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Recipes and cocktails with lemon or lime
Explore lemon or lime in our recipes and cocktails, with quantities, timings and step-by-step instructions.
40 recipes and 28 cocktails
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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.
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.
Spoonable Sweet from Ripe Papaya
Homemade sweet made with ripe papaya cooked over low heat until it becomes a thick compote. Perfect with white cheese or cream cheese.
French-Style Lemon Pie with Meringue and a Cuban Touch
Learn to prepare lemon pie with a crispy shortcrust pastry, a creamy filling of criollo lemon, and golden Italian meringue. A French version with a Cuban touch.
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.
Passion fruit lemonade with pulp and seeds
Fresh tropical lemonade with lemon juice, white sugar, and all the passion fruit pulp with its whole black seeds, unstrained.
Lemonade with spearmint and brown sugar
Fresh lemonade with a subtle hint of spearmint and the caramelized sweetness of brown sugar, with panela or papelón as an alternative. For 4 glasses.
Quick Lemonade for Two
Homemade lemonade for two, ready in 5 minutes with freshly squeezed lemon, cold water, sugar and ice.
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.
Cuban Vaca Frita
Shredded beef, marinated with lemon and garlic, and fried with onion until crispy. A Cuban classic to serve with white rice.
Lemon Cream
Lemon cream cooked in a bain-marie with egg yolks, butter and zest. A Cuban recipe from before 1959, ideal for filling tartlets or eating on its own.
Cuban-style fried shredded pork
Shredded and browned pork with garlic, onion, pepper, orange juice and lemon. Ideal for using up roast leftovers.
Chicken Vaca Frita Style
Boiled, shredded and fried chicken with lemon, garlic and onion until golden and crispy, in the style of Cuban vaca frita.
Mango Jam
Homemade mango jam with sugar and lemon, cooked until glossy. Ideal for spreading, filling empanaditas, or making a pie.
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.
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.
Oven-Baked Hogfish
Hogfish marinated with lemon, garlic, onion and oregano, baked in the oven until juicy inside with golden, crispy skin.
Mojito Cake
Fluffy cake with rum, lemon and spearmint, topped with whipped cream. A refreshing dessert with all the flavor of the Cuban drink.
Green Bean Salad with Tomato and Onion
Cuban salad of tender green beans with tomato, onion and lemon: fresh, light, ready in 20 minutes and perfect to accompany any dish.
Pan-Seared Turkey Breast
Turkey breast marinated with lemon, cumin, and pepper, seared in a pan and served with roasted peppers and white rice. Light and simple.
Mango Daiquiri
Mango frozen daiquiri with white rum, lemon, and ice: a fruity, fresh Cuban cocktail ready in five minutes.
Vizcondes
Cuban thrift dessert: slices of sweet bread soaked in lemon syrup between layers of vanilla custard, served very cold.
Fried Small Fish
Crispy fried fish, flour-coated and served with lemon: a quick Cuban appetizer, ideal with a well-chilled beer.
Yemitas
Cuban yemitas made with egg yolks and syrup, rolled in fine sugar. The sweet treat of childhood birthdays, in two versions.