Tag: pork

  • Cuban Style Roast Pork Butt

    Cuban Style Roast Pork Butt

    This recipe is an adaption of two authentic Cuban pork recipes. I first developed this recipe while traveling in the Midwest and was asked to serve a Cuban-style pork dish. But there were several difficulties with this request.

  • Pork Belly Chunks

    Pork Belly Chunks

    Growing up in a Cuban family, pork has always been a comfort food for me. An even more special treat is chicharrónes. Chicharrones are fried pork belly – sometimes with the skin. Originally from Spain, the dish is found throughout Latin America. The Spanish word chicharrón translates to “crackling” or “cracklins” – depending on where…

  • Christmas Pig

    Christmas Pig

    The centerpiece of every Cuban Christmas celebration is a Christmas pig. This is one family tradition that has remained intact every year for my entire lifetime. Throughout my childhood and later as a young adult, I have vivid holiday memories of preparing a whole pig roast with my beloved father. Nochebuena Cubans, along with many…