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Cuban Sunday dinners

Spanish technique, Caribbean ingredients and a sofrito base under most of it. The signatures are citrus-and-garlic marinades, slow-cooked pork, black beans and plantains at every stage of ripeness. Not a chile-heavy cuisine, which surprises people.

4 plans in the Sunday Gallery.

What Cuban plans look like

Most common mains

  • beef1
  • duck1
  • fish1
  • pork1

How they're cooked

  • Pan-seared2
  • Braised1
  • Grilled1

Diets they fit

  • Gluten-free4
  • Dairy-free3
  • Nut-free3
  • No pork, no alcohol1

The plans

How Cuban dinners here are cooked

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