8 cuban good Recipes

garlic cloves, salt, dried oregano, minced onion, sour orange juice, spanish olive oil, boneless center cut pork loin roast, cuban bread, butter, softened, sliced dill pickles, sliced cuban cooked pork, sliced good-quality ham, sliced mild swiss cheese, yellow mustard (optional), mayonnaise (optional)

red potatoes or 2 lbs small yellow potatoes, salt, thick sliced bacon , fried crisp and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, diced red onions, green onions, sliced, dill pickles, chopped, good quality green olives, chopped (with pimentos is okay, just good quality), garlic powder, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, habanero sauce

vegetable oil, beef flank steak, beef broth, tomato sauce, onion, sliced, green bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips, garlic cloves, chopped, tomato paste, ground cumin, chopped fresh cilantro, olive oil, white vinegar

best olive oil you can afford, leek, cleaned and cut in thin half moons, ribs of celery, finely chopped , including the leaves, fat bulb of fennel , fronds removed and reserved, shave the fennel bulb on a mandoline as fine as you can get it., garlic, minced, hearty red wine , zinfandel is good, fish stock (or 1 cup of clam juice and 1 cup of h20, crushed tomatoes in puree, mild tomatoes and green chiles (or hotter if you want), lemon rind , studded with 1 clove each, orange rind, parsley stems tied together with butcher s twine, bay leaf, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat picked over for cartilage or, substitute florida lobster tails , split down the back 1 for each person, firm white fish fillets, non oily (bass, grouper, snapper, cod) cut in 1 inch thick chunks, fresh basil leaves for garnish, sweet red pepper rouille, fire roasted red peppers, drained (smallest jar possible) and dried off. you want about 2/3 cup of pepper pieces, garlic cloves, (yes, i said five ), saffron threads , soaked in 1/8 cup of dry vermouth, shakes of your favorite hot sauce (louisiana is good, texas pete is just fine), a generous pinch of cayenne, good quality mayonnaise, french baguette or a fine quality cuban bread, cut in 1 inch thick slices and toasted

heavy cream, granulated sugar, egg yolks, good-quality milk chocolate, chopped, heavy cream, sugar, strong-brewed espresso or 1 tbsp cuban coffee, cooled, pure vanilla extract, unsalted butter, softened, white bread, halved diagonally and crusts trimmed, roasted hazelnuts, chopped, extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

uncooked black beans, washed , pebbles removed or canned, good quality bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces( i use more ), yellow onion, peeled, finely diced, garlic, peeled, finely chopped, water or chicken stock, tabasco hot sauce or to taste, salt, bay leaf, salt and freshly ground black pepper, if desired, warm cooked white rice ( use short grain brown rice)