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frita cubana -- cuban hamburger

(1 rating)
Dee_Tourville avatar
Recipe by
Dee Tourville
@Dee_Tourville
FC, FL

I went to a Cuban restaurant monday and had a Frita for the first time. Yummy. I knew that the burger ingredients were ground beef, ground pork and chorizo. Some do not use the chorizo....I did. The sauce; I got a little help from a Cuban friend. I had to cook these today for my Hubby. He loved 'em.

(1 rating)
yield 6 ( large burgers)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For frita cubana -- cuban hamburger

  • 1 lb
    ground beef, raw
  • 3/4 lb
    ground pork, raw
  • 1/2 lb
    chorizo sausage, raw
  • 4 clove
    garlic, mashed and finely minced
  • 1/4 c
    sweet onion,grated
  • 3 Tbsp
    ketchup
  • 3/4 tsp
    ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    sweet spanish paprika
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 6
    hamburger buns
  • 6 slice
    onion, optional
  • 5 c
    shoestring potatoes or use canned shoe string potatoes
  • SAUCE
  • 1 can
    can tomato paste( 6 oz)
  • 1 1/2 c
    water
  • 1 tsp
    ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    sweet spanish paprika
  • 1 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/4 tsp
    apple cidar vinegar
  • salt to taste

How To Make frita cubana -- cuban hamburger

  • 1
    Use a food processor with a chopping blade to grind together the meats, the minced garlic, and the onion. Blend in the ketchup, cumin, and paprika.
  • 2
    Remove the meat mixture from the food processor and form by hand into round patties. Cook in a large a frying pan.
  • 3
    When the frita is just about cooked through, (as you like it)reduce heat to medium low, squirt on some sauce, and let the patties cook just a minute longer.
  • 4
    While the fritas are frying, use a deep fat fryer or frying pan with a couple inches of vegetable oil to fry the shoestring potatoes. Drain on paper towels and lightly salt
  • 5
    Place bun on a plate, burger, slice of raw onion(optional) and top with shoe string potatoes.
  • 6
    Directions for the sauce:
  • 7
    Mix all of the ingredients together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Used as the sauce on the Fritas.
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