Caribbean Food!

 

The best Cuban food ever!  In Isa Mujeres, Mexico!  

We must have been missing Miami or maybe it was the hole in the wall Cuban place we like to go to when we are in Mexico because we made a lot of Caribbean food last weekend!  

Cuban food is one of the easiest foods to eat Paleo.  They eat a lot of plantains, yuca, tostones, ham,  pork, avocado, seafood, and pork belly and that's all Paleo!  Sunday after church, the weather was beautiful so we had a light lunch on the patio.  I would like to share a recipe for a shrimp, mango, avocado salad.

Tropical Salad

1 pound cooked peeled shrimp

2 Avocado

2 Mangos **

2 /3 cup fresh Cilantro

Salad mix

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons lime juice

Salt and pepper to taste

** If you can find Ataulfo mangos, they are the best!  They could also be called honey mangos.

1. In a small bowl mix lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

2.  In a larger bowl combine remaining ingredients.

3.  Pour lime mixture into larger bowl and mix.

4.  Serve over a bed of lettuce!

The boys had a side of plantain chips with it.

 

So we carried the "tropical" day into dinner and had a Cuban dinner!  Masas de Puerco Fritas (Cuban Fried Pork Chunks) from 

Epicurious, sautéed cabbage, and fried plantains.

Follow the link above for the pork recipe.  Be sure to marinate the meat overnight. We had a soccer game so I boiled the meat before we left, let it sit in the pot while we were gone, and pan fried them when we got back.  

Sautéed Cabbage

1 head Cabbage shredded

Coconut oil

Sea Salt

1. Heat a large pan at medium high heat.  Add coconut oil,

2.  Add cabbage and sauté until cabbage is slightly wilted.  Add desired amount of salt.

*you could also substitute the coconut oil with bacon.  Just dice up some bacon and cook.  Remove the bacon, leaving rendering fat.  Cook cabbage and top with bacon.

Fried Plantains

3 Plantains ripened

Coconut oil

Sea Salt

Heat a pan on medium high heat with coconut oil.  Once heated, add sliced plantains.  After it has been slightly browned, flip.  We like them more brown, so we let them get a little darker than what you would see in a restaurant.  Remove from pan and place on paper towel.  Season with salt. Serve immediately. 

 

Everything cooking at once!  This part took about 30 minutes.