Noche Buena (Christmas Eve)....Cuban Style [Archive]

Blueface

12-22-2009, 09:39 AM

Heading down to Miami tomorrow morning to pick out the pig and have it slaughtered for the Caja China and pick up some mojo to marinade it in the evening for our traditional Christmas Eve big family dinner.

Thanks to my expected winnings in two Fantasy Football leagues as I am in the championship game in both, decided to splurge on this table instead of what I would normally do (cigars).

Dominoes, along with booze and cigars, will surely be fun as we wait for the pig to cook.

I am getting the table from a guy in Miami that works out of his home. The price is very good for this type of table. If anyone is ever interested in one, let me know.

Note the neat cigars to hold up the dominoes.

mariogolbee

12-22-2009, 09:47 AM

Will you be throwing water out the door on New Year's Eve as well?

Blueface

12-22-2009, 09:48 AM

Will you be throwing water out the door on New Year's Eve as well?

:r:r:r
Yup.
Wife will have the bucket ready and will dodge everyone to run outside and take care of that.
Next, don't forget, 12 grapes a must.

floydpink

12-22-2009, 09:49 AM

What time should I be over? Sounds like my kind of party.

My Christmas Eve will be Brazilian style at my wife's friend's house. Everybody will be late, bring uninvited friends, stay late drinking and singing and people will hook up and formerly single girls will be pregnant for the New Year. Always happens.

Blueface

12-22-2009, 09:50 AM

What time should I be over? Sounds like my kind of party.

My Christmas Eve will be Brazilian style at my wife's friend's house. Everybody will be late, bring uninvited friends, stay late drinking and singing and people will hook up and people will be pregnant for the New Year. Always happens.

:r:r:r

Blueface

12-22-2009, 09:54 AM

The final product will hopefully look like this previous one.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/cmach_photo/DSC_0264.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/cmach_photo/DSC_0272.jpg

Blueface

12-22-2009, 09:57 AM

Special box for the occasion.:r:r:r

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/cmach_photo/59_2.jpg

Noodles

12-22-2009, 09:58 AM

Lechon @ Noche Buena, that is the Christmas food I am familiar with. I miss home.

Blueface

12-22-2009, 09:59 AM

The whole on the pig's left thigh is from us jumping all over the crispy skin with beer. Hmm, Hmm good!!!

The funny thing is I usually place the Caja China in the driveway and the smoke and smell of that pig brings out all the neighbors.
It becomes a conversation piece.

elderboy02

12-22-2009, 10:02 AM

Dang, that looks tasty :dr

Blueface

12-22-2009, 10:05 AM

Dang, that looks tasty :dr

Dan,
The mojo contains pineapple juice, vinegar and orange juice, along with condiments and garlic.
I use a half gallon of it and separate the liquid from the garlic and inject the entire pig. After that, half a container of salt is rubbed all over and finally, the garlic is rubbed. That marinades overnight.
The pig then cooks slowly for about 5 hours.
The smell and the taste is amazing.
When you pull a rib, you get only the bone and have to scoop up the meat that fell off.
Quite a few from CA got to taste one a couple of years ago when we did a big herf in Florida.

elderboy02

12-22-2009, 10:07 AM

Dan,
The mojo contains pineapple juice, vinegar and orange juice, along with condiments and garlic.
I separate the liquid from the garlic and inject the entire pig. After that, half a container of salt is rubbed all over and finally, the garlic is rubbed. That marinades overnight.
The pig then cooks slowly for about 5 hours.
The smell and the taste is amazing.
When you pull a rib, you get only the bone and have to scoop up the meat that fell off.
Quite a few from CA got to taste one a couple of years ago when we did a big herf in Florida.

Oh my.... :dr

mrreindeer

12-22-2009, 10:19 AM

Sounds AWESOME Carlos! And love that table!

DougBushBC

12-22-2009, 10:30 AM

You going to Mary's Ranch to get it? Also, I have seen that same table with a Don Lina Africa theme at Sabor Havana PGA...

Jbailey

12-22-2009, 10:34 AM

That pig at MMH III was fantastic!!

Blueface

12-22-2009, 10:38 AM

You going to Mary's Ranch to get it? Also, I have seen that same table with a Don Lina Africa theme at Sabor Havana PGA...

I go to Matadera Matson off Okeechobee in Hialeah.
I use to go to another one up the road (can't remember the name now - Cabrera I think) but that one is so much bigger and so much busier that I found Matson an easier in and out for me.

Blueface

12-22-2009, 10:40 AM

That pig at MMH III was fantastic!!

Dave,
I am trying to recall if even the bones survived the piranhas.:r

DougBushBC

12-22-2009, 11:02 AM

I go to Matadera Matson off Okeechobee in Hialeah.
I use to go to another one up the road (can't remember the name now - Cabrera I think) but that one is so much bigger and so much busier that I found Matson an easier in and out for me.

Cabrera is the same as Mary's Ranch (the wholesale version of Cabrera) I buy from them fairly regularly.

mosesbotbol

12-22-2009, 11:05 AM

What kind of booze do you does everyone drink at the table?

coastietech

12-22-2009, 11:08 AM

Sounds like fun...

We have a typical Italian Christmas Eve. No meat, we usually have a fish sauce. There will be some poker, some cigars, and a whole lot of expresso and Sambuca!

We also have a tradition of letting the kids open one present before they go to bed. :tu

Blueface

12-22-2009, 11:10 AM

What kind of booze do you does everyone drink at the table?

While cooking the pig, smoking and playing dominoes, beer is the drink of choice. Can't last the day if we start out with cocktails.

We usually do some Malbec or Rioja with dinner.

This year, for after dinner, when we are left with my son, dad and future son in law, will break out flights of Walker (Black, Gold and Blue). Hopefully we can still walk when said and done.:D

68TriShield

12-22-2009, 11:20 AM

(looking around)

My invitation must have been lost :(

Blueface

12-22-2009, 11:35 AM

(looking around)

My invitation must have been lost :(

:r:r:r

Come on down.
I have a big patio. We can add a few more chairs. Oh, that's right. Forgot to mention. It is an outdoors meal. We expect the low to be a nippy 70's.:D

ucla695

12-22-2009, 01:12 PM

That looks delicious. :dr Booze, cigars, dominoes and pig...what's not to like? :tu

St. Lou Stu

12-22-2009, 01:24 PM

Dave,
I am trying to recall if even the bones survived the piranhas.:r

I think Booker ate the bones. :D

landhoney

12-22-2009, 01:36 PM

I'll be doing this a few miles south of you in Miami with my family(the Cuban side) as well Carlos, minus the dominoes probably. We celebrate Noche Buena at my fathers cousin's house on Hibiscus Island, he has the Caja China :D

newcigarz

12-22-2009, 03:11 PM

Color me jealous Carlos and Seth.

Neuromancer

12-22-2009, 03:21 PM

Hmmm...Hannukah's been over for almost two weeks...maybe it's time for me to convert so I can celebrate Christmas too...hmmm...nah...:D

Subvet642

12-22-2009, 05:03 PM

I'm making my Cuban Black Beans and Rice right now. It's pretty good for a Boston Irish Mick. :banger

hotreds

12-22-2009, 05:06 PM

Aye, que bueno! Feliz Navidad, mi amigo querido!

Blueface

12-22-2009, 07:27 PM

Blueface

12-22-2009, 07:28 PM

Hmmm...Hannukah's been over for almost two weeks...maybe it's time for me to convert so I can celebrate Christmas too...hmmm...nah...:D

Marc,
If you smell that pig of mine, your new favorite song will be "Loosing My Religion".