Vaca Frita is a Cuban favorite—tender, shredded beef that’s pan-fried until golden and crispy. It’s packed with flavor and easy to make with just a few simple ingredients. Serve it with white rice and your favorite side, like sweet plantains, or a fresh green salad, for a delicious meal.| Cook2eatwell
Ropa Vieja is a popular Cuban dish made with shredded beef in a flavorful tomato sauce. In this recipe, the tomato sauce is made with onions, garlic, and spices sautéed in olive oil. The beef is cooked in beef broth, shredded, and added to the tomato sauce.| Cook2eatwell
Meatballs Cuban Style, in this recipe, the meatballs are seasoned with a combination of traditional Cuban spices. Then they’re fried until golden, and cooked in tomato sauce with more onions and garlic.| Cook2eatwell
If you’re looking for something different to do with chicken, try these Cuban chicken recipes. Add a taste of the tropics to your dinner routine!| Cook2eatwell
Bistec de Palomilla is the quintessential Cuban meal. Palomilla steak is top sirloin; traditionally it’s cut super thin, generously seasoned and pan fried.| Cook2eatwell
Carne con papas is a popular Cuban dish. In English carne con papas translates to beef with potatoes. The ingredients are similar to what you’d put in a beef stew, but it’s saucy instead of soupy.| Cook2eatwell
Bistec en Cazuela is a typical Cuban meal; and like many Cuban dishes, it’s not fancy – but it sure is good! In English, bistec en cazuela translates to steak in a pot, and that’s what it is, kind of. It is thin steaks cooked in a flavorful tomato sauce with garlic and plenty of sliced onions.| Cook2eatwell
This sopa de Res (Cuban-style beef soup) is an easy and affordable way to get a home-cooked, nutritious meal. In this recipe an inexpensive cut of beef is cooked in a flavorful broth with onions, garlic, spices, potatoes, and carrots and served over white rice.| Cook2eatwell
Bistec Empanizado (breaded steak) is a thin steak that’s seasoned, coated in cracker meal and fried until it's golden brown. It’s a traditional and very popular, Cuban dish.| Cook2eatwell
Saucy and a little bit spicy, camarones enchilados is a Cuban dish similar to a shrimp creole. Camarones enchilados translates roughly to spicy shrimp. It’s shrimp that’s cooked in a flavorful, and slightly spicy tomato sauce.| Cook2eatwell
Picadillo is a classic Cuban dish. It’s a simple dish to make and uses affordable, easy to find ingredients. This is a great weeknight meal, especially when time and money are little tight.| Cook2eatwell
Fricase de pollo is a Cuban-style chicken fricassee made by stewing chicken in a flavorful tomato sauce with potatoes and olives. This comforting, budget-friendly dish is perfect for weeknight dinners.| Cook2eatwell
This Cuban Arroz con Pollo is a one-pot chicken and yellow rice dish simmered in a flavorful broth, hearty, comforting, and perfect for family dinners.| Cook2eatwell
Guiso de maíz (Cuban corn stew) is a comforting one-pot meal made with tender pork, potatoes, and corn. It’s easy to make, loaded with flavor, and perfect for a hearty dinner any night of the week.| Cook2eatwell
Cuban-style ajiaco is a rich, satisfying soup made with a mix of meats and a generous variety of tropical vegetables, especially root vegetables like malanga, yuca, and boniato. It’s a hearty, filling dish that simmers low and slow for layers of deep, comforting flavor.| Cook2eatwell
This Cuban-style split pea soup (sopa de chícharos) is thick, hearty, and packed with flavor. Made with split peas, vegetables, and smoked pork, it’s a budget-friendly meal perfect with bread or rice.| Cook2eatwell
Made with chicken, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, celery, corn and fidelini noodles, this Cuban Chicken Soup is fully loaded with goodness. We start by making a homemade chicken broth, and then we add all the delicious and good-for-you veggies.| Cook2eatwell
Learn how to make yuca frita (fried cassava) that’s crispy on the outside and tender inside using frozen yuca. Includes tips, step-by-step instructions, and serving ideas for this flavorful side dish.| Cook2eatwell
A classic Cuban side dish, tostones are fried green plantains; actually they’re twice fried green plantains. They’re really good with all kinds of dishes.| Cook2eatwell
Sofrito is a combination of aromatics sautéed in oil. It’s used in Latin American, European and Caribbean cuisine. It adds a unique and deep flavor to food.| Cook2eatwell
Crema de Malanga is a thick, creamy soup, made creamy more by the texture of the Malanga root than actual cream. It's easy to make and delicious!| Cook2eatwell
Cuban White Bean Soup - This hearty soup is loaded with white beans, smoked ham, beef, chorizo and vegetables. This is my take on Caldo Gallego.| Cook2eatwell
Cuban style red beans are called frijoles colorados in Spanish. They are typically served with white rice as a side dish or as a standalone thick bean soup.| Cook2eatwell
Potaje de Lentejas, a potaje is a Cuban-style bean stew. Typical ingredients include beans, meat (an inexpensive cut) and root vegetables.| Cook2eatwell