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  <title>Cuban Christmas Feast</title>
  <published_at>Fri Oct 31 10:50:00 -0700 2008</published_at>
  <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11387</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <short_description>From Miami chef Randy Zweiban</short_description>
  <long_description>From Miami chef Randy Zweiban.</long_description>
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<h1>Cuban Christmas Feast</h1>
<h3>From Miami chef Randy Zweiban</h3>

<p class="intro">Cubans celebrate Christmas Eve as <em>Noche Buena,</em> complete with a slow-roasted pig served with black beans and rice known as <em>Moros y Cristianos,</em> or Moors and Christians. Miami chef Randy Zweiban, inspired by the Cuban expat community, took the idea with him when he moved to Chicago and opened the pan-Latin restaurant <a href="http://www.chow.com/places/24864">Nacional 27</a>. He gave us a version of the menu adapted for home cooks.</p>

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<p class="recipe_name"><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10588">» Bacalao Croquetas</a></p>

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<p class="recipe_name"><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10604">» Eggplant and Tomato Stew</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10604"><img src="/assets/2008/10/cuban_xmas1.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>


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<p class="recipe_name indent"><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10615">» Cuban Green Salad <br />with Avocados</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10615"><img src="/assets/2008/10/cuban_xmas2.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>


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<p class="recipe_name"><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/11111">» Mojo Marinated Pork Cubano</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/11111"><img src="/assets/2008/10/cuban_xmas3.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>


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<p class="recipe_name indent"><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10376">» Coconut Rice with Black Beans<br /> and Fried Plantains</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10376"><img src="/assets/2008/10/cuban_xmas4.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>


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<p class="recipe_name"><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10616">» Mashed Boniato with Onions</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10616"><img src="/assets/2008/10/cuban_xmas5.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>


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<p class="recipe_name"><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10547">» Pumpkin Flan</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10547"><img src="/assets/2008/10/cuban_xmas6.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>


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