Recipes: Pork dishes

Explore pork dishes, with ingredients, timings and step-by-step instructions.

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Four halves of chayote stuffed with pork and ham topped with browned cheese.

Salted Stuffed Chayotes with Pork and Ham

Four chayote halves stuffed with pork, ham, pulp, and sofrito, finished with browned cheese. Adaptation of a 1925 Cuban recipe.

2 hMedium

Rice with Butifarra Sausage and Lima Beans

Cuban stovetop rice with fresh pork butifarra, lima beans, sofrito and dry wine: separate grains, juicy and well-seasoned.

1 h 20 minMedium

Pork Ribs Stewed in a Casserole with Prunes and Sweet Potato

Pork ribs stewed in a casserole with tomato sauce and dry wine, prunes, and tender sweet potato. A family dish for 4.

2 hMedium

Stewed Smoked Pork Chops with Potatoes and Cuban Sofrito

Smoked pork chops stewed in a pot with potatoes cooked inside a tomato, dry wine, and Cuban sofrito sauce. A juicy stew for 4.

1 h 15 minEasy

Salty and creamy cornmeal with pork cubes and sofrito, served in a bowl.

Cornmeal with Pork and Cuban Sofrito

Savory, creamy cornmeal served with a spoon, featuring chunks of pork loin and a Cuban sofrito of onion, bell pepper, garlic, and tomato.

1 h 40 minEasy

Feijoada with black beans, ribs, tasajo and chorizo, accompanied by white rice, farofa, maduros and orange.

Brazilian Feijoada Cuban Style with Ribs, Tasajo and Chorizo

Fusion feijoada: black beans with pork ribs, tasajo and chorizo, served with white rice, cassava farofa with chicharrón, fried ripe plantains and orange.

3 h 45 minMedium

Smoked Pork Belly Bites with Molasses and Sour Orange

Skinless pork belly cubes slow-smoked and glazed with cane molasses and sour orange. A Cuban-flavored barbecue appetizer.

4 h 50 minMedium

Charcoal Pork Ribs with Guava and Sour Orange Sauce

Pork ribs cut individually, smoked over charcoal with garlic and cumin, and glazed with a guava and sour orange sauce.

4 h 5 minMedium

Chickpea stew with pork ribs and carrots

Hearty stew with tender pork ribs, whole chickpeas, and carrots in a reddish broth with Cuban sofrito, dry wine, and cumin.

2 h 30 minEasy

Complete Cuban Roast Pork with Congrí, Yuca and Avocado

Roasted pork leg in slices, red bean congrí, yuca with mojo and avocado: a complete Cuban meal for 8, with overnight marination.

16 h 30 minMedium

Cuban tamal en cazuela prepared with canned corn, pork meat and sofrito.

Tamal en cazuela with canned corn

Prepare Cuban tamal en cazuela with canned sweet corn, pork and sofrito. Without fresh cobs, with a creamy texture and the taste of home.

1 h 10 minEasy

Criollo Pork and Corn Stew

Criollo pork stew with ribs, corn, and potatoes in a pressure cooker: tender meat, flavorful broth, and all the taste of Cuban home cooking.

45 minEasy

Tamales with Canned Corn

Cuban tamales with canned sweet corn and stewed pork, wrapped in zip bags and aluminum foil. The perfect solution when fresh corn cobs are unavailable.

2 hMedium

Cuban-style fried shredded pork

Shredded and browned pork with garlic, onion, pepper, orange juice and lemon. Ideal for using up roast leftovers.

25 minEasy

Meat and Vegetable Skewers

Pork, beef or chicken skewers with onion and peppers, marinated with lemon or orange. Make them in an air fryer, on a barbecue or in the oven.

30 minEasy

Oven-Baked Chicharrones

Crispy oven-baked pork chicharrones, not fried in lard: salted pork belly, very dry, and baked at two temperatures.

3 h 10 minMedium

Cuban Frita

Homemade Cuban frita with pork and beef in warm bread, with beer-battered onion rings. The classic street hamburger of Havana.

45 minMedium

Pork Fricasé

Cuban-style pork fricasé: stewed pork with sofrito, tomato, olives and dry wine in a flavorful sauce perfect for soaking up with white rice.

40 minEasy

Fried Pork Chunks Chef Style

Fried pork chunks with garlic and sour orange mojo, oven-confit and fried in lard. Keep them in the fridge and fry just before serving.

2 hEasy

Chickpeas with Pig's Feet

Chickpeas with pig's feet, chorizo and bacon in a sofrito with dry wine: a slow-cooked stew ideal for the weekend.

3 hMedium

Roasted Pork Loin in the Oven

Pork loin marinated since the night before and roasted in the oven over potato rounds, juicy and full of flavor. Ideal for a party.

2 hEasy

Country Style Pork Ribs

Country style pork ribs with a dry rub of cumin, paprika and oregano, seared in a pan and baked slowly until tender.

2 hEasy

Butifarras with onion, tomatoes and peppers

Fresh pork butifarras browned in a casserole dish with onion, cherry tomatoes and juicy peppers. Ready in 20 minutes, ideal with white rice.

20 minEasy

Pork secreto over roasted pumpkin

Golden pork secreto in a stew with garlic and tomato, served on a bed of roasted pumpkin. A simple, juicy, and elegant dish for two.

1 h 50 minEasy