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Oven-Baked Pork Ribs with Tamarind, Honey and Cuban Mojo Glaze

Slow-roasted ribs with Cuban mojo and a glossy tamarind and honey glaze.

3 h 5 minMedium

Charcoal-Grilled Chicken with Grilled Pineapple and Cuban Mojo Glaze

Golden grilled chicken with grilled pineapple and a mojo and honey glaze, served with white rice.

3 h 15 minMedium

Pork Loin Stuffed with Pumpkin and Spinach with Cuban Mojo

Roast pork loin stuffed with pumpkin and spinach, with a mojo and dry wine sauce.

1 h 45 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Picadillo a Caballo, Moro Rice, Ripe Plantains and Salad

A Cuban Completa combination plate with black bean moro, picadillo topped with two eggs, fried ripe plantains and fresh salad.

1 h 20 minMedium

Baked whole snapper with visible shrimp and sofrito stuffing, served on a platter with its cooking juices.

Baked Whole Snapper Stuffed with Shrimp and Sofrito Criollo

Baked whole snapper stuffed with shrimp and thick sofrito criollo. A festive dish for 6, ideal for Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve.

2 h 40 minMedium

Roast turkey breast cut into slices, with picadillo, olive and raisin stuffing.

Turkey Breast Stuffed with Cuban Picadillo, Olives and Raisins

Festive oven-baked turkey breast roll stuffed with Cuban picadillo, olives and raisins, serving 8. A suggested variation for the Christmas table.

4 h 30 minMedium

Boliche sliced into rounds with chorizo in the center, served with potatoes, olives and sauce.

Chorizo-Stuffed Cuban Boliche with Potatoes and Wine Sauce

Beef round stuffed with chorizo, slow-cooked in a pot with potatoes, olives and wine sauce. Ideal for Christmas Eve and family meals.

12 hMedium

Golden-baked arroz imperial in a dish, with a serving showing the layers of yellow rice, chicken, ham and cheese.

Cuban Arroz Imperial with Chicken, Ham and Cheese

Layered arroz imperial with yellow rice, shredded chicken in sofrito, ham and Gouda, baked until golden. Ideal for Christmas Eve.

2 h 10 minMedium

Soy-Marinated Tuna Donburi with Avocado and Ripe Plantain

A Cuban-Japanese fusion donburi: tuna marinated in soy and sour orange over white rice, with avocado, cucumber and roasted ripe plantain.

1 h 55 minMedium

Cuban-Style Cachopo Stuffed with Roast Pork, Serrano Ham and Manchego

Breaded veal cachopo stuffed with mojo roast pork, serrano ham and Manchego cheese, served with tostones, avocado and mojo criollo.

1 h 15 minMedium

Cuban-Style Red Beans with Asturian Compango

Cuban red bean stew with creole sofrito and Asturian compango: chorizo, blood sausage and pork belly. A thick, flavorful Cuba–Asturias fusion.

2 h 30 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Stewed Salt Cod, White Rice, Boiled Boniato and Avocado Salad

Salt cod stewed in a Creole tomato and pepper sauce with fluffy white rice, boiled boniato and avocado salad. Serves 4.

1 h 20 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Pan-Seared Snapper, White Rice, Black Beans, Tostones and Salad

Golden pan-seared snapper fillet with garlic and citrus mojo, white rice, black beans, tostones and a fresh salad.

2 h 30 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Garlic Fried Chicken, Congrí, Tostones and Cabbage Salad

Crispy garlic and lime fried chicken, fluffy congrí, twice-fried tostones and a fresh cabbage salad: the Cuban Completa combination plate all on one plate.

2 h 45 minMedium

Cuban Completa of Arroz con Pollo a la Chorrera, Fried Ripe Plantains and Fresh Salad

Creamy, juicy arroz con pollo a la chorrera with fried ripe plantains and a tomato, cucumber and avocado salad. A Cuban Completa for 4.

1 h 30 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Rabo Encendido, White Rice, Tostones and Avocado

Slow-braised oxtail in a thick, spicy sauce, served with fluffy white rice, crispy tostones and fresh avocado. A complete plate for 4.

4 h 40 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Italian-style liver, white rice, black beans and ripe plantains

Cuban Completa with Italian-Style Liver, White Rice, Black Beans and Fried Ripe Plantains

Italian-style beef liver with onion and pepper, fluffy white rice, stewed black beans and fried ripe plantains: a Cuban Completa combination plate.

2 hMedium

Cuban Completa with Breaded Beef Steak, Moros Rice, Maduros and Tomato-Cucumber Salad

Crispy breaded beef steak with moros rice, fried ripe plantains (maduros) and a fresh tomato and cucumber salad: a complete combination plate for 4 people.

2 h 15 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Fried Fish, White Rice, Black Beans, Tostones and Salad

Whole fried snapper, golden and juicy, with fluffy white rice, black beans, twice-fried tostones and tomato salad. A complete combination plate.

2 h 50 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Shrimp Enchilados, White Rice, Tostones and Avocado

Cuban Completa: a combination plate of shrimp enchilados in Creole sauce with fluffy white rice, golden tostones and fresh avocado, for 4 people.

1 h 25 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Creole Roast Chicken, Congrí, Cassava and Cabbage-Tomato Salad

Roast chicken quarter with Creole mojo, fluffy congrí, boiled cassava and a fresh cabbage and tomato salad: the Cuban Completa, baked in the oven.

3 h 55 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Chicken Fricassee, White Rice, Black Beans and Fried Ripe Plantains

Chicken fricassee with potatoes and olives, fluffy white rice, black beans and fried ripe plantains: the full Cuban lunch plate for four.

2 h 40 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Fried Pork Chunks, Congrí, Cassava with Mojo and Tomato Salad

Garlic-fried pork chunks with loose-grained congrí, cassava with garlic and sour orange mojo, and tomato salad: the complete plate of the Cuban table.

2 h 40 minMedium

Cuban Completa with Palomilla Steak, White Rice, Black Beans and Fried Ripe Plantains

Palomilla steak smothered in onions with fluffy white rice, stewed black beans and fried ripe plantains: the Cuban Sunday plate, all together on one plate.

2 h 45 minMedium