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A delicious and very popular recipe

In this article, we want to provide you with one of the most famous sweet recipes in Cuba. The “Torticas de Moron”, a traditional Cuban dessert originated in Morón, the center of Cuba. Traditionally the cookies are made with lard or vegetable shortening.

Please, see below our “Torticas de Moron”, a traditional Cuban dessert that you should know.

Ingredients

• 2 and 1/2 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rum
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 5 spoons of preserves of guava or jam
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel
• 2 bars (1 cup) of unsalted butter

Procedure

1. First, you must mix the flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
2. Next, in an electric mixer, beat the butter at medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sugar and continue beating until fluffy. Then, add the egg and continue beating for 1 more minute. Finally, you can add the rum and the lemon peel.
3. Third, you should add the flour mixture to the creamy butter and stir with a spatula. Once manually removed, replace the container in the holder and mix at the lowest speed. Next, you must shape the dough and make 2 equal discs. Then, you should put them in the fridge until they are firm (2 hours minimum). Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
4. Once the previous steps are completed, use a cookie cutter, cut the cookies and place them on the baking sheet. Using a small teaspoon make a small slit in the center of each cookie. Chill the cookies until they are firm, 5 minutes while preparing the guava filling.
5. For the guava, melt the preserves over low heat in a small saucepan for 5 minutes.
6. Put about 1/4 teaspoon of melted guava in the center of each cookie, do not fill it too much. Finally, bake the cookies until the edges are lightly browned.

We recommend you to cook our “Torticas de Moron”, a traditional Cuban dessert if you want to surprise your family and friends. They will be really happy!

Also, an interesting option that we suggest you is to visit the country and have the opportunity to taste this recipe and others. Please, be in mind that you need a Cuba holiday visa to access the country.

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The typical Cuban flavors

In this article, we will tell you a great homemade recipe step by step. The main ingredients are the “Frijoles negros” or black beans. Please, see below the ingredients and the procedures to cook our black beans, a typical Cuban recipe.

Ingredients

• 450 gr of black beans.
• 4 cloves of garlic.
• 1/2 teaspoon of paprika.
• 100 ml olive oil.
• 1 onion.
• 2 liters of water.
• 1 red pepper.
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin.
• 1 bay leaf.
• A few leaves of coriander.
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano.
• 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper.
• 2 tablespoons of sherry vinegar.
• 100 ml white wine.
• Salt.

Preparation

1. First of all, we put in a saucepan the black beans, 2 liters of water, half red pepper, the cilantro, the bay leaf, the cumin and the oregano. If the beans are tender, it is not necessary to soak them, but if it is the contrary, we will soak them until they swell.
2. On the other hand, we recommend you to use a pressure cooker since the cooking time will be less (30 min approx). Otherwise, if you use a conventional pan it will take 45 minutes.
3. Then, while the black beans soften, prepare a sauce. To do this, we must peel the garlic and mix it with salt and ground black pepper. Then, cut the onion very small and 1/2 pepper.
4. Do not forget to heat 80 ml of olive oil in a pan. When the pan is hot, we add the garlic “crushed” with salt and pepper, and then the onion and pepper until poached.
5. Then, after 45 minutes of cooking the black beans, add the sauce. After this time, we incorporated vinegar, wine, paprika and sugar and left for the last 15 minutes in the fire.
6. Finally, we add the remaining olive oil (about 20 ml) mix and rectify salt.

We hope the article “Black beans, a typical Cuban recipe” has been useful and interesting for you. We encourage you to cook this recipe or if you prefer you can visit beautiful Cuba to taste it.

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Cuban recipe

The main ingredient of this dessert is the sweet potato. This is a plant-based food with easy digestion. It has a sweet and smooth flavor. In Cuba, they cook it boiled and fried. Next, you can read our traditional recipe: Boniatillo borracho.

Ingredients:

– 2 pounds of sweet potato
– 2 cups of water
– 1 lemon
– 2 pounds of sugar
– ¼ teaspoon of salt
– 1 tablespoon butter
– 2 egg yolks
– ½ cup of sweet wine or liquor
– 2 tablespoons of rum

Preparation method:

1. First, boil the sweet potatoes until they are soft.

2. Next, make a syrup with sugar, water, and a few drops of lemon juice. You should not stir the syrup while it is on the fire.

3. Next, mash the hot sweet potatoes and add the syrup. Pass it all through a sieve.

4. Add salt and egg yolks.

5. Cook it by stirring until it thickens. Lower the temperature and add the butter, and when it melts add the sweet wine or liquor and rum.

6. Finally, serve it in dessert plates and sprinkle with cinnamon.

We hope you cook this recipe with your family or you visit Cuba and taste this dessert and many more. If you choose the second option, do not forget to apply for an online Cuba visa to enter the country.

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Ropa vieja is a really good and traditional recipe that consists of a mix of ingredients. It is very popular in Cuba.

Cuban Ropa Vieja (6 pax)

Ingredients:

• A piece of skirt meat.
• 1 or 2 bay leaves.
• 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
• 4 cloves of garlic.
• 3/4 cup dry wine.
• 1 teaspoon cumin.
• 2 medium peppers (one red and one green).
• 1 spoonful of full seasoning.
• 1 teaspoon paprika.
• A cup tomato puree.
• 1/4 cup olive oil.
• Salt to taste.
• 1 large onion.

Preparation:

1. Firstly, you must cook the piece of meat skirt in a pressure cooker. You should cook it with water to cover it, a pinch of salt and bay leaves for 20 minutes after it starts boiling.
2. On the other hand, if you cook it in a conventional casserole, the cooking time will be approximately 2 hours.
3. Then, once it is cooked, you should wait for it to cool and drain. Reserve that broth where it was cooked. At this moment, crumble or fray.
4. Next, you must prepare a good sauce. For this, heat in a deep pan, the oil and add the onion and the peppers that previously cut in small squares and crushed garlic.
5. Then add the rest of ingredients: tomato puree, spices, dry wine, and a little the broth in which you cooked the meat. Finally, incorporate the frayed meat.
6. You stir everything well and let it cook for about 10 minutes with medium heat.
7. It is ready to eat!

We recommend you to prepare this recipe and continue to learn more about the gastronomic culture of Cuba.

A typical dish of Cuba

This rice is one of the most famous dishes in Cuba. It is true that there are many different ways of cooking it, depending on the region of the country. Certainly, all have their charm, so when you eat it you can savor this mix of ingredients. Below, you can find our own recipe: the spectacular Congrí Rice.

Congrí Rice

Ingredients (4 pax):

• 1 cup small grain black beans.
• 2 cups white rice.
• 1 white onion.
• 2 cups of black bean broth.
• 1/2 green bell pepper.
• 1/2 chilli red pepper.
• 4 cloves of garlic.
• 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano.
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin.
• 1 large bay leaf.
• 4 spoons of vegetable oil or butter.
• Salt.
• A splash of vinegar.
• 2 tablespoons oil.

Preparation:

1. One day before, soak the black beans. The next day, cook them with the same soaking water, bay leaf, a piece of chilli and a pinch of salt until they are soft.
2. Then, once they are warm and you can handle them, measure 2 cups of the broth and leave the beans separately.
3. Next, heat the oil and sauté the chopped onion, the chili pepper and 2 of the crushed garlic cloves. Stir until the onion looks clear, about 5 minutes.
4. Then, you should add the rice to the sofrito and stir it well for a few seconds. Once impregnated everything went to the next step.
5. Now it’s time to add the beans and stir everything until you get a homogeneous mixture.
6. Then you can add the previously measured broth, plus cumin, oregano and salt.
7. Finally, you should keep the fire high until it starts to boil. At this time, you stir it and lower the potency, leaving it to simmer, until the rice is soft.
8. The last essential step is to fry the other 2 cloves of crushed garlic with the 2 extra spoonfuls of fat and add it to the cooked rice.
    

We hope you have learned a little more about this culinary culture and decide to visit Cuba!

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