Recipes: Fish and seafood

Explore fish and seafood, with ingredients, timings and step-by-step instructions.

62 recipes

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Oyster Soup with Lemon and Saffron

Fully cooked oyster soup with a gentle broth, saffron, lemon, and an egg yolk liaison. Adaptation of a recipe published in Cuba in 1925.

45 minMedium

Golden yam and cod croquettes, one open, served with a bowl of lemon mojo.

Yam and Cod Croquettes with Lemon Mojo

Crispy white yam and desalted cod croquettes, breaded and fried, served with a lemon and garlic mojo for dipping. A Cuban-inspired appetizer.

2 h 15 minMedium

Caimanero ajiaco served in a deep bowl, with fish flakes, pieces of root vegetables, dumplings and cilantro.

Caimanero Ajiaco with Yam and Fish: A Recipe from Isla de la Juventud

Caimanero pinero ajiaco with desalted salted fish, yam, mapén, root vegetables, and coconut milk dumplings. For 6 servings.

1 h 35 minMedium

Bonito Gratin with Mushrooms and Hard-Boiled Egg

Canned tuna with sautéed mushrooms, hard-boiled egg, and homemade white sauce, topped with cheese and baked until golden. Adaptation of Cocina al minuto (1956).

1 hEasy

Cod and Potato Bites with Mustard and Pickle Sauce

Breaded and fried potato and cod balls, served with a cold sauce of hard-boiled egg, mustard, and pickles. Ideal for parties and gatherings.

3 h 30 minMedium

Squid in Criolla Sauce with Tomato and Dry White Wine

Squid rings and tentacles stewed slowly in a tomato-based criolla sauce with dry white wine, tender and perfect with white rice.

1 h 35 minMedium

Baked Florida Sierra with Cuban Sofrito and Homestead Tomatoes

Whole sierra (Spanish mackerel) baked over a Cuban sofrito of tomato, peppers, and onion, with Homestead tomatoes when in season.

1 h 10 minMedium

Grilled spiny lobster served with cassava and criollo mojo.

Grilled Spiny Lobster from the Keys with Criollo Mojo

Grilled spiny lobster, brushed with sour orange criollo mojo and served with boiled cassava. A seasonal Cuban adaptation.

1 hMedium

Florida Stone Crab Claws with Cuban Mojo and Tostones

Florida stone crab claws served cold with sour orange mojo and crispy tostones: a festive appetizer with Cuban flavor.

1 hMedium

Paella pan with reddish creamy rice and pieces of crab, served next to a rocky beach with the sea in the background.

Creamy Blue Crab Rice (Jaiba) Cuban Style

Creamy blue crab rice with crab broth, Cuban sofrito, tomato, peppers and dry wine. Juicy, intense and served in a cazuela.

1 h 10 minMedium

Lobster-stuffed avocado with pink sauce and lime

Avocado halves stuffed with cooked lobster, peas, and a light pink sauce with lime. An elegant, fresh Cuban appetizer that is very easy to make.

30 minEasy

Battered and golden white fish with thin green plantain chips and a bowl of Cuban mojo.

Cuban-style fish and chips: crispy fish with green plantain fritters

White fish in a very crispy beer batter served with green plantain fritters (mariquitas) and garlic-lime mojo. Fish and chips with a Cuban accent.

50 minMedium

Smoked Salmon Bites with Honey and Sour Orange

Salmon cubes with a light smoke and a glaze of honey, garlic, and sour orange: a Cuban adaptation of American salmon burnt ends.

1 h 25 minMedium

Ceviche de cobo in leche de tigre with passion fruit pulp and seeds, red onion and cilantro, accompanied by golden tostones and lime wedges.

Ceviche de cobo with passion fruit, leche de tigre and tostones

A tropical ceviche de cobo with criollo leche de tigre, fresh passion fruit, ají cachucha and crispy tostones. A fusion of Cuban and Caribbean flavors.

1 h 40 minMedium

Spaghetti with Prawns and Cream

Spaghetti in a creamy sauce of cream, white wine and cheese, with sautéed prawns in an onion and garlic sofrito. Ready in 35 minutes.

35 minEasy

Shrimp a la gabardina as in Spanish bars

Shrimp coated in Orly batter with beer, golden and crispy, like the classic tapa of Spanish bars. With pink sauce.

40 minEasy

Spanish-style prawn rice

Spanish-style prawn rice with homemade stock from heads and shells, tomato sofrito, wine, and Cuban-style food coloring.

1 hMedium

Breaded Fried Sardines

Sardines marinated with garlic, lemon and parsley, breaded and fried until golden and crispy. Ideal as a tapa, appetizer or main dish.

45 minEasy

Tuna Empanada

Baked tuna empanada with a sautéed onion, pepper and tomato base, topped with melted cheese. Quick, easy and perfect for a snack or dinner.

30 minEasy

Budget-Friendly Fish Croquettes

Cuban fish croquettes, economical and tasty: broth and flour dough, seasoned minced filling, and crispy breading. Ideal for parties.

1 hMedium

Raw Cobo seasoned with lemon and pepper

Boiled cobo with onion and garlic, sliced into thin strips and seasoned with lemon and pepper. A delicacy from eastern Cuba, ideal with a good rum.

40 minEasy

Oven-baked shrimp with potatoes, onion and bell pepper

Large oven-baked shrimp on potato rounds, with onion, red bell pepper, oregano and olive oil. A quick, colorful and easy meal.

20 minEasy

Pan con minuta de pescado

Open yellowtail snapper, battered in tempura and breadcrumbs, fried crispy and served in bread. A quick classic from Cuban fishing towns.

25 minMedium

Lobster Enchilado

Lobster Enchilado Cuban style: lobster tails in a velvety and spicy tomato sauce, with sofrito, dry wine and aromatic herbs.

45 minMedium