The Cuban Kitchen 500 Simple, Stylish, and Flavorful Recipes Celebrating the Caribbean's Best Cuisine: A Cookbook
by Roque, Raquel RabadeFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-08-16
Publisher(s): Knopf
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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 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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