Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Cortadito, Colada or Cafe con Leche
Cortadito, colada or cafe con leche? A plain guide to ordering Cuban coffee, what espumita is and when each one is drunk, from our Tampa kitchen.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Guarapo, Fresh Sugarcane Juice
Guarapo is sugarcane juice pressed to order and drunk within minutes. How the trapiche works, why it cannot be stored, and where to drink it in Tampa.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Malta and the Cuban Soda Shelf
Malta, Materva, Ironbeer and Jupina: what each Cuban soda tastes like, how to serve it cold, and what to eat it with, from our Tampa restaurant.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Sofrito Cubano
Cuban sofrito is onion, green pepper, garlic, cumin and oregano cooked slowly in olive oil. Our Tampa kitchen shares the recipe and how to use it.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Boliche Relleno
Cuban boliche relleno: eye of round stuffed with chorizo and braised slowly in mojo, onions and tomato. The Sunday roast recipe from our Tampa kitchen.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Medianoche Sandwich
The Cuban medianoche: roast pork, sweet ham and Swiss pressed on soft egg bread. The bread, the late-night origin and the method from our Tampa kitchen.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Pollo a la Plancha
Pollo a la plancha the Cuban way: chicken breast pounded thin, marinated in garlic mojo and seared on a flat top. The recipe from our Tampa kitchen.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – The Elena Ruz Sandwich
Turkey, cream cheese and strawberry jam on sweet bread: the Elena Ruz sandwich recipe our Tampa kitchen presses to order, with timings and heat notes.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Papa Rellena
Cuban papa rellena: mashed potato wrapped around seasoned picadillo, breaded and fried golden. The method that keeps them from cracking, from our Tampa kitchen.
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Kitchen Secrets with Our Cuban Chef – Flan Cubano
A Cuban flan recipe that sets dense and silky, not spongy: caramel, condensed and evaporated milk, and a water bath. Step by step from our Tampa kitchen.
