Cuban Dishes | How to Bring the Flavors of Havana to Your Kitchen | Nutrition in Food

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: turkey

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than pork.

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans save time and are often cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and cheaper.

Prepare Sofrito by sautéing garlic, onions, and tomatoes in olive oil until soft and fragrant.

Marinate pork in a mixture of citrus juice, garlic, and spices for lechona Sato.

Slow roast the marinated pork over an open flame until tender and juicy.

Cook shredded beef with onions, peppers, garlic, and tomato sauce for ropa Vieja.

Prepare picadillo by cooking ground beef with onions, garlic, and peppers, seasoned with cumin and bay leaves.

Cook rice and chicken seasoned with garlic, onions, and tomatoes, often using saffron for color.

Slice plantains and fry them twice to make tostones, serving them crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Cook black beans and rice together, seasoning with garlic, onions, and cumin for Moro y cristianos.

Assemble a Cubano sandwich with ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on Cuban bread.

Make flan by combining eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla, then chilling until set.

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