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Cuba's hearty country stew of pork, beef, and smoked ham simmered with malanga, yuca, boniato, pumpkin, corn, and plantains. The vegetables go in in stages so everything finishes tender together.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: crusty bread, white rice
HB-4192 · Hand-built original
Short-grain rice simmered first with lemon peel and a cinnamon stick, then with whole milk, condensed milk, and vanilla until thick and creamy. Served chilled with ground cinnamon on top.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-4194 · Hand-built original
Bone-in chicken thighs browned and simmered in one pot with sofrito, tomato sauce, dry cooking wine, and yellow rice until the rice is moist and tender. A classic Cuban family dinner finished with peas and red pimientos.
Main ingredient: chicken thighs
Pairs well with: maduros (fried sweet plantains), tostones
HB-4186 · Hand-built original
Thin butterflied sirloin steaks seasoned with garlic, oregano, and cumin, splashed with lime, seared quickly, and topped with sautéed onions. Serve two pieces per person with white rice and black beans.
Main ingredient: beef sirloin steak
Pairs well with: white rice, black beans
HB-4200 · Hand-built original
A hearty Cuban-style white bean soup with smoked ham, beef, Spanish chorizo, potato, and greens simmered in a rich broth. Serve hot, seasoning with salt only at the end.
Main ingredient: white beans
Pairs well with: crusty bread, white rice
HB-4191 · Hand-built original
Shrimp seasoned with garlic and onion powder, cooked in butter with onion and a dozen garlic cloves, deglazed with white wine and finished in table cream with cilantro.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-9356 · Hand-built original
The shaken original from Cuba, not the frozen kind: white rum, fresh lime and syrup in a simple 3-2-1 measure, shaken hard and strained up with a lime slice.
Main ingredient: white rum
Pairs well with: ceviche, grilled fish tacos, key lime pie
HB-18709 · Hand-built original
Ground ham folded into a thick seasoned béchamel-style dough, chilled, shaped into small cylinders, breaded, and fried until golden. A classic Cuban bakery and ventanita snack, served hot.
Main ingredient: ham
Pairs well with: hearty soup, rice and beans
HB-4197 · Hand-built original
Rum and cola over ice in a highball glass, brightened with fresh lime juice and garnished with a lime wedge. The fresh lime is what sets a Cuba Libre apart from a plain rum and Coke.
Main ingredient: rum
Pairs well with: grilled meats, salty snacks
HB-4196 · Hand-built original
Black beans simmered with peppers, onion, garlic and cumin, finished with cilantro and red wine vinegar.
Main ingredient: black beans
Pairs well with: white rice, roast pork, fried plantains, grilled chicken
HB-4842 · Hand-built original
This easy Cuban-Style Black Beans recipe can be on your table in under 30 minutes! It's made with tender black beans, onions, peppers, and some spices, making a flavorful and satisfying dish.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0760 · Hand-built original
Soft, baguette-shaped loaves with a pale, tender crust and a gentle chew from lard, started the night before with a simple overnight starter.
Main ingredient: bread flour
HB-13528 · Hand-built original
Cuban Chicken is a Cuban chicken built around chicken. It serves 5. It pairs well with roasted potatoes and rice pilaf. It is prepared in a straightforward, home-style way.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0761 · Hand-built original
Cuban Chicken with Mojo (Pollo con Mojo) is a Cuban chicken.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0762 · Hand-built original
Cuban Mojo Marinade is a Cuban dish built around oil. It is prepared in a straightforward, home-style way.
Main ingredient: olive oil
HB-0012 · Hand-built original
Cuban picadillo is an easy ground beef recipe made with tomato sauce, olives, and spices. This family favorite is perfect for busy weeknight dinners.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-0763 · Hand-built original
Mojo-roasted pork layered with sweet ham, Swiss cheese, dill pickles, and yellow mustard on Cuban bread, buttered and pressed until crisp and melted. The classic Miami Cubano.
Main ingredient: pork tenderloin
Pairs well with: mariquitas (plantain chips)
HB-4188 · Hand-built original
A crisp, unsweetened-leaning daiquiri of white rum and fresh lime, strained over a single large cube in a coupe and finished with lime peel oils.
Main ingredient: sugar
HB-18055 · Hand-built original
Shrimp simmered in a tomato sauce built on onion, green pepper, and garlic, with white wine, Spanish olives and their brine, oregano, and cumin. Serve immediately over white rice.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: white rice
HB-4203 · Hand-built original
A smooth baked custard of condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla over a dark caramel, baked in a water bath and served chilled and inverted so the caramel coats the top.
Main ingredient: eggs
Pairs well with: cafecito (Cuban coffee)
HB-4193 · Hand-built original
Mojo-marinated chicken thighs browned, then simmered in a tomato and white wine sauce with olives and potatoes, with peas stirred in at the end. Serve over white rice.
Main ingredient: chicken thighs
Pairs well with: white rice, toasted Cuban bread
HB-4201 · Hand-built original
Frijoles Negros (Authentic Cuban Black Beans) is a Cuban side dish built around rice. It takes 30 min in total and serves 4.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-0957 · Hand-built original
Pork shoulder marinated in a garlic and citrus mojo, then roasted low and slow until tender. A Cuban celebration main dish, traditionally served with rice and black beans.
Main ingredient: pork shoulder
Pairs well with: rice, black beans, Cuban sandwich
HB-4184 · Hand-built original
Pork shoulder chunks marinated in sour orange and garlic, simmered until the water evaporates, then fried in lard until browned and crisp, and topped with a cooked onion-garlic mojo.
Main ingredient: pork shoulder
Pairs well with: Cuban white rice, frijoles negros, yuca con mojo, congri, avocado salad
HB-4199 · Hand-built original
The classic Cuban highball: cane sugar and fresh lime stirred until dissolved, mint gently muddled, white rum added, and the glass filled with ice and topped with club soda.
Main ingredient: white rum
HB-4195 · Hand-built original
White rum, lime and mint lengthened with soda and sweetened with sugar syrup, served over ice.
Main ingredient: rum
Pairs well with: salted nuts, plantain chips, grilled shrimp
HB-4869 · Hand-built original
Black beans and white rice cooked together with pepper, garlic, oregano, and cumin, finished with vinegar and garlic butter. Cuba's everyday rice-and-beans side, served with meat mains or on its own.
Main ingredient: black beans
Pairs well with: roast pork, grilled meats
HB-4187 · Hand-built original
Mashed potato balls stuffed with a spiced ground beef filling, breaded and deep-fried until golden and crisp. A classic Cuban snack; keep the filling portion small and chill the formed balls before frying.
Main ingredient: potatoes
HB-4198 · Hand-built original
El picadillo de carne es un plato típico cubano preparado con carne molida de res, papas o patatas, cebolla, ajo, comino, pimientos, vino blanco, salsa de tomate, pasas, aceitunas y alcaparras.
Main ingredient: molida
HB-1739 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-1942 · Hand-built original
This slow-cooked Cuban-style shredded beef dish is made with tenderized flank steak, Cuban sofrito, and spices, all simmered in a flavorful tomato-based sauce. This ropa vieja recipe requires only 25 minutes of hands-on work once the meat is tenderized.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-1944 · Hand-built original
Cuban Shredded beef or Ropa Vieja can be made in the slow cooker or instant pot! Serve this Ropa Vieja recipe with avocados, black beans, and rice!
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-1945 · Hand-built original
The casserole form of the Cuban tamal: ground pork cooked in sofrito with tomato sauce and red wine, mixed into ground fresh corn and masa harina, and simmered until thick. In a Cuban tamal the meat is mixed into the dough rather than used as a filling.
Main ingredient: ground pork
HB-4202 · Hand-built original
Green plantains fried, smashed flat, dipped in salted water, and fried a second time until golden and crisp outside and tender inside. A staple Cuban side and snack, served warm with salt.
Main ingredient: green plantains
Pairs well with: Ropa Vieja, Vaca Frita, Fricase de Pollo, Arroz con Pollo, Picadillo
HB-4189 · Hand-built original
¿Existe plato más casero que éste? Con el plátano frito o a la plancha, el arroz blanco, el huevo frito y una salsa de tomate casera, la siesta está garantizada. Si eres capaz de no comerte la yema, y consigues mezclarlo todo, la cremosidad es insuperable. Especial si padeces de “morriña” de casa de tu madre.
Main ingredient: redondo
HB-2451 · Hand-built original
Flank steak simmered until tender, shredded, marinated in lime and garlic, then pan-fried until crisp and finished with sautéed onions. Serve with white rice, black beans, and lime wedges.
Main ingredient: flank steak
Pairs well with: white rice, black beans, yuca, tostones, sweet plantains
HB-4185 · Hand-built original
All the muddled mint and lime of a mojito, topped with lemon-lime seltzer instead of rum, in a single tall, sugar-free glass.
Main ingredient: mint
Pairs well with: Cuban sandwiches, tostones, grilled shrimp
HB-18742 · Hand-built original
Boiled yuca (cassava) topped with a raw garlic seasoning mixture and lime juice, finished with hot olive oil poured over the top. A traditional Cuban side for roast pork and congri.
Main ingredient: yuca
Pairs well with: congri, pernil (roast pork)
HB-4190 · Hand-built original
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