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Recipes with tomato
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Eggs in Acemitas
Round rolls filled with ham, egg and tomato, baked until set. A modern version of a recipe collected in Cuban Cookery.
Cornmeal with Crabs
Fine cornmeal with sofrito and jaiba crab meat, thick and creamy. A modern version of the preparation recorded in Delicias de la Mesa, from 1925.
Habanera-style soy picadillo with potatoes and olives
Fine-textured hydrated soy stewed with sofrito, tomato, potatoes, and olives until loose and juicy. Serves 4.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Canned red beans Cuban style with pumpkin
Stew of canned red beans with pumpkin and criollo sofrito, meat-free and ready in under an hour to serve with white rice.
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.
Spanish-style prawn rice
Spanish-style prawn rice with homemade stock from heads and shells, tomato sofrito, wine, and Cuban-style food coloring.
Creamy rice with pork ribs
Creamy rice with tender pork ribs, a flavorful sofrito and a touch of fresh cilantro. A juicy dish to gather the family.
Quick Eggplant Lasagna
Light eggplant lasagna with tomato, cheese and ham, tuna or meat, ready in about 20 minutes in the oven or air fryer.
Soupy rice with chicken breast (Spanish style)
Spanish-style soupy rice with chicken breast, sofrito, turmeric and white wine. A comforting spoon dish, ready in about 50 minutes.
Chicken Ropa Vieja
Shredded chicken in tomato sauce with sofrito and white wine, the economical and delicious ropa vieja that saved so many Cuban tables in the 90s.
Easy and Quick Pizza
Homemade pizza with homemade yeast dough, tomato purée, melted cheese and your favorite ingredients: ham, pineapple, chorizo and more.
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.
Hard-boiled eggs with béchamel and tomato sauce
browned hard-boiled eggs on tomato sauce, covered with béchamel and grated cheese. A simple, delicious, and hearty dish ready in 20 minutes.
Shakshuka or Huevos a lo pobre
Eggs cooked over a sofrito of tomato, onion, garlic and chorizo with smoked paprika. A humble, simple dish full of flavor.
Tomato Sauce
Homemade tomato sauce in the Cuban style, with cumin, garlic and sazón completo. Ready in 15 minutes and perfect as a base for many Creole dishes.
Lobster Enchilado
Lobster Enchilado Cuban style: lobster tails in a velvety and spicy tomato sauce, with sofrito, dry wine and aromatic herbs.
Snapper Fillet in Sauce
Seared snapper fillets cooked in a sauce of onion, peppers, tomato and dry wine, served with macaroni in cheese sauce.
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.
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.