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Cuban Recipes

If you love garlic, I mean lots of garlic, pork, and fresh bright flavors -you're going to love Cuban food.

Classic recipes such as mojo criollo (rice with black beans), pernil (pulled pork), ropa vieja (shredded beef), and strong Cuban coffee may come to mind! But there's so much more the small island has to offer in the culinary world.

  • Black beans in a bowl
    Cuban Black Beans
  • ropa vieja in a black spoon
    Instant Pot Cuban Ropa Vieja
  • pernil | roasted pork shoulder
    Cuban Pernil
  • croquettes on a gray plate
    Ham and Cheese Croquettes
  • Street Style Cuban Sliders
  • Pork Taquitos
    Street Style Pork Taquitos
  • slow cooker cuban chicken
    Slow Cooker Cuban Chicken
  • yuca with mojo in a white bowl
    Cuban Yuca Con Mojo (cassava recipe)
  • slow cooker Cuban BBQ beef sliders recipe
    Barbacoa Beef (Beef Sliders)
  • Instant Pot Cuban Pernil Recipe | Instant Pot Cuban Pulled Pork Recipe
    Cuban Pernil Instant Pot Recipe (Cuban Pulled Pork Instant Pot Recipe)
  • Empanada cut open in a red plastic basket with whole empanadas
    Cuban Cheesy Ropa Vieja Empanadas
  • Navy Beans With Ham
  • Cuban Garlic Butter Steak Recipe
    Cuban Garlic Butter Steak (Bistec con ajo receta)
  • Cuban Chocolate Maizena (Natilla) on a white dish
    Cuban Chocolate Pudding (Maizena)
  • Cuban guava and cream cheese crackers
    Cuban Guava and Cream Cheese Cracker Recipe
  • Bacon Vienna Spanish Rice
    Arroz con Salchichas | Rice with Vienna Sausage
  • Avena de guayaba | Cinnamon guava oatmeal
    Cinnamon Guava Oatmeal (Avena de guayaba)
  • barbacoa taco on parchment paper
    Instant Pot Barbacoa Tacos
  • guava pastry on cutting board
    Pastelitos de Guayaba (Guava and Cheese Pastry)
  • Pollow a la barbacoa chicken on a teal plate
    Pollo a la Barbacoa (Cuban Soy Butter Chicken)
  • picadillo with write rice and plantains on a gray plate
    Cuban Picadillo Recipe
  • Cuban Burger
  • Pan con Bistec | Cuban Steak Sandwich
  • cooked pernil on a wooden cutting board
    Pork Adobo | Adobo Pernil
  • Pinterest image of rice in a bowl
    Puerto Rican Rice Recipes
  • Pinchos with lime wedges
    Grilled Pork Kabobs
  • Coffee Flan Recipe | Flan de Cafe on a cake stand
    Coffee Flan
  • Cuban malanga fritters in a dip on a wire rack
    Malanga Fritters
  • Close up of guava bbq wings garnished with lime zest
    Guava BBQ Wings Recipe
  • Close up of black rice and black beans in a metal pot with a wooden spoon.
    Black Beans and Rice (Congri)
  • Square close up image of the sweet curds of dulce de leche cortada with the brown syrup in a gray bowl.
    Dulce de leche Cortada (Curdled Milk Dessert)

Neyssa is a Puerto Rican and Cuban self-taught home cook who lives right outside of Philly and is on a mission to share recipes that are inspired by her Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage.

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