

By Lymari

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• water
• vegetable oil
• calrose rice

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Bring water, oil, and salt to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.
3. 3 Add rice and cook until the water has just about cooked out; stir. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes.
4. 4 Stir again and serve. Rice may be a little sticky and may stick to the bottom of the pot.

By FIVEBRIGS

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• shrimp
• cornstarch
• cayenne pepper
• coconut
• egg white

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. 2 Rinse shrimp; pat dry with paper towels.
3. 3 Combine cornstarch, salt, and cayenne pepper in a shallow bowl. Add coconut flakes to a separate shallow bowl. Beat egg whites in a third shallow bowl until foamy.
4. 4 Dredge 1 shrimp in cornstarch mixture; shake off excess. Dip into beaten egg whites. Left up so excess drips back into the bowl. Press into coconut to completely coat. Place coated shrimp, unstacked, on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining shrimp.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until outsides bright pink, centers opaque and no longer transparent, and coconut is browned, 15 to 20 minutes, flipping shrimp halfway through.
6. 6 Enjoy!

By girlbob

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• green plantain
• water
• olive oil
• onion
• anaheim pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place the plantains and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook 20 minutes, until plantains are tender but slightly firm. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the liquid. Cool plantains, and peel.
2. 2 Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the onion until tender.
3. 3 In a bowl, mash the plantains with the reserved liquid and salt. Transfer to a food processor, mix in the peppers, and puree. Serve the pureed plantain mixture topped with the onions.

By fotografiado

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• chicken
• garlic powder
• cayenne pepper
• sazon seasoning
• white sugar
• bok choy

Instructions

1. 1 Stir together the garlic powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and sazon seasoning in a shallow dish. Coat chicken pieces with this mixture.
2. 2 Heat a Dutch oven or heavy skillet with a lid over medium heat for at least 3 minutes. Sprinkle the sugar over the bottom of the pan, and stir gently until it becomes liquid and caramelizes. Add the chicken, cover, and cook for about 25 minutes.
3. 3 Remove cover, and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes, letting the juices cook down until they are almost gone. Add the bok choy, and cook just until wilted.

By Kimberly

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• garlic
• olive oil
• oregano
• black pepper
• pork shoulder
• red wine

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Crush garlic into small pieces in a mortar and pestle. Add olive oil, salt, oregano, and black pepper; mash into a paste.
3. 3 Make 12 deep incisions a few inches apart in roast using a sharp knife. Pack seasoned garlic paste evenly into incisions and over roast.
4. 4 Transfer roast to a large bowl. Pour in red wine, covering roast completely. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
5. 5 Discard red wine. Place roast fat-side up in a roasting pan; cover with aluminum foil. Let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
6. 6 Place roast in the preheated oven; reduce temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Bake until slightly pink in the center, about 4 hours.
7. 7 Increase temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Uncover roast and continue baking until fat is crispy and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 hour more.
8. 8 Remove from the oven and let rest before carving, 20 to 30 minutes.

By Dinica

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• garlic
• olive oil
• white vinegar
• oregano
• black pepper
• pork shoulder

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine garlic cloves, olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt, and black pepper in a mortar and pestle; mash into a paste.
3. 3 Cut deep slits into pork with a small knife. Stuff slits with garlic paste; rub any remaining paste over pork.
4. 4 Place pork in a plastic roasting bag and put in a roasting pan with a rack. Let marinate in the refrigerator, 8 to 48 hours.
5. 5 Take pork out of the refrigerator, uncover, and bring to room temperature, 1 to 2 hours.
6. 6 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
7. 7 Roast pork skin-side down in the preheated oven until golden-brown, about 2 hours.
8. 8 Flip pork and continue roasting, skin-side up, until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 2 to 4 hours more.

By Daddy Eddie

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• grouper fillet
• lime juice
• red pepper flakes
• black pepper
• tomato
• onion
• green bell pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Arrange the grouper on a plate. Drizzle the lime juice over the fillets and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or 8 hours.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish.
3. 3 Lay the fillets in the prepared baking dish in a single layer. Arrange the tomato slices, onion slices, and bell pepper slices atop the fillets. Cover with aluminum foil.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven until the fish flakes easily, about 1 hour.

By Kristal

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• beef cheek
• olive oil
• cumin
• black pepper
• water
• yellow onion
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Coat beef cheek meat with olive oil. Rub salt, cumin, and pepper into meat. Wrap meat in aluminum foil and refrigerate, 4 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Pour water into a slow cooker.
3. 3 Arrange onion and garlic around beef cheek meat in the aluminum foil. Wrap foil tightly around meat and vegetables. Add a second sheet of aluminum foil around meat mixture, sealing tightly; place in the slow cooker.
4. 4 Cook on Low, adding more water if it has evaporated, until meat is very tender, 7 to 8 hours. Remove foil packet from slow cooker and shred meat using 2 forks.

By streetgang

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• pork sirloin roast
• garlic
• vegetable oil
• orange juice
• lime
• cumin
• oregano

Instructions

1. 1 Poke 3 to 5 holes into pork roast using a sharp knife. Stuff about ½ garlic into holes.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; brown completely, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer pork to a slow cooker.
3. 3 Combine orange juice, lime juice, remaining ½ garlic, cumin, salt, and oregano in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour orange juice mixture over pork.
4. 4 Marinate pork in orange juice mixture for 10 minutes; flip and marinate other side for 10 minutes.
5. 5 Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low for 8 hours. Transfer pork to a cutting board; cut and discard twine. Shred pork using 2 forks.
6. 6 Reserve 1 cup cooking liquid; drain and discard remaining cooking liquid from slow cooker. Return shredded pork to slow cooker, stir in reserved 1 cup cooking liquid.
7. 7 Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low until pork is reheated, 15 to 20 minutes.

By Gene Payne

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• ketchup
• pineapple juice
• molasses
• dark rum
• mustard
• garlic
• pepper
• chicken thigh

Instructions

1. 1 To Make Glaze: In a medium bowl combine the ketchup, pineapple juice, molasses, rum, mustard and garlic. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix well.
2. 2 Place chicken pieces in a lightly oiled 9x13 inch baking dish; brush both sides with prepared glaze, using about 1/2 of the glaze. Cover dish and refrigerate to marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Also, refrigerate remaining glaze.
3. 3 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. 4 Lightly brush chicken pieces on one side with some of the reserved glaze and bake uncovered in preheated oven for about 25 minutes. Turn pieces, brush with remaining glaze and bake for another 25 minutes or until chicken is tender.
5. 5 Preheat oven to broil.
6. 6 Put chicken under broiler and lightly brown on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes each side. (Note: Watch chicken carefully, as this 'sugary' glaze burns easily!)

By Lesley Prince

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• vegetable oil
• chicken
• onion
• garlic
• potato
• curry powder
• hot pepper sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken, onions, and garlic until the chicken has browned; about 5 minutes. Stir in potatoes, salt, and curry powder; add enough water to cover the chicken halfway. Cover, and simmer until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Season to taste with hot pepper sauce.

By DANIELLE2877

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• ✓ salt
• salmon fillet
• water
• lemon juice
• garlic powder
• jerk marinade
• scallion
• yellow onion
• cilantro
• ginger
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Place salmon in a large bowl with ice-cold water and 1 pinch salt. Let soak, about 10 minutes. Run a knife along the skin to remove all scales.
2. 2 Rinse salmon in ice-cold water and lemon juice. Pat dry with a paper towel.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
4. 4 Combine garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle lightly over both sides of each salmon fillet. Rub jerk marinade over both sides of salmon.
5. 5 Place salmon fillets in a large bowl. Add scallions, onion, cilantro, and ginger; mix well to combine.
6. 6 Heat oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Cook salmon fillets skin-side down, in batches if necessary, until skin is golden, about 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until flesh is pale pink, 1 to 2 minutes more. Place skillet in the oven.
7. 7 Bake salmon in the preheated oven until flesh flakes easily with a fork, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from oven and allow salmon to rest before serving, 3 to 5 minutes.

By Cooking With Tammy

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• mango
• pineapple
• papaya
• red onion
• jalapeno pepper
• lime juice
• olive oil
• mint

Instructions

1. 1 Toss mango, pineapple, papaya, red onion, and jalapeño together in a large bowl until well combined; stir in lime juice and olive oil. Season with salt; stir to combine. Sprinkle with mint before serving.

By sweethunibabi

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• olive oil
• tomato sauce
• sofrito sauce
• sazon seasoning
• black pepper
• pinto bean
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a saucepan over low heat. Add tomato sauce, sofrito sauce, Sázon seasoning, and black pepper; cook and stir for about 3 minutes. Stir in beans, water, and salt. Increase heat to medium; cook until sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes.

By FIVEBRIGS

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• tomato sauce
• sofrito sauce
• adobo seasoning
• sazon seasoning
• oregano
• beef stew meat
• water
• potato

Instructions

1. 1 Combine tomato sauce, sofrito sauce, adobo seasoning, Sazón seasoning, oregano, and salt in a large pot; simmer over medium low heat for 5 minutes.
2. 2 Add beef to the pot; cook until evenly browned. Stir in just enough water to cover beef; cover pot and simmer for about 1 hour. Add potatoes; cook until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more.

By FIVEBRIGS

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• beef sirloin steak
• onion
• beef stock
• olive oil
• white vinegar
• garlic
• sazon seasoning
• oregano

Instructions

1. 1 Combine steak, onions, beef stock, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, Sazón seasoning, salt, and oregano in a large resealable plastic bag; toss to coat steak with marinade. Squeeze out excess air and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 4 hours up to 2 days.
2. 2 Transfer steak and marinade to a large deep skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until steak is fork-tender, about 40 minutes.

By HANZOtheRAZOR

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• turkey leg
• olive oil
• green bell pepper
• onion
• black pepper
• oregano
• white vinegar
• bacon
• teriyaki sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Make numerous vertical slits in the turkey legs.
2. 2 In a small bowl combine olive oil, salt, pepper, teriyaki sauce, vinegar, and oregano. Add turkey legs and toss to coat. Let marinate while you prepare vegetables and bacon.
3. 3 Cut onion, green pepper, and bacon into small squares (approximately the same size as the slits in the legs).
4. 4 Fill each slit with one piece of pepper, onion, and bacon.
5. 5 After the legs are stuffed, brown them in the oil mixture on medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce the temperature to low and cover. Cook for 40 to 45 minutes or until the meat starts to separate from the bone. If the legs dry out when cooking, add a little water to the skillet and lower the temperature.

By Zulma Lozano

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• sweet potato
• canola oil
• jalapeno pepper
• green onion
• garlic
• brown sugar
• allspice
• pepper
• canola oil

Instructions

1. 1 Place the sweet potatoes in a pan, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until potatoes are easily pierced with fork, about 10 minutes. Drain, place the potatoes in a mixing bowl, and mash.
2. 2 Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the jalapeno pepper, green onions, and garlic. Cook and stir until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir the vegetables, brown sugar, and allspice into the mashed sweet potatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
3. 3 Form the sweet potato mixture into 12 slightly flattened cakes about 2 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter using your hands or large spoons. Place on a plate.
4. 4 Heat 1/4 cup canola oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place the sweet potato cakes in the skillet, four at a time, and cook, turning once, until golden brown on each side, 6 to 8 minutes. Add more oil if needed.

By Shannon

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• garlic
• onion
• oregano
• cumin
• ancho chile pepper
• black pepper
• white wine vinegar
• olive oil
• pork loin roast
• lime

Instructions

1. 1 Pulse garlic, onion, oregano, cumin, chile pepper, salt, and pepper together in a blender, pouring in vinegar and enough olive oil until mixture is pasty. Scrape down sides of the blender as necessary to fully incorporate. Spread this mixture all over the pork loin, and place into a slow cooker.
2. 2 Cook on Low until the pork is fork tender, 6 to 8 hours. When ready, cut the pork into chunks, or shred; garnish with lime wedges to serve.

By Country Cook

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• green plantain
• tomato sauce
• cilantro
• sofrito
• olive oil
• garlic
• sazon seasoning
• vegetable broth
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a 1-quart pot with water; boil plantains with a pinch of salt until easily pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes.
2. 2 Mash plantains with tomato sauce, cilantro, sofrito, 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, and sazon in a mortar or glass bowl. Incorporate the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and enough vegetable broth to ensure that mofongo sticks together but is dry enough to easily slip out of a container. Season with salt and pepper.
3. 3 Serve mofongo on top of the remaining 5 tablespoons vegetable broth in a bowl.

By Healthy Delights by Libelula

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• cabbage
• olive oil
• onion
• green bell pepper
• green onion
• scotch bonnet pepper
• thyme
• carrot
• white vinegar
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Peel tough outer leaves from cabbage. Core the head and shred cabbage; set aside.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion, bell pepper, and green onion. Cook and stir vegetables until softened, about 5 minutes. Mix in Scotch bonnet pepper, thyme, and salt.
3. 3 Stir cabbage and carrots into onion mixture until thoroughly combined. Cover the skillet and reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage starts to soften, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Stir in vinegar and sugar. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 3 more minutes. Discard Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme before serving.

By NewBerry

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• allspice
• brown sugar
• onion powder
• garlic
• nutmeg
• black pepper
• ginger
• cayenne pepper
• cinnamon
• thyme
• chicken
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Mix salt, allspice, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic, nutmeg, black pepper, ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and thyme in a large bowl; add chicken pieces and toss to coat with seasoning mix. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, 2 to 4 hours.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour vegetable oil into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
3. 3 Place chicken pieces skin-side up into the baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink near the bone, 1 hour 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
4. 4 Turn the oven on to broil, and cook until the skin crisps, 2 to 5 minutes.

By angielee26

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• cooking spray
• plantain
• milk
• butter
• canola oil
• ground beef
• onion
• green bell pepper
• tomato sauce
• garlic
• chicken bouillon
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
2. 2 Place plantains and salt into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until plantains turn a darker yellow; add 1 cup water to the pot, bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Mash plantains, milk, and butter together in the pot until smooth.
4. 4 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, bell pepper, tomato sauce, garlic, and chicken bouillon, adding water if mixture gets too dry, in hot oil until beef is browned and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
5. 5 Spread 1/2 of the mashed plantains into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour meat mixture over the plantains and top with Cheddar cheese. Spread remaining mashed plantains over the cheese.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until plantains are golden and filling is bubbling, about 10 minutes.

By Mirelly

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• brown sugar
• ginger root
• cayenne pepper
• clove
• cinnamon
• paprika
• oregano
• black pepper
• lime
• orange juice
• pork sparerib

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Mix together the brown sugar, ginger, cayenne, clove, cinnamon, paprika, oregano, pepper, salt, and lime zest; set aside. Squeeze the limes, and add the juice to the orange juice. Rub the ribs well with the spice mixture. Place into a glass baking dish, and pour in the juice.
3. 3 Cover the dish, and bake in preheated oven for 90 minutes. Uncover, then continue cooking until nicely colored, 20 to 30 minutes more. Brush the ribs with the pan juices a few times while they are cooking.

By MICHELLE0011

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• goat stew meat
• hot chile pepper
• curry powder
• garlic
• black pepper
• vegetable oil
• onion
• celery
• vegetable broth
• bay leaf
• potato

Instructions

1. 1 Combine goat meat, chile peppers, curry powder, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, 1 hour to overnight.
2. 2 Remove goat meat mixture from bowl; pat dry, reserving marinade. Heat vegetable oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook goat meat in batches, browning on all sides, 5 to 6 minutes per batch; transfer to a plate. Add onion and celery to stockpot; cook and stir until onion begins to brown, 4 to 6 minutes.
3. 3 Stir goat meat into onion mixture. Add reserved marinade, vegetable broth, and bay leaf; bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour. Stir in potatoes; simmer until potatoes and meat are tender, 35 to 45 minutes more.
4. 4 Remove stockpot from heat; skim off surface fat and remove bay leaf.

By Roxy

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• bacon
• onion
• green bell pepper
• thyme
• tomato sauce
• browning sauce
• black pepper
• red pepper flakes
• whole kernel corn
• water
• white rice

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in the hot skillet until grease begins to render. Add onion, bell pepper, and thyme; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is nearly translucent. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in tomato sauce, browning sauce, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes; simmer for 3 minutes.
2. 2 Add corn; simmer for 3 more minutes. Slowly pour in water while stirring. Increase heat to high and stir in rice; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Fluff rice mixture with a fork to serve.

By Kristal

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• lime juice
• rum
• brown sugar
• cayenne pepper
• clove
• cinnamon
• ginger
• black pepper
• thyme
• chicken
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, rum, and brown sugar; set sauce aside.
3. 3 Mix together the cayenne pepper, clove, cinnamon, ginger, pepper, salt, and thyme leaves. Brush the chicken with oil, then coat with the spice mixture.
4. 4 Place in a roasting pan, and bake about 90 minutes, until the juices run clear or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F. Baste the chicken with the reserved sauce every 20 minutes while it's cooking. Allow chicken to rest for 10 minutes before carving.

By MICHELLE0011

Ingredients

• ✓ salt
• paprika
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• parsley
• oregano
• pepper
• chicken breast
• duck sauce
• marinara sauce
• mango hot sauce
• pink grapefruit juice
• bread crumb
• nectarine

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking dish with parchment paper.
2. 2 In a large bowl, mix together paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Toss with chicken breasts until evenly coated. In a bowl, combine duck sauce, marinara sauce, mango hot sauce and 1/4 cup grapefruit juice. Coat chicken evenly with sauce mixture. Place bread crumbs in a shallow dish, and dredge chicken until evenly breaded. Place chicken in baking dish. Place nectarine slices around the edge of baking dish.
3. 3 Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn the chicken, pour 1/2 cup grapefruit juice over chicken, and continue cooking for another 15 minutes or until done.

By KS