Caribbean Recipes

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Cuba:  Carne Mechada

Cuba: Carne Mechada

2kg beef skirt, stewing steak or skirloin 60ml dry red wine 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 onions, chopped 3 bay leaves salt and black pepper, to taste 400g black beans For the mechado sauce: 2 onions, chopped 2 green bell peppers, chopped 4 hot chillies, minced 750ml passata (tomato sauce) 1 tbsp Continue Reading...

Cuba: Carne Gisada con Plantanos (Beef and Plantains)

Cuba: Carne Gisada con Plantanos (Beef and Plantains)

100ml olive oil 1.1kg rump steak (round steak) cut into 5cm chunks 1 onion, sliced thickly 1 green bell pepper, diced 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 800g tinned chopped tomatoes, drained 240ml dry sherry 240ml Cuban beef stock 2 tsp salt 1 tbsp Spanish paprika 1/2 tsp freshly-ground black Continue Reading...

Cuba: Caldo de Res (Cuban Beef Stock)

Cuba: Caldo de Res (Cuban Beef Stock)

450g flank steak, cut into chunks 900g beef bones, cracked 3l water 1 tsp salt 6 black peppercorns 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 bay leaf 1 onion, quartered 1 large green bell pepper, de-seeded and quartered a few sprigs of parsley 3 large ripe tomatoes, quartered 1/2 tsp ground cumin 4 saffron Continue Reading...

Cuba: Black Bean Hummus

Cuba: Black Bean Hummus

480g cooked black beans, drained (tinned is fine) 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced 1 tbsp tahini 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 tsp ground cumin juice of 1 lime salt and freshly-ground black pepper Method: Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and render to a smooth paste. Transfer to a Continue Reading...

Cuba: Baked Eggs

Cuba: Baked Eggs

12 large eggs 2 medium chorizo sausages, finely chopped 180ml whole milk salt and freshly-ground black pepper 6 tbsp butter, melted Method: Take 6 individual gratin dishes or large oven-proof ramekins and butter them lightly. Divide the chorizo between them. Break 2 eggs into a cup and pour on Continue Reading...

Cuba National Dish & Recipe

Cuba National Dish & Recipe

National Dish Monk’s Black Beans is Cuban’s National dish. In the local restaurants, the cooks usually create a Cuban sandwich, which is made on long thin loaves of Cuban bread by stacking it really high with a large amount of thin sliced mouth watering roasted pork, Serrano, ham, Continue Reading...

Beef Turnovers (Empanadas)

Beef Turnovers (Empanadas)

Ingredients: 1 packet of Saz?n with -coriander and annatto 1/4 cup of tomato sauce 1 teaspoon minced garlic -or 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 onion, diced 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper 1/2 teaspoon of oregano 6 diced large Stuffed Olives 1 package Discos -(frozen turnover dough) -Yellow or Continue Reading...

Coconut Balls (Coquitos)

Coconut Balls (Coquitos)

Ingredients: 1/2 cup of white sugar 1/2 cup of white sugar 2 teaspoons of brown sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 18 ounce can grated coconut -in heavy syrup Directions: Pour off excess liguid from the coconut then combine the coconut, vanilla along with brown sugar, in a medium Continue Reading...

Breaded Steak (Bistec Empanizado)

Breaded Steak (Bistec Empanizado)

Ingredients: 4 eggs -olive oil -salt to taste 1 onion (chopped) 1/4 cup lime or sour orange 1 tablespoon Adobo seasoning 3 fresh garlic cloves (minced) 1 cup finely ground cracker meal, 4 steaks 1/4 inch thick -or cube steak Directions: Use the chopped onion, garlic, juice, and salt and sprinkle Continue Reading...

Shrimp Paella

Shrimp Paella

Ingredients: 1 bay leaf 3 cups of hot water 2 cups of frozen peas 3/4 cup of onion (diced) 1 packet Saz?n con Azafran 1 tablespoon of olive oil 3/4 cup of red pepper (diced) 1 package (12 ounces) Valencia Rice 1 packet powdered chicken bouillon 1 tablespoon of garlic (minced) -or 2 garlic cloves Continue Reading...

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