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Cuban Beef Recipes

6 recipes using beef — Ropa vieja, moros y cristianos, lechón — bold, slow-cooked Caribbean flavours.

Cuban cuisine is famous for its bold, distinctive flavours. These cuban beef recipes range from quick weeknight dishes ready in under 30 minutes to impressive weekend feasts. Each recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions, and full calorie counts per serving.

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Ropa Vieja

Cuba's iconic national dish — long-braised beef flank steak shredded into tender strands and simmered in a richly seasoned tomato and pepper sofrito sauce.

⏱ 170 min🔥 420 kcalEasy

★4.8(1,534)

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Cuban Ropa Vieja

Tender shredded flank steak braised in a rich sofrito of tomato, peppers, onion and olives — Cuba's national dish and one of the great slow-cooked beef preparations.

⏱ 140 min🔥 480 kcalEasy

★4.9(3,654)

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Cuban Picadillo

Spiced ground beef with tomatoes, olives, raisins and capers in a fragrant sofrito — Cuba's most versatile everyday dish, served with rice and beans.

⏱ 40 min🔥 460 kcalEasy

★4.8(4,321)

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Ropa Vieja Cubana

Cuba's national dish — shredded flank steak braised until meltingly tender in a rich sauce of tomatoes, peppers, olives, and sofrito, served over rice and black beans.

⏱ 140 min🔥 480 kcalMedium

★4.9(1,540)

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Vaca Frita

Cuban pan-fried shredded beef — crispy and caramelized on the outside, tender inside, marinated in lime and garlic, served with moros y cristianos and fried plantains.

⏱ 110 min🔥 380 kcalMedium

★4.8(1,120)

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