The CiberCuba recipe book

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The CiberCuba recipe book: Cuban cooking, international dishes and fusion ideas, with ingredients, timings and step-by-step instructions.

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Roasted ají cachucha sauce

A contemporary Cuban sauce of roasted ají cachucha, garlic, and sour orange, thick and aromatic to accompany root vegetables and plantains, fish, or pork.

40 minEasy

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.

45 minMedium

Cooked okra salad with vinaigrette served in a dish.

Old-Fashioned Okra Salad

Tender cooked okra dressed with oil and vinegar: a simple side dish inspired by a Cuban cookbook from 1925.

25 minEasy

Cashew Fruit Refresco

Refresco made from the fleshy part of ripe cashew fruit, with cold water and sugar. It is blended, strained and served immediately: four non-alcoholic glasses.

15 minEasy

Atropellado de maní y piña

Thick sweet of grated pineapple and roasted peanuts, bound with cooked egg yolks. A home adaptation of a preparation collected by researchers from INIFAT.

3 h 30 minMedium

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

Golden Chicken 1806 on tender onions, with cream and sherry sauce.

Chicken 1806 with Onion and Sherry Sauce

Baked chicken on onions, finished with a smooth cream and sherry sauce. A modern adaptation of Chicken 1806 collected in Cookery Book.

1 h 30 minEasy

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

Folded omelette filled with avocado cubes, cut into two portions on a plate.

Avocado Omelette

Folded egg omelette with avocado cubes added at the end. A simple and quick recipe inspired by Cuban Cookery, 1931.

15 minEasy

Alegría de ajonjolí with sugarcane syrup

Sweet made from toasted sesame seeds and sugarcane syrup, cut into small tablets. An adaptation of the alegría found in a Cuban recipe book from 1925.

1 h 15 minMedium

Baked rolls with egg, ham and tomato sauce, served on individual plates.

Eggs in Acemitas

Round rolls filled with ham, egg and tomato, baked until set. A modern version of a recipe collected in Cuban Cookery.

40 minEasy

Thick mamey colorado sweet served in small white bowls.

Old-Fashioned Mamey Colorado Sweet

Thick sweet made from ripe mamey colorado and sugar, inspired by a Cuban recipe book from 1925 and prepared with only two ingredients.

1 h 10 minEasy

Cornmeal Keques

Savory cornmeal cakes made with cooked cornmeal, egg and milk, golden brown in a lightly greased skillet. Current version of a 1925 Cuban recipe.

1 h 20 minMedium

Thin casabe cakes of yuca, lightly toasted, on a rack.

Yuca Casabe: Home Version with Pre-made Dough

Thin and crispy casabe, made at home using commercial pre-made yuca dough specifically for casabe. Cooked on a griddle and finished drying in the oven.

2 h 5 minMedium

Creamy cornmeal with clean jaiba crab meat, finished with chopped parsley in a pot.

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.

1 hEasy

Casabe Alfajor

Bites of toasted casabe bound with syrup, cloves, and a pinch of pepper. A modern adaptation from Delicias de la Mesa, 1925 edition.

1 h 20 minMedium

Chocolate sponge capitolios with slightly toasted meringue domes on a plate.

Chocolate Capitolios with Toasted Meringue

Capitolios with a light cocoa sponge and a golden Italian meringue dome torched or grilled: a contrast of chocolate and soft meringue.

2 hMedium

Five vanilla panetela capitolios with lightly toasted meringue domes, served on a plate.

Cuban Capitolios with Toasted Meringue

Vanilla panetela with a dome of Italian meringue lightly browned with a torch or broiler: a homemade variant of Cuban capitolios.

2 hMedium

Capitolios covered in chocolate and a piece cut showing the white meringue and vanilla panetela.

Cuban Capitolios with Chocolate Coating

Vanilla panetela and Italian meringue capitolios, covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate that sets when cold.

2 h 40 minMedium

Baked Pears with Vanilla Cream and Rum

Fresh pears baked with butter and brown sugar, served over a smooth vanilla cream with an optional touch of rum. Dessert for 4.

1 h 10 minEasy

Creamy Yam and Coconut Dessert with Guava

Spoon dessert featuring white yam made into a cream with coconut milk, cinnamon, and vanilla, finished with a swirl of guava. Serves 6 small bowls.

50 minEasy

Sweet Chayotes Stuffed with Cream and Almonds

Chayote halves stuffed with a cream made from their own pulp, vanilla, and lemon, topped with sliced almonds and baked until golden.

2 hMedium

Yam casserole with picadillo and browned cheese in a dish, with a served portion showing the layers.

Yam Casserole with Cuban Picadillo and Browned Cheese

Baked yam pie: a layer of Cuban beef picadillo on the bottom, creamy yam mash on top, and browned Gouda cheese. A family dish for 6 servings.

1 h 30 minMedium

Golden yam and cod croquettes, one open, served with a bowl of lemon mojo.

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.

2 h 15 minMedium