Salad
4 servings · 25 minutes · Simple
Broad slices of ripe avocado and fine red onion dressed Cuban-style with olive oil, white vinegar, salt, black pepper, and a quiet parsley finish.
Cocktail
1 servings · 5 minutes · Simple
The original shaken rum sour—not frozen or fruit-flavored—with crisp lime and just enough sugar to reveal the rum’s grassy, vanilla notes.
Cocktail
1 servings · 7 minutes · Simple
Fresh mint perfumes rather than muddies this tall rum drink. Pressing it gently with syrup releases aroma without extracting harsh vegetal flavors.
Drink
2 servings · 45 minutes · Simple
Fresh lime, cane syrup, gently bruised mint, chilled soda water, and crushed ice make a brisk alcohol-free mojito with vivid aroma and restrained sweetness.
Braised Dish
6 servings · 200 minutes · Moderate
Cuban shredded beef simmered with tomato, peppers, onion, olives, cumin, and oregano.
Fried Dish
6 servings · 190 minutes · Moderate
Cuban shredded beef marinated with citrus and garlic, then pan-fried crisp at the edges.
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