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Guantanamera Cuban Cuisine
6800 West Gate Blvd. #112, 512/382-1022
Armed with a wealth of cherished family recipes for fresh, home-style Cuban cuisine, the menu's opening salvo may be Masas fritas, or chunks of mojo criollo-marinated pork fried in lard, golden outside and succulent within. Lechon asado gets the same marinade and hours in a slow oven until it gets so tender it melts in your mouth. Pollo al horno is a marinated chicken leg quarter that is roasted with onion and red bell peppers, turning it moist and juicy.
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Guantanamera Cuban Cuisine
Good things come in small packages
Mick Vann, May 7, 2015
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