*New enhanced edition of the best-selling Cuba cookbook: A Taste of Cuba!* Join the leading photographer of Cuba on an insider's tour of the country, with stops along the way to meet the world's most resourceful chefs in their kitchens and enjoy rare access to their recipes for more than 75 authentically Cuban culinary delights. In a country shrouded in secrecy, a mouthwatering, but little-known food scene thrives. 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 the chefs share their brilliant…mehr
*New enhanced edition of the best-selling Cuba cookbook: A Taste of Cuba!* Join the leading photographer of Cuba on an insider's tour of the country, with stops along the way to meet the world's most resourceful chefs in their kitchens and enjoy rare access to their recipes for more than 75 authentically Cuban culinary delights. In a country shrouded in secrecy, a mouthwatering, but little-known food scene thrives. 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 the chefs share their brilliant techniques, inspiration, and best recipes for the very first time. 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 paladares—private, family owned establishments. 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. Between visits with the chefs, you’ll walk the streets of Cuba, experiencing its vibrant, colorful culture and seeing its lush landscapes up close. A Taste of Cuba in its second edition offers a wealth of new photos and additional, newly procured recipes from Cuba’s top chefs, again tested and translated for an American kitchen. The result allows you to make classic Cuban dishes such as ropa vieja, frijoles negros, and maduros—stewed beef, black beans, and sweet plantains—as well as more elaborate foods, such as eggplant caviar, fish tacos, and ham croquettes. It also shares the recipes 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; Ernest Hemingway’s papa doble daiquiri of legend; and much more. In addition to the recipes and spectacular photos of the chefs and their kitchens, stunning photos of Cuba and insightful text about its regions and culture are throughout.
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.
Inhaltsangabe
PREFACE CHAPTER 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 Cristóbal * 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 with Sugarcane Juice * La Guarida Coffee RECIPE INDEX