Tapas Bar · Marinated Fried Pork
Carne Fiesta
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The marinade leans on the same paprika-garlic mix used across the Canaries for mojo, so the dish tastes like it grew up right alongside the islands' famous potato sauce.
Carne fiesta is small chunks of pork marinated in garlic, paprika, and spices, then quickly fried until crisp on the outside. Canarian tapas bars and market stalls serve it hot in small dishes as a classic party food.
Why it's made this way: It's rooted in Canarian home-party cooking, hence 'fiesta,' where marinated pork could be fried fast in big batches for a crowd.
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