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Recipes with plantain

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28 recipes

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Cuban Completa with Congrí, Pork Fricassee, Tomato and Avocado Salad, and Chicharritas

A Cuban combination plate with congrí, tender pork fricassee, fresh tomato and avocado salad, and crispy green plantain chicharritas.

2 h 10 minMedium

Lomo saltado with red onion and tomato, served with white rice and ripe plantains.

Lomo Saltado with Ripe Plantain: Peruvian-Cuban Fusion

Stir-fried beef with red onion, tomato and soy sauce, served with white rice and golden ripe plantains instead of french fries.

45 minMedium

Tempura snapper maki with cucumber and avocado, served with mojo and mariquitas.

Tempura Snapper Maki with Mojo and Mariquitas

Sushi rolls with fully cooked tempura snapper, served with sour orange mojo and green plantain mariquitas.

2 hMedium

Shredded tasajo with partially ripe plantain and onion served on a plate.

Tasajo Reburujado with Partially Ripe Plantain

Desalted, cooked and shredded tasajo mixed in a skillet with partially ripe plantain, garlic and onion. An adaptation of the Cuban recipe from 1925.

26 h 50 minMedium

Redland Eggplants Stuffed with Cuban Picadillo and Ripe Plantain

Roasted eggplant boats stuffed with Cuban picadillo, olives, and diced ripe plantain, topped with cheese and baked until golden. Serves 4.

1 h 20 minMedium

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

Ripe plantain fufú with onion and chicharrones, served in an earthenware bowl.

Mashed Ripe Plantain Fufú with Garlic and Crispy Pork Cracklings

Rustic mashed ripe plantain fufú with garlic and onion sofrito and crispy pork cracklings: a sweet-salty Cuban side dish for pork or chicken.

50 minEasy

Grilled picaña in slices with caramelized pineapple, mango and banana, white rice, black beans and chicharritas.

Grilled Tropical Picaña with Caramelized Fruits and Cuban Sides

Charcoal-grilled picanha with a marked crust, caramelized tropical fruits, and the best of the Cuban table: rice, black beans, and chicharritas.

3 h 40 minMedium

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

Plate of charcoal-grilled chicken thighs accompanied by congrí rice, avocado, and fried ripe plantains.

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Cuban Mojo and Congrí

Chicken thighs marinated overnight in sour orange mojo and grilled over charcoal, served with congrí, avocado, and fried ripe plantains. A Sunday classic.

13 h 25 minMedium

Beef stew with green plantain and corn cobs

Homemade beef stew with green plantains, corn cobs cut into rounds, Cuban sofrito, dry red wine, and a touch of spice.

2 h 25 minMedium

Cuban Completa with congrí, picadillo a la habanera, fried ripe plantains and avocado

Cuban Completa with Congrí and Picadillo

Red bean congrí, juicy picadillo a la habanera, fried ripe plantains and fresh avocado all in one dish: the classic Cuban Completa.

1 h 45 minMedium

Full Cuban-Style English Breakfast with Black Beans and Tostones

Cuban reinterpretation of the full English: fried eggs, refried black beans, tostones, chicharrones, avocado, and pan-seared tomato.

45 minMedium

Cuban Completa with white rice, black beans, grilled chicken, maduros, and avocado

Cuban Completa with Grilled Chicken

Cuban Completa with white rice, separately stewed black beans, grilled chicken breast, fried maduros, and avocado.

1 h 40 minEasy

Mexican Guacamole with Cuban Tostones

Fresh, rustic-textured guacamole with lime and cilantro, served with golden, crispy Cuban tostones made from green plantains instead of nachos.

35 minEasy

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

Fried Ripe Plantain Omelette

Cuban egg omelette with slices of fried ripe plantain, sweet and savory at the same time. Ready in 20 minutes for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

20 minEasy

Fufú de plátano pintón with picadillo filling

Layered fufú de plátano pintón with picadillo and browned cheese, baked in the oven. A sweet and savory Cuban dish from Santiago de Cuba.

45 minEasy

Stuffed Tostones

Fried green plantain baskets filled with bacon and mozzarella or creamy tuna. A striking, fun, and easy-to-prepare appetizer.

40 minEasy

Arroz camagüeyano

Baked rice with beef, criolla sauce and chicken broth, topped with fried partially ripe plantains. A hearty dish from Camagüey.

1 hMedium

Green Plantain Soup

Cuban soup made with boiled green plantains in broth and thickened with bread. Simple, energizing, and ready in half an hour. Serve very hot.

30 minEasy

Fufú de plátano

Green plantain fufú with garlic, onion and lard mojo: a simple and tasty Cuban mash, ideal to accompany pork.

45 minEasy

Arroz a la cubana

Molded white rice with fried egg, fried ripe plantains and tomato sauce: a delicious, quick and traditional lunch.

30 minEasy

Okra with Chicken and Plantain

Stewed okra with chicken in a Creole tomato and dry wine sauce, with partially ripe plantain balls. A classic Cuban dish.

2 hMedium