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04-30-2008, 05:15 PM
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Sides for Cuban sandwiches??
I have a couple of sweet little pork tenderloins that I'm going to grill up on Sunday to make Cubans. A quiet Cinco de Mayo observance, one day early.
What (besides Dos Equus) would you suggest I serve to go with?
Lee
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04-30-2008, 05:27 PM
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Platanos
cant go wrong with some fried plantains.... I love those suckers and cant resist them even though they do a number on me... I always feel like I need a siesta after them
or for a fresher taste maybe a citrusy avocado salad...
or a spicy ceviche
gazpacho
i'm hungry now 
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04-30-2008, 05:30 PM
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this is what we had last time i made them ...
it went very well ... Hoppin' John Recipe
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04-30-2008, 07:00 PM
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Oh!! I second the fried plantains!!
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04-30-2008, 07:06 PM
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I've never made them, always mean to....
would a spanish rice work?
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Not that there's anything wrong with that.....
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04-30-2008, 07:15 PM
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Black beans and rice is a standard Cuban dish.
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05-01-2008, 08:33 AM
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How bout some good old fashioned homemade corn chips and salsa? You can never go wrong, also with spanish rice!
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05-01-2008, 10:02 AM
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I'd suggest yucca and/or black beans and rice.
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05-01-2008, 03:21 PM
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Why would you serve Cuban sandwiches on a Mexican holiday?
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05-01-2008, 06:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Caine
Why would you serve Cuban sandwiches on a Mexican holiday?
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i wondered about that too.
babe 
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05-01-2008, 07:38 PM
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Well, good question.
I have all the stuff for Cubans, have a hankering for them, and figured Cinco de Mayo was a good excuse to make them! Guess I forcefit the occasion to the hankering - the nationalities never occurred to me. Obviously, I don't know what I'm doing re: this holiday.
(Hope I didn't offend anyone.)
I'll probably make some salsa with tortilla chips, and give some fried plantains a try.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Lee
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05-01-2008, 08:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by QSis
Well, good question.
I have all the stuff for Cubans, have a hankering for them, and figured Cinco de Mayo was a good excuse to make them! Guess I forcefit the occasion to the hankering - the nationalities never occurred to me. Obviously, I don't know what I'm doing re: this holiday.
(Hope I didn't offend anyone.)
I'll probably make some salsa with tortilla chips, and give some fried plantains a try.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Lee
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it is a mexican holiday only. hyped up by the grocery stores, here in ca. i think it about some war or the other.
babe 
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05-01-2008, 09:03 PM
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Lee:
Cinco de Mayo seems like a good time to have Cuban sandwiches. Actually, any time seems like a good time to have Cuban sandwiches. 
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05-01-2008, 09:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy M.
Lee:
Cinco de Mayo seems like a good time to have Cuban sandwiches. Actually, any time seems like a good time to have Cuban sandwiches. |
sandwiches never served at cinco de mayo here in so. calif.
they do sound yummy though.
babe 
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05-02-2008, 02:07 AM
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I was just looking through my recipe "collection," & this looks festive. Perhaps you could add some sliced avocados to the mix, & serve with Sangria on the side.  See what you think.
Gazpacho Granita with Vegetable Salad
Gazpacho Granita
And... Tortilla Espanola (spanish omlette w potatoes), sliced like a pie - or smaller bites on party picks, as an appetizer. (Scroll down to see last pic.)
Spanish Tortilla
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05-02-2008, 08:03 AM
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call it a "Torta"... The Torta Cubana is a popular Mexican sandwich...
Get yourself some of my favorite Mexian beer and have a great Cinco De Mayo
mmm now I am going to have to go on the hunt for a good torta... not so easy in these parts....
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05-08-2008, 08:55 PM
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Update:
Here are pictures of my Cuban sandwich and fried plantains. I was delighted with the meal! More cheese is better, in the Cubans, BTW.
For the plaintains, I just went with slicing them on a mandolin and frying them in oil in a pan, forsaking the smashing and double-frying techniques. LOVED them! Very much like hash browns, french fries, potato chips, depending on how thick each slice was and how long it was left in the oil.
Lee
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05-08-2008, 09:24 PM
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WOW, Lee. That sandwich looks fantastic!
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05-08-2008, 09:38 PM
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Yes please, that's what I'll have............................... 
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05-09-2008, 09:42 AM
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one more please.
wow, that looks fantastic, qsis.
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