Cuban Appetizer RecipesMariquitas Cubanas (Fried Plantain Strips)Mi gente, how good are mariquitas!? Wait, do you call them chifles or chicharitas? We call these thinly sliced fried plantain strips –…20 minutes40 recipes
Cuban Side Dishes
Cubans don't just eat rice as a side dish. Not all the time anyway. Here you'll find deliciously easy Cuban side dish recipes to compliment your dinner tonight! Popular recipes include Cuban Rice & Beans Recipe (Moros/Arroz Congri), Cuban…
Cuban Appetizer RecipesMariquitas Cubanas (Fried Plantain Strips)Mi gente, how good are mariquitas!? Wait, do you call them chifles or chicharitas? We call these thinly sliced fried plantain strips –…20 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesAuthentic Cuban Chicken EmpanadasGrowing up in a Cuban family meant Saturday mornings included trips to the local Cuban bakery to pick up pastries, croquetas, and more…1 hour
Cuban Side Dishes15-Minute Pan-Fried Sweet Plantains (Maduros)I don’t know about you, but growing up in a Cuban family, the only vegetables I remember having on my plate were fried. Ha! While most…15 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesCuban Black Bean Soup (Sopa de Frijol Negro)Living in Miami means you’re surrounded by Cuban restaurants on every corner. And let me tell you, they know how to make a mean black bean…2 hours
Cuban Side DishesAuthentic Cuban Tostones (Twice-Fried Plantains)As a kid, I used to watch Mami make tostones (and sweet plantains!) for the family. There were somehow ALWAYS plantains in the house. It’s…15 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesFufu de Platano (Cuban Boiled Mashed Plantains)Growing up in a Cuban family, one dish that always brought comfort and a burst of flavor to our table was Fufu de Platano [pronounced…45 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesQuick 3-Ingredient Malanga Chips (Taro Chips)To say my Cuban mom is a fan of Malanga is an understatement. She is obsessed with boiled, mashed malanga, and crema de malanga. Naturally…15 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesAjiaco Cubano (Cuban Country-Style Stew)Growing up in a Cuban family means you’re enjoying hearty meals all year long. Meals like Carne con Papas (Cuban Beef Stew) and Rabo…1 hour
Cuban Dinner RecipesCrema de Malanga (Creamy Malanga Soup)Growing up, every time my stomach hurt, my Cuban mom would cook malanga. Sometimes it was just peeled, boiled, and mashed, other times it…35 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesQuick 3-Ingredient Yuca Chips (Cassava Chips)I’ll be honest, yuca chips weren’t something we made in my Cuban family growing up. We made yuca frita and yuca con mojo… but chips? Nah…15 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesCaldo Gallego (Galician White Bean Soup)This soup always reminds me of my uncle. Every time he’d visit us here in South Florida, we would take him to a local Cuban restaurant and…8 hours
Cuban Dinner RecipesFrijoles Colorados (Authentic Cuban Red Beans)When you grow up in a Cuban family, legumes, soups, and stews always make an appearance on the dinner table. Whether it was frijoles negros…2 hours