Cooking delicious Cuban meals for people
of all backgrounds

Serving up
a fresh take on Cuban food, Ana Quincoces reimagines traditional recipes for
today's home chefs in Modern Cuban. This cookbook unites generations by
helping readers make timeless dishes that showcase the distinctive flavors of
classic Cuban cuisine while crafting meals that are accessible to everyone.

Modern Cuban shows how to
welcome guests to an inclusive culinary celebration, demonstrating how many of
these much-loved recipes can be tweaked or are already good fits for vegetarian,
vegan, gluten-free, ketogenic, and other diets. With ingredients and
alternatives that are easy to find or already in most home kitchens, learning
Cuban cooking has never been so simple! Readers will find instructions for preparing
essentials like fragrant sofrito and tangy mojo criollo along with irresistible
croquetas, yuca frita (fried yuca), sopa de platano (plantain soup), picadillo
(beef hash), buttery guava-filled pastelitos (pastries), flan de coco (coconut
flan), and an abundance of other delectable sides, mains, and desserts.

Accompanied by beautiful photos that
present iconic dishes in a new, modern light, the recipes in this cookbook
include Ana Quincoces's personal memories of her family and the food culture
they passed down to her. Modern Cuban is perfect for beginners and
advanced cooks alike who want to celebrate Cuban favorites in ways that honor
the past and present. Above all, this cookbook is for anyone who enjoys
gathering good company for great food that feeds the soul. Buen provecho!

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 10/15/2024
ISBN: 9780813079110
Pages: 208