Drinks
Classic Mojito
White rum, lime, sugar, soda and a great deal of mint, pressed rather than pulverised. Bruise the mint too hard and…
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Cuban recipes
Mojo marinades, pressed sandwiches and rum. 13 Cuban recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
The 13 recipes cover 5 of the site’s categories, among them 7 dinners, 3 drinks, 1 dessert, 1 healthy dish and 1 lunch. Of these, 3 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Classic Mojito (5 min), Cuba Libre (5 min) and Daiquiri (5 min). For 5, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 8 easy and 5 medium.
As written, 6 are vegetarian, 5 vegan, 11 gluten-free and 9 dairy-free.
Cuban recipes — all 13 recipes
Dinner
Ropa Vieja
Flank steak simmered until it shreds, then stewed in a sofrito of peppers, onions, olives and cumin until the sauce…
Lunch
Cuban Sandwich
Roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard pressed in Cuban bread until the cheese melts and the crust…
Healthy
Cuban Black Bean Soup
Dried beans, a sofrito built on cumin and green pepper, and a ham of smoke from nothing but paprika. Thick enough to…
Dinner
Picadillo
Minced beef simmered with tomato, green olives, raisins and capers, sweet, salty and tangy at once. The Cuban…
Dinner
Moros y Cristianos
Black beans and white rice cooked together in one pot with bacon, sofrito and cumin. The Cuban rice, named for the…
Dinner
Arroz con Pollo
Chicken thighs browned and cooked with rice in a sofrito of onion, pepper, garlic and tomato, coloured golden with…
Drinks
Daiquiri
White rum, fresh lime juice and sugar syrup, shaken hard and strained into a chilled glass. Three ingredients, and…
Drinks
Cuba Libre
White rum, cola and a squeeze of fresh lime over ice in a tall glass. It is more than a rum and coke, and the lime…
Dinner
Lechon Asado
Pork shoulder marinated overnight in sour orange, garlic and oregano mojo, then roasted slowly until the meat falls…
Side dish
Yuca con Mojo
Boiled cassava served with a warm, garlicky mojo of olive oil, sour orange and sweet onion, a Cuban staple.
Desserts
Cuban Flan
A dense, silky caramel custard of condensed and evaporated milk, eggs and vanilla, baked in a water bath and chilled.
Dinner
Mojo Pork
Pork shoulder marinated for 4 hours in sour orange, garlic and oregano, then roasted for 3 hours until the meat…