Miami Spice by Raichlen, Steven -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Introduction: Hot! Hot! Hot! Thirst Quenchers

Mango Nectar Tamarind Nectar Orange and Carrot Juice Banana-Strawberry Batido Melon-Papaya Batido Puffed Wheat Batido Pineapple-Mint Batido Rum Runner South Beach Sangria Mojito (Rum Spritzer) Banana Mojito Mamey Daiquiri Saoco Mulata Cuban Coffee

Starters, Snacks, and Fritters

Floridian Tuber Chips Mariquitas Black Beans Salsa Gator Guacamole Smoked Mullet Dip Floridian Tortilla Conch Fritters Plantain Fried Olives Plantain Spiders Black-Eyed Pea Fritters Yuca Fritters Yuca Fingers Grilled Corn Hush Puppies Gator Bites Cod Puffs Pastelitos (Nicaraguan Meat Pies) Empanadas Smoked Cheese Filling Picadillo Filling Guava Paste and Queso Blanco Filling Basic Tamales Chicken Sofrito Filling Curried Shrimp Filling Sweet Corn Filling

Sunshine Soups

Smoked Gazpacho Mangospacho Alligator Pear Soup Bellyache Soup West Indian Pumpkin Soup with Spice-Scented Whipped Cream Black Bean Soup Peanut Soup with Fried Leeks Cedar Key Crab Bisque Nicaraguan Crab and Shrimp Soup Bahamian Conch Chowder

Salad Days

Tim’s Mesclun Salad with Tangerine Cream Spinach, Blood Orange, and Macadamia Nut Salad Minneola, Arugula, and Olive Salad Watermelon Salad with Kumquat Dressing Hearts of Palm Salad in the Style of Cedar Key Citrus Marinated Hearts of Palm Salad Black Bean Salad with Mango and Shrimp Black-Eyed Pea Salad with Pepper-Crusted Tuna Red, and Yellow Tomato Salad with Crab in Vinaigrette Stone Crab, Melon, and Cucumber Salad Conch Salad

Breads, Spreads, and Sandwiches

Pan Cubano (Cuban Bread) Pan Suave (Cuban Sweet Rolls) Boniato Bread/Boniato Rolls Pecan Corn Bread Idella Parker’s Biscuits Bubble Bread Floridian French Toast Arepas Manchego Cheese Butter Tangerine Butter Elena Ruz (Turkey Tea Sandwich) Media Noche (Midnight Sandwich) Pan Con Lechón

Mojos, Sauces, and Salsas

Key Lime Nuoc Cham Old Sour Caribbean Cocktail Sauce Chimichurri Mojo (Cuban Garlic-Citrus Sauce) Grapefruit-Rosemary Mojo Four Tropical Vinaigrettes Fresh Carrot Sauce Joe’s Stone Crab Mustard Sauce Sunshine Aïoli Jalapeño Cream Sauce Citrus-Sour Cream Sauce Tropical Tartar Sauce Tamarind Cream Sauce Meyer’s Fire Banana-Molasses Ketchup Currant Ketchup Papaya and Black Bean Salsa Banana Salsa Mango Salsa

A Fisherman’s Paradise

Macadamia-Crusted Pompano Grilled Yellowtail with Passion Fruit Beurre Blanc Whole Fried Snapper with Spicy Tomato Sauce Pan-Roasted Mutton Snapper with Raisins, Capers, and Pine Nuts Tangerine Tuna Grilled Sword Fish with Fried Garlic Sauce Shark en Escabeche Dolphin with Fennel and Saffron Grouper Creole Coconut-Curried Wahoo

From Conch to Stone Crabs

Oyster Shooter Spice-Fried Oysters White Water Clams with Chorizo Sofrito Steamed Mussels Real Cocunut Shrimp Buffalo Shrimp Grilled Shrimp Mousse on Sugarcane Kebabs Shrimp and Smokies Shrimp with Rum and Mint Rock Shrimp Hash with Boniato Pancakes Almond Cracked Conch Conch Chili Stone Crabs with Melted Butter and Mustard Sauce Stone Crabs à la Nage “Pousse Café” of Stone Crab Florida Crab Cakes Grilled Soft-Shell Crabs with Cilantro and Corn Vinaigrette Soft-Shell Crab Tempura Barbara’s Garlic-Broiled Florida Lobster Lobster Enchilado Fra Diavolo of Florida Lobster and Baby Clams Curry-Fried Frogs’ Legs

Birds of Paradise

Miami Wings Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken and Yellow Rice) Chicken Tropicana Florida Fricassee Chicken Adobo Plantain-Stuffed Chicken in a Pecan Crust Bajan Roast Game Hens Roast Duck with Tamarind-Chipotle Glaze Oak-Grilled Duck Breasts With Lychee Salsa Lychee Salsa Floridia Quail With Shiitake Gravy Cuban Thanksgiving Turkey Turkey Picadillo

The Matter Of Meat

Griots (Haitian Fried Spice Pork) Felicia Gressette’s Almost Lechón Asado Baby Back Ribs with Guava Barbecue Sauce Jamaican Jerk Rack of Lamb Rum-Soaked Veal Chops with Pineapple Salsa Whole Grilled Beef Tenderloin With Fire And Spice Churrasco (Nicaraguan-Style Grilled Beef Tenderloin) Ropa Vieja Vaca Frita

On the Side: An Exotic Array

Florida Slaw Haitian Pickled Slaw Cebollita (Nicaraguan pickled onions) Candied Kumquats Datil Pepper and Cranberry Jelly Grilled Corn Grilled Corn and Roasted Garlie Flan Stuffed Chayotes Baked Tomatoes with Tropical Pesto Hearts of Plam with Pancetta and Cream Sweet Potato Latkes Yam Bake Boniato Gratin Yuca con Mojo Maduros (Fried Ripe Plantains) Plantain Mash Tostones with Herbed Salt Foolproof Rice Coconut Rice Sofrito and Corn Risotto Gallo Pinto (Nicaraguan Red Beans and Rice) Moros y Cristianos Florida Refries Black Beans, Cooked Two Ways Soupy Black Beans Grits with Tomato Gravy Old-Fashioned Tomato Gravy Fresh Tomato Gravy Manchego Cheese Grits

Happy Endings

Maida Heatter’s Key Lime Cake Chocolate-Banana Sin Cake Banana Strudel The Fontainebleau Cheesecake Guava Cheesecake A New Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Tres Leches (Three-Milk Cake) Coconut Brownies with Coconut Snowballs Mango Napoleons Mango Crisp Nontraditional Key Lime Pie Coconut Cream Pie Exotic Banana Cream Pie Black Sapote Pic Coconut Soufflé Icky Sticky Coconut Pudding with Rum-Toffee Sauce Raphil’s Rice Pudding Brandy Flans Ginger-Molasses Flan Cuban Coffee Brûlée Mango Ice Cream Island Spice Ice Cream Sour Cream Ice Cream with Mango Sauce Banana Gelato Tangerine-Mint Sorbet Carambola Sorbet Hibiscus Granita

Basic Recipes

Clarified Butter Basic Chicken Stock Fish Stock Coconut Milk To Peel and Seed a Tomato Orange Syrup Annatto Oil Bouquet Garni

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