Full Description
From the leading photographer of Cuba, A Taste of Cuba is a stunning culinary and visual journey through Cuba that presents 75 authentic, never-before-shared recipes from the world's most inventive chefs.
In a country shrouded in secrecy, a mouthwatering, but little-known food scene thrives. A Taste of Cuba offers unprecedented access into the kitchens of Cuba's top chefs, where the country's most delectable dishes are created and where the chefs share for the very first time, their brilliant techniques, inspiration, and best recipes.
Renowned Cuba photographer Cynthia Carris Alonso and her Cuban husband, José Luis Alonso, take you with them on their ride through Havana and around the country, as they stop in Cuba's twenty top paladares—private, family owned establishments. Inside you'll see how Cuban chefs are world-class, resourceful, and inventive, adapting their dishes based on the changing ingredients available on the market. Between visits with the chefs, you'll walk the streets of Cuba, experiencing its vibrant, colorful culture and seeing its lush landscapes up close.
A Taste of Cuba offers seventy-five original recipes supplied by Cuba's top chefs, tested and translated for an American kitchen by chef Valerie Feigen, allowing you to make staples such as ropa vieja, frijoles negros, and maduros—stewed beef, black beans, and sweet plantains—as well as for more elaborate dishes, such as eggplant caviar, fish tacos, and ham croquettes. It shares the recipe for La Cocina de Lilliam's life-changing bread, sweets such as dreamy alfajores con dulce de leche, Cuba's famous coffees, mojitos, and juices, and Ernest Hemingway's papa doble daiquiri of legend.
Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE: OLD HAVANA
Ivan Chefs Justo
Fish Croquettes with Plantains
Fish Filet Over Chickpeas
Fish Ceviche
Al Carbon
Grilled Al Carbon Chicken
Chicken with Rice
Yuca with Garlic Sauce
Meringue Cookies
Four-Milk Cake
Dulce de Leche
Los Mercaderes
Lobster with Pineapple
Hotel Saratoga
Olga's Butter Cookies
CHAPTER TWO: CENTRAL HAVANA
La Guarida
Puree of Vegetable Soup
Eggplant Caviar in Tomato Coulis
Fish Tacos with Fried Yam Taco Shells
Boniato and Plaintain Chips
Grilled Fish
Ravioli
Three-Milk Dark Chocolate Cake
San Cristobal
Grilled Chicken with White Rice, Black Beans, and Sweet Plantains
Grandmother's Garden Salad
Fillet of Fish Florida with Orange Sauce
Havana Temptation: Steak Strips with Grandmother's Demi-Glace Sauce
Green Papaya in Simple Syrup with Cheese
CHAPTER THREE: VEDADO
Café Laurent
Café Laurent-Style Fried Plantains
Caramel Cake
California Café
Cuban Sandwich
Chard and Egg Stir-Fry
Tropical Shrimp
El Atelier
Salmon Roll with Eggplant
Tomato Terrine with Prosciutto
Almond Pesto Sauce
Smoked Salmon with Pesto Cream Cheese
Duck à l'Orange
Ratatouille
Leg of Lamb
Octopus Salad
Malanga Fritters
Surf and Turf
El Litoral
Serrano Ham Croquettes with Four-Cheese Sauce
Four-Cheese Sauce
Fried Beef
Sweet Guava Shells with Cream Cheese and Guava Syrup
Lime Meringue Pie
El Cocinero
Japanese Salad
Mini Cheeseburgers
CHAPTER FOUR: MIRAMAR
La Cocina de Lilliam
Homemade Bread
Tuna Bruschetta
Seafood Paella
Fish Stock
Élite
Mixed Green Salad
Bruschetta
Fisherman's Pasta
CHAPTER FIVE: JAIMINITAS ("FUSTERLANDIA")
Fusterlandia Cake
CHAPTER SIX: VIÑALES PINAR DEL RÍO
Finca Agroecologica el Paraiso
Anti-Stress Drink
Flan
CHAPTER SEVEN: CIENFUEGOS
Villa Lagarto
Green Plantain Chips
Vegetable Soup
Shredded Beef
Roasted Pork with Rice Mixed with Beans
CHAPTER EIGHT: TRINIDAD
Sol Ananda
Shredded or Pulled Pork
Glazed Fruits
Davimart
Mixed Seafood Grill
Grilled Fish
Chocolate Covered Bananas
CHAPTER NINE: COJIMAR
Ajiaco Café
Vegetable Empanadas
Ajiaco Stew
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Frozen Mojito
Rice Pudding with Mojito Granita
CHAPTER TEN: CUBAN BEVERAGES
Classic Daiquiri
Hemingway Daiquiri
Classic Mojito
Simple Syrup
DuPont Special
Cuba Libre
Cubanito Cocktail
Vigía Cocktail
La Guarida Coffee
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