Cocada Cuban Style
Cocada is a typical dessert from several Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries and is made from a dough made from grated coconut and milk that is then baked.
Recipes
Fresh Corn Fritters
Frituras de Maiz tierno, or fresh corn fritters is one of the favorite and yummy cuban side dish to complete the perfect meal.
Sweet Plantain Omelet
The Tortilla de Platanito maduro, a truly Cuban Omelette, makes a delicious lunch paired with a crisp salad.
Chicken Soup Cuban Style
Simple, Easy to Make and Delicious, there's nothing better to fight the cold that a good homemade Cuban Chicken Soup (Sopa de Pollo), great for and appetizer or a meal.
Cuban Beef and Potatoes
This beef and potatoe stew (carne con papas) is another traditional and popular Cuban dish, with tender succulent meat and potatoes in a dense stew that will fill any appetite. Serve with white rice and enjoy!
Smoked Pork Loin in Sour Sauce
Learn how to prepare a smoked pork loin in sweet and sour sauce made with fruits and honey ... a treat!
Marinated Grilled Pork Tenderloin
This is one of my favorites recipes. Lean, moist, and incredibly succulent, pork tenderloin is a proven crowd-pleaser, perfect for every occasion, from the family weekday dinner to an...
Cuban Cassava Pudding
Cassava Pudding or Pudin de Yuca, as it is known in Cuba, is a delicious and much loved dessert in the Caribbean nations. Very easy to prepare, it...
Fufú de Plátano (Cuban Mashed Plantain)
The Fufú de Plátano (Cuban Mashed Plantain) is a classic of Cuban cuisine. According to Don Fernando Ortiz, the great Cuban folklore researcher, during the British domination in Cuba, the usual food of slaves was boiled and mashed plantain.
Cuban Arroz con pollo
This is one of the most beloved of chicken dishes in Cuba, is quick and easy and can be served with a salad, fried plantains or even a banana. The Arroz con Pollo can make any meal special.
Albondigas (Cuban meatballs)
When you think about the meatballs, you surely think about something Italian mixed with pasta. However, Cubans have their own version of the meatball (albondiga).
Cuban Flan recipe
This is the traditional delicious Cuban-style Flan recipe (Cuban-style custard), a very sweet, creamy and rich dessert, made with caramel, eggs and milk (you can use condensed or evaporated milk).
Natilla de Chocolate
Try this delicious natilla de chocolate or chocolate custard family recipe. Preparation is very easy, only takes just about 15 minutes and result is so good you won't hesitate in doing it again and again.
Charcoal-baked pork in mojo criollo with dried fruits
This is a typical Cuban cuisine recipe (Cerdo asado al carbón) fused with the modern and minimalist-style type of food. Excellent author's cuisine, try it!
Cuban Sandwich Recipe
Cuban sandwich is also known as the Mixto or the Cuban pressed sandwich and has ham and Cuban styled pork roast in it along with cheese...
Sopa de Ajo
Sopa de Ajo Cubana (Cuban Garlic soup) was inherited from the Spanish and Cubans have adapted it to their taste.
Avocado and Pineapple Salad
This is a great Cuban salad that blends the sweetness of pineapple with the sour flavor of oil and vinegar.
Red Beans Soup
Who does not enjoy a good bowl of red beans "con todos los hierros" as people say in Cuba?
Cuban French Toast (Torrejas)
This is the Cuban version of French Toast, with a lot of syrup and very sweet.
Arroz con pollo a la Chorrera
The Arroz con Pollo a la Chorrera (Yellow Rice and Chicken soupy style) is a very popular and one of the most delicious recipes in traditional Cuban cuisine
Cuban Red Beans and Rice (Congri) recipe
Congri is a very popular Cuban dish consisting of rice and red beans.
Cuban Pork steak
Delight your family with this simple and delicious recipe for the most traditional Cuban cuisine.
Chicken in Garlic and Wine Sauce
Chicken in Garlic and Wine Sauce (Pollo al Ajillo) is a typical Cuban variation of cooking chicken.
Cuban Style Pork with Papaya Mango Salsa
Try and taste this easy-to-follow Cuban recipe, for a family dinner or just group of friends. See this great recipe here!!!
Black Beans or "Frijoles Negros"
Black beans or Frijoles Negros are a staple common to Cuban cooking.
The Cristal Beer, la Preferida de Cuba
Cristal is a light beer that has been for over 75 years, the favorite of consumers in Cuba.
Cuban Black Beans and Rice
This black bean and rice dish comes with an interesting title. Literally translated, Moros y Cristianos means Moors and Christians.
Guava Helmets in syrup
Cubans love their guavas and knows how to eat them too! Here is a traditional Cuban dish, a quick and easy dessert recipe that pairs well with almost all meals.
Roast Pork (Cuban Lechon Asado)
This is a Cuban classic dish, found in a typical Cuban party!
Créme de Vie (Cuban Egg Nog)
La Créme de Vie or Cuban Egg Nog is another one of those homemade aperitifs commonly enjoyed during the Cuban holidays, especially Christmas and and New Year
Cuban Roasted Chicken
Pollo Asado, also known as “roasted chicken,” is one of cubans favorite meals.
Cuban Lentil soup (Potaje De Lentejas)
The traditional Cuban Lentil soup (Potaje De Lentejas) is thick and hearty.
Vaca Frita recipe
This recipe for vaca frita ("fried cow") is a close cousin of Cuba's famous ropa vieja, stewed shredded beef in tomato sauce.
Havana Style Eggs
The Havana Style Eggs (Huevos habaneros) is a spectacular brunch dish, delicious and easy to make.
Cuban Buñuelos
These fritters are a very popular tradition in Cuba. The buñuelos are served warm with a special anise syrup and Cubans like to eat them during the Christmas holidays.
Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon pie is not of Cuban origin but it is much appreciated all across the island. It is made with a pastry base, usually shortcrust or shortbread, a lemon curd filling and a fluffy meringue topping.
White Bean Stew
Each Cuban cook has a personal recipe for white bean stew (Potaje de Frijoles Blancos).
Cuban Coffee (Espresso)
Intense and sweet, Cuban coffee tastes like no other coffee.
Cuban Corn Stew recipe
Between the rich black beans, roast pork and yucca with mojo, corn stew is one of the favorite Cuban dishes. If you want to experience the flavors of Cuban c
Papas Rellenas (Cuban Stuffed Potato)
The Fried Stuffed Potatoes (Papas Rellenas) is a very popular Cuban dish, and great for lunch or dinner. Go ahead with it!!!
Quimbombo con Carne (Okra with Beef)
The combination of okra (quimbombó) with meat is exquisite to the palate. Here is just one of many ways of doing it. Enjoy it!!!
Tamal en Cazuela recipe
The Tamale casserole is one of the favorite dishes of the traditional Cuban cuisine.
Cuban Spiced Pork Chops
This is the perfect recipe for those who love the flavors of a classic Cuban pork roast but are cooking in small quantities.
Cuban Bread Pudding
This is the Cuban version of Bread Pudding, with lots of raisins and very sweet. Enjoy it!
Tostones (Chatinos) recipe
Tostones, Chatinos or fried green plantains, are a popular side dish in many Latin American countries and particularly in Cuba. The recipe is very easy.
Cuban Chicken Fricassee
The Fricasé de Pollo a la Cubana (Chicken Fricassee) is one of the most popular Cuban dish, that includes chicken and potatoes cooked in tom
Cuban Shortbread Cookies
Cuban Shortbread Cookies or Torticas de Morón are a Cuban speciality and are very popular in Cuban bakeries. Cuban cooking is a fusion of African, Carribean and Spanish cuisines, and so has a variety of immensely flavourful elements to draw from!
Cuban Munyeta Recipe
Tasty bean recipe which we used to make in Cuba, it is made with navy beans (judias, as they are called in Cuba).
Stuffed Plantain Cups
The Cuban Stuffed Plantain Cups or Tostones Rellenos. This recipe is a tasty variation of the known Tostones (Chatinos) from the traditional Cuban cuisine and is very easy to do. Try it and then enjoy!
Chickpeas stew
Potaje de Garbanzos cuban style. This hearty soup can be served as a main dish, thick with chick-peas and accented with spanish sausages.
Rice Pudding
How to make perfect rice pudding according to the cuban way. This is a wonderful recipe, and so easy!
Guarapo (Sugar Cane Juice)
Guarapo is fresh sugar cane juice. It has a very light flavor and is extremely refreshing on a hot day.
Cuban Salad
This is a typical and healthy Cuban salad, usually served with a traditional Cuban dinner.
Cuban avocado salad
Cuban Avocado Salad. (Ensalada de Aguacate) This is a typical Cuban salad, usually served with a traditional Cuban dinner.
Meat croquettes
How to Make Meat croquettes (Cuban Croquetas). This recipe for tasty croquetas uses meat but ham is really popular too.
Cuban Plantain Soup
This very Cuban soup, is as its name implies, made from plantain, green plantain or specifically "macho" plantain.
Fried Ripe Plantains
Make Fried Ripe Plantains like they do in Cuba.
Tamal en Hoja
Cuban tamales are not stuffed like a Mexican tamal; instead, they are riddled with tiny flecks of meat.
Plantain Chips with Garlic Sauce
How to make Plantain Chips with Garlic Sauce (Mariquitas de Platano)
Butternut Squash Flan Recipe
Butternut Squash Flan also known as Flan de Calabaza is a delicious treat and a typical dessert from Cuba.
Cuba Libre
In a large glass pour 41/2 centilitres of Ron Blanco (white rum) Havana Club. Put some ice and coke and then squeeze juice from a green lime.
Daiquiri
The Daiquiri, like the Mojito, can come in several variations of flavors, according to what is added to it.
Mojito
The Mojito is thought to have originated way back in the 15th century, just as the trade routes to the Caribbean were being established.
Daiquiri Frappe
Pour in a electric mixer a good quantity of mashed ice, 41/2 centilitres of Ron Blanco (Havana Club), 1/2 of green lime, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and a few drop
Hemingway Special
Ask anyone who appreciates good literature who would be in their top ten of all-time great authors and Ernest Hemingway will surely be amongst them.
Havana Special
In a cocktail mixer pour 41/2 centilitres of pineapple juice and then 41/2 centilitres of Ron Blanco (Havana Club).
Presidente
In a cocktail mixer put 11/2 centilitre of a Dubonet wine, 41/2 centilitres of Ron Blanco (Havana Club).
Ron Collins
Pour in high bottle glass 1/2 teaspoon of sugar 1/2 green lime. Stir well with 3 ice cubes, 41/2 centilitres of Ron Blanco (Havana Club).
Ajiaco Cubano
The most cuban of recipes, "rico" ajiaco cubano, see how to prepare.
Cuban Sweet Potato Pudding
This very sweet little dessert is made from the Cuban sweet potato called a BONIATO.
Cuban Sofrito Recipe
This sauce is basic to Cuban cuisine because it is the basis for ensuring the distinctive flavor of their food.
Marinade or Mojo
This is a Cuban classic and makes a wonderful marinade for meats and poultry. Traditionally this is made with sour oranges.
Chicharos Recipe
Chicharos Recipe (Cuban Split Pea Soup). This is one of the most popular recipe in Cuba.
Yuca with Garlic Sauce
This is a very popular Cuban side dish, and always served with most Cuban main dishes. Can also be served as an appetizer.
Cuban Platanos en Tentacion recipe
Platanos en Tentacion literally means "Temptation Style Plantains". This is a side dish, not a dessert.
Cuban Meat Sauce
Picadillo is Cuban-style hash and a favorite meal of most Cubans.
Shredded Beef
This recipe, Shredded Beef (Ropa Vieja) is a classic Cuban dish, and one of the most popular.
Oxtail Stew
Actually "Rabo Encendido" (literally means Lit Tail) is more of a stew than a soup, at least the Cuban version, and there are as many versions as there are C
Malanga Fritters
Malanga Fritters or Frituras de Malanga is a very popular Cuban appetizer, and great for lunch or a snack.
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