A Taste of Cuba: A Journey Through Cuba and Its Savory Cuisine, Includes 75 Authentic Recipes from the Country's Top Chefs
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A Taste of Cuba: A Journey Through Cuba and Its Savory Cuisine, Includes 75 Authentic Recipes from the Country's Top Chefs
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Overview
In a country shrouded in secrecy, a mouthwatering, but little-known food scene is emerging. 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 will share for the very first time, their brilliant techniques, inspiration, and best recipes. You’ll also be given the rare opportunity to walk the streets of Cuba, to experience its vibrant, colorful culture and see its lush landscapes up close.
In this one-of-a-kind volume, 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 restaurants and paladares—private, family owned establishments—along the way. 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. Seventy-five original recipes supplied by Cuba’s top chefs, tested and translated for an American kitchen by chef Valerie Feigen, will allow you to make the chefs’ best appetizers, main courses, desserts, and drinks in your home.
A Taste of Cuba offers recipes for Cuban 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 also 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.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781948062077 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Apollo Publishers |
| Publication date: | 05/08/2018 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 288 |
| File size: | 165 MB |
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About the Author
Valerie Feigen is a self-taught chef who previously worked as a corporate lawyer, stock analyst, and co-owner of Edit, a women’s fashion specialty store. At age seventeen, Feigen professionally baked and sold her butter crunch candy to stores in New York City and Philadelphia. Feigen writes the blog recipistsdiary.com, which shares some of her original recipes. She lives in New York City.
José Luis Alonso is a teacher, writer, and award-winning children’s book author of Secretos con mi Almohada, published in Cuba in 1980. Alonso was born in Cuba and met Cynthia Carris Alonso, now his wife, in Havana. Together, the couple has collaborated on numerous lectures and exhibits to celebrate Cuban culture. Prior to working in academia, Alonso was a chef and restaurant manager. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
Cynthia Carris Alonso is an acclaimed photographer, a writer, and the author of Passage to Cuba. Since 1992, she has regularly traveled to Cuba, documenting its news, musicians, and culture for music recording companies and publications such as Newsweek, Vanity Fair, BusinessWeek, and People en Español. Alonso has appeared as a Cuba consultant on national television, in print, and on radio. Her images have exhibited throughout the United States and in Canada and Brazil. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
Valerie Feigen is a self-taught chef who previously worked as a corporate lawyer, stock analyst, and co-owner of Edit, a women’s fashion specialty store. At age seventeen, Feigen professionally baked and sold her butter crunch candy to stores in New York City and Philadelphia. Feigen writes the blog recipistsdiary.com, which shares some of her original recipes. She lives in New York City.
José Luis Alonso is a teacher, writer, and award-winning children’s book author of Secretos con mi Almohada, published in Cuba in 1980. Alonso was born in Cuba and met Cynthia Carris Alonso, now his wife, in Havana. Together, the couple has collaborated on numerous lectures and exhibits to celebrate Cuban culture. Prior to working in academia, Alonso was a chef and restaurant manager. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
Table of Contents
PREFACECHAPTER 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
RECIPE INDEX