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American recipes

Discover american recipes and adaptations, with ingredients, timings and step-by-step instructions.

18 recipes

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Reese's Brownies with Toasted Peanuts

Dense and moist chocolate brownies with pieces of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, toasted peanuts, and a hint of coffee. Yields 16 squares.

2 h 20 minEasy

Guava topping poured over a block of smoked cream cheese, accompanied by crackers.

Smoked cream cheese with guava for spreading

Block of cream cheese slowly smoked on the grill, with mild spices and a guava topping. A fusion appetizer to spread on crackers.

2 h 30 minEasy

Corn wedges grilled over charcoal and finished with mojo butter, garlic and parsley.

Corn Ribs on the Grill with Mojo Butter

Tender corn cobs cut into wedges, grilled over charcoal with garlic butter, sour orange and oregano. A Cuban fusion twist on corn ribs for your barbecue.

40 minMedium

Smoked Salmon Bites with Honey and Sour Orange

Salmon cubes with a light smoke and a glaze of honey, garlic, and sour orange: a Cuban adaptation of American salmon burnt ends.

1 h 25 minMedium

Smoked Brisket with Cuban Coffee and Sour Orange Mojo

Smoked beef brisket with a moderate touch of Cuban coffee, wrapped in broth and served as tender slices with sour orange mojo.

10 h 15 minMedium

Smoked Jalapeños Stuffed with Brisket and Cheese with Cuban Sofrito

Cuban barbecue fusion: jalapeños stuffed with brisket, cream cheese, and sofrito, wrapped in bacon and glazed with barbecue sauce and sour orange.

2 h 15 minMedium

BBQ cannelloni stuffed with Cuban picadillo and wrapped in bacon

BBQ Canneloni Stuffed with Cuban Picadillo and Wrapped in Bacon

Cuban barbecue fusion: pasta tubes stuffed with picadillo and cheese, wrapped in bacon and glazed on a charcoal grill.

2 h 25 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

Banana pudding with María cookies and coconut, Cuban style

Cold dessert in small glasses with vanilla custard, banana, softened María cookies and toasted coconut. Inspired by the American banana pudding.

5 h 35 minEasy

Cinnamon and Guava Rolls with Cream Cheese Glaze

Fluffy yeast dough rolls filled with cinnamon and guava paste, covered with a creamy cream cheese glaze.

3 h 40 minMedium

Guava and Cheese Tartlets Pop-Tarts Style

Rectangular butter shortcrust tartlets filled with guava and cream cheese, with an optional thin glaze. Homemade snack.

2 h 45 minMedium

Cuban Coffee Brownie Pudding with Coconut Ice Cream

Chocolate and Cuban coffee brownie pudding, with a thin crust and creamy center, baked in a water bath and served with coconut ice cream.

1 h 45 minMedium

Giant guava and cream cheese cookies, one opened to show the red and white filling

Giant New York-Style Guava and Cream Cheese Cookies

Thick New York-style cookies, golden on the outside and tender on the inside, filled with guava paste and cream cheese. A nod to the Cuban pastelito.

2 h 30 minMedium

Golden pancakes with fresh mango cubes and thick passion fruit jam with seeds.

American breakfast Cuban style: pancakes with mango and passion fruit

Cuban wheat flour arepas, fluffy like pancakes, with fresh mango cubes and thick homemade passion fruit jam.

1 hEasy

Breaded Chicken Nuggets with Corn Flakes

Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, chicken nuggets marinated with garlic and lemon and breaded with corn flakes. Baked or fried.

40 minEasy

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

Coffee cake

Fluffy cinnamon rolls with brown sugar and cream cheese frosting: the coffee cake that was so popular in Cuba. Ideal with a cup of coffee.

4 hMedium