Best 6 Calrio Cuban Pie Recipes

CUBANO PIES AS MADE BY VIVIAN HERNANDEZ-JACKSON RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Make the Cuban-style pork: Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
• In a small bowl, mix together the cumin, oregano, salt, and Sazón.
• Place the pork shoulder in a 9 x 13-inch (22 x 33 c,m) ( baking dish. Sprinkle the spice mixture all over, then pour the mojo marinade and water on top.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil. Transfer the pork to the oven and bake for 10 hours, until extremely tender and the liquid has reduced.
• Drain the liquid from the pan into a bowl and set aside. Using 2 forks, shred the pork, discarding any fatty bits. Pour the reserved braising liquid over the pork and toss until well combined. You should have about 4 cups. The pork will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use, up to 4 days.
• Make the cubano pies: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Lay 1 sheet of puff pastry on a clean surface and use a knife or pizza cutter to mark 9 squares.
• Scoop 3 heaping tablespoons of Cuban-style pork onto each square (save the leftover pork for another use). Top each portion with 2 pickle slices, a drizzle of yellow mustard, and a half slice of Swiss cheese.
• Gently lay the remaining sheet of puff pastry over the pork mounds. Use your fingers to press the dough together around the edges, then between the squares. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut through to make 9 individual squares.
• Transfer the pies to the prepared baking sheets. Brush the tops with the beaten egg.
• Bake for 25-35 minutes, until deep golden brown and firm.
• Meanwhile, combine the water, sugar, and cinnamon stick in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 3 minutes, until the sugar is fully dissolved. Remove the pot from the heat.
• Remove the Cubano pies from the oven and immediately brush with the cinnamon syrup. Serve warm.
• Enjoy!

EASY CUBAN PICADILLO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with pepper and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, olives, raisins and vinegar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until raisins are softened, 5-6 minutes., Serve with rice. If desired, top with fresh cilantro to serve.

CLASSIC CUBAN-STYLE PICADILLO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic, onion, and green bell pepper in the hot oil until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until browned completely, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir olives, raisins, capers, tomato sauce, sazon seasoning, cumin, sugar, and salt through the ground beef mixture.
• Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook until the mixture is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

CUBAN PICADILLO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook onions in oil over low heat for 15-20 minutes or brown, stirring occasionally. Add wine; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker., In the same skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Add to slow cooker. Combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic and seasonings; pour over top. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until heated through., Place raisins in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain. Stir the green pepper, olives, jalapeno and raisins into the slow cooker. Cover and cook 30 minutes longer. Serve with rice.

TAMPA CUBAN HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Remove dough from the can and roll out into a 9x16-inch rectangle. Cut into 4 equal rectangles.
• Place 1 rectangle horizontally on a work surface. Brush mustard over the surface, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Arrange ham, pork, salami, Swiss cheese, and 2 pickle chips, in that order, on the left side of the rectangle. Leave the border and right side of the dough exposed.
• Whisk egg and milk together to make an egg wash. Brush around the border. Fold the right side over the filling and press to seal; crimp the edges with a fork. Cut a few small slits in the top of the hand pie to vent. Brush some egg wash over the top.
• Repeat with remaining dough, mustard, filling, and egg wash. Arrange hand pies on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crisp and golden brown, 22 to 25 minutes. Cover with foil if starting to brown too quickly. Remove pies to a rack to cool for 5 minutes.

GUY FIERI'S CUBAN PIE ALLA MUNEE

Steps:

• Mojo Sour cream (Alla Munee) Directions:.
• Mix in bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Cuban Pie Crust Directions:
• Sift together flour and salt into medium bowl.
• Gently blend shortening into flour until mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in just enough cold water to keep it all together.
• Knead or process until smooth ball is formed, as little work as possible.
• Roll in a ball and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Remove, divide into 2 equal balls and roll out to 9-inches.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Drape crust into pie tin, poke with a fork and cover with waxed paper.
• Fill bottom with dried beans and bake pie shell for 10 minutes or until crust lightly browns.
• Remove and cool before filling.
• Sofrito Directions:.
• Add oil to a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add onions, peppers, and garlic, cook until translucent, but do not brown.
• Add tomatoes, cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and hold to add to pork.
• Pie Filling Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add 2 ounces of the Swiss cheese to pre-cooked pie shell, add pulled pork on top of Swiss cheese.
• Top pulled pork with sofrito mixture.
• Add remaining Swiss on top of pork.
• Lay sliced ham on top of Swiss cheese.
• Mix together the heavy cream and mustard and pour on top of ham and then top with Parmesan.
• Add pie crust to top, wrap aluminum foil around edges of pie crust, and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove pie from oven, let cool and set for 5 minutes.
• Add sliced pickles to the center of the pie, starting at the center and fanning the pickles in the middle.
• Add sliced tomatoes to the outside ring of the edge of the pie, overlapping the pickles in the center.
• Cut pie and serve with dollop of Mojo Sour cream.