The Cuban Kitchen 500 Simple, Stylish, and Flavorful Recipes Celebrating the Caribbean's Best Cuisine: A Cookbook

by Roque, Raquel Rabade

• ISBN13: 9780375711961
• ISBN10: 0375711961
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-16
• Publisher: Knopf

Summary

What is Cuban cuisine? A delectable intermingling of Spanish, Portuguese, Arabian, Chinese, and African culinary traditions-a true melting pot of all the influences that combine in Cuban culture. Now, Raquel Rabade Roque gives us the definitive book of Cuban cuisine: encyclopedic in its range, but intimate and accessible in tone with more than five hundred recipes for classic, home-style dishes-from black bean soup to pork empanadas, fromropa viejato black beans andcroquetas,fromtostonestoarroz con pollo,fromchurrostocafeacute; con leche-as well as the vividly told stories behind the recipes. Based on the authorrs"s family recipes, this is real Cuban cooking presented with todayrs"s busy cooks in mind. Whether you are an experienced cook or a novice, a lover of Cuban cuisine or just discovering it,Cuban Cookingwill become an essential part of your kitchen library. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Raquel Rabade Roque is the owner of the Downtown Book Center in Miami. She lives in Miami, Florida.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Cuban Cooking: lore, history, and anecdotes	p. xi
Stocking a Cuban Kitchen: Equipment and ingredients	p. 3
Classic Cuban Cocktails: More than sugar and rum
Cócteles Clásicas Cubanos	p. 7
Batidos: Milkshakes and juice drinks the Cuban way
Batidos y jugos Dropicales	p. 26
Appetizers: Croquettes, ernpanadas, and frittors
aperitivos: croquetas, empanadas, y frituras	p. 35
Broths, Soups, and Creams Cuban Style
caldos, sopas, y cremas al estilo cubano	p. 51
Nutritious Potages
Potages más nutritivos	p. 66
Cuban sandwiches, Wraps, and Chops
sándwiches y bocaditos	p. 77
Dressings, Sauces, Mojos, and the Famous Sofrito
alinos, salsas mojos, y el sofrito	p. 104
Vegetables and Root Vegetables
vegetables y viandas	p. 22
Plantains in Many Variations
los plátanos en variantes	p. 141
Rice Goes with Everything
el arroz va con toda	p. 159
Pastas Cuban Style
pastas italianas a la cubana	p. 176
Cuban Salads
ensaladas cubanas	p. 190
Cuban Egg Recipes
platos rápidos con huevos	p. 201
Tropical Catch of the Day
con el sabor del mar caribe	p. 220
Chicken the Cuban Way
pollo a la cubana	p. 244
Beef
carne de res	p. 259
Pork
puerco	p. 284
Veal, Sausage, and Other Meats
ternera, salchichas, y atras carnes	p. 302
Cuban Baby Food
para los más pequeños	p. 309
The Cuban Pressure Cooker
la olla a presión cubana	p. 322
Light Cuban
platos ligeros cubanos	p. 330
Cuban Desserts
postres cubanos	p. 339
Cubanice Creams and Frozen Treats
helados y granizados cubanos	p. 389
Cuban Coffee, Cortadito, and More
café cubano, cortadito, y más	p. 404
Cuban Candies: Old- and new-fashioned
caramelos cubanos	p. 408
Acknowledgments	p. 415
Resources	p. 417
Index	p. 421
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