How to cooked and reheating Hallacas

How to Cook Hallacas

• Fill 3/4 of a large pot with water (I used a 24-qt pot). Add 2-3 tablespoons of salt.
•  NOTE: Depending of the capacity of your pot you might need to add more or less salt. The water is supposed to taste salty, so add the salt, mix, taste and adjust if necessary. Bring to a boil.
• When the salty water is boiling, add as many hallacas as you can fit, they must all be completely submerged in the water, and cook for 40 minutes.
• Remove and drain them, preferably in the vertical position. I like to place them side by side in the sink.
• Repeat the process with the other hallacas.
• Let them cool completely before refrigerating.
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STORING HALLACAS

Store cooked hallacas in the refrigerator for up to 6 Months  

HOW TO FREEZE HALLACAS:

The best way to freeze hallacas is before you cook them. To freeze hallacas assemble and wrap as instructed and then lay them flat in a freezer bag and freeze for up to 6 months. When ready to eat, cook them frozen in a pot with salty water for 60 minutes.

Reheating Hallacas 

Add water and salt to a pot; bring to a boil over high heat. Add the hallacas you wish to reheat (make sure the water is covering them). Lower the heat to medium and cook, partially cover the pot with the lid, for 20 -25 minutes. Remove the hallacas from the pot. Drain the hallacas, cut the cooking twine, remove the leaf and enjoy!

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If you are short of time, you can reheat them in the microwave. Just place the Hallaca on a plate, reheat for 1 minute, then flip and reheat for 30-45 more sec. This works best for one hallaca at the time.

Reheating  Hallacas

Add water and salt to a pot; bring to a boil over high heat. Add the hallacas you wish to reheat (make sure the water is covering them). Lower the heat to medium and cook, partially cover the pot with the lid, for 20 -25 minutes. Remove the hallacas from the pot. Drain the hallacas, cut the cooking twine, remove the leaf and enjoy!

If you are short of time, you can reheat them in the microwave and put cup of water inside with the hallaca. Just place the Hallaca on a plate, reheat for 1 minute, then flip and reheat for 30-45 more sec. This works best for one hallaca at the time.