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The typical way to cook Cuban meat is to begin with a "sofrito." A sofrito
consists of garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, an onion, and perhaps a red bell
pepper chopped and sautéed in a frying pan. After this base is prepared, the
meat- whether chicken, beef, or fish- is added and cooked with the flavors.
One of the most pleasant experiences is walking into a Cuban kitchen, savoring
the aromas and flavors of the food, and enjoying the anticipation of a great
meal in the making. Make this experience yours with one of the great recipes in
the site.
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The Cuban Kitchen
Cuban food is not intensely spiced but rather it tends to be delicately
flavored. Cuban cuisine is not complicated by a myriad of cooking techniques and
intricate sauces. Most of the recipes are slow cook numbers and little of it is
ever fried. Sure Cuban food shares recipes with the other countries, great
recipes like Paella, flan, et al, but for the most part it is uniquely Cocina
Cubana!
Cuba is a West Caribbean island which has a
rich cultural heritage with vibrant and varied culinary traditions from a
variety of cultures that have contributed to the culinary development of this
very distinct and delicious style of Cuban cuisine. Spaniards brought their own
culinary styles to Cuba along with the Moors culinary style, because the Moors
held large parts of Spain for centuries and these culinary styles infused with
ancient influence of the native peoples of Cuba produced Cuban cuisine. Other
groups of people that made significant culinary and cultural contributions to
Cuban cuisine were the slaves brought in from Africa and French colonists
fleeing uprisings in Haiti. Read more about
the origins of Cuban Cooking