The original of this recipe begins by cooking large raw prawns and making a sauce with the cooking liquid, shells and heads. A little of the sauce is them mixed with the mayonnaise. If you’re preparing a tapas spread single-handed,…
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Stuffed Tomato Tapa
Another vegetable unit to add to a spread of Spanish tapas . Smallish tomatoes are great to stuff with all manner of fillings; this is just one. Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 1 hr cooking time: n/a Ingredients 8 small-medium…
Roasted Sweet Pepper Salad
Feel free to use a mixture of red, yellow and/or orange peppers but avoid green peppers in this at all cost. I find that there isn’t a great deal of colour difference between orange and yellow peppers once cooked, either,…
Pollo al Ajillo
Said to be the most popular way to cook chicken in Spain, as the name implies this is something of a garlic fest. As usual, variations abound. This is my most successful execution which, typically, was my first attempt. It…
JC’s Octopus Salad
We got lucky when Morrisons took over our Safeway and we won a reasonable fish counter; they frequently stock octopus which makes for an interesting change and talking point. This recipe is based upon an octopus salad in Sophie Grigson’s…
Romesco de Peix
Romesco is a traditional Catalan sauce made with pounded nuts and peppers. Here, a derivative of it is used to make a Catalan fish and shellfish stew. Firm fish, such as monkfish, works well in a stew but careful substitutions…
Merluza a la Plancha
The Spanish love their hake. Actually, they love our hake, which they’ve been pinching for years. I’d spent a frustrating but amusing afternoon looking for Spanish Merluza a la Plancha recipes on the internet. The amusement stemmed from the absolutely…
Torta de Naranja
A superb Moorish orange and almond cake from Moro – The CookBook . This is a very useful recipe for those with a wheat difficulty since it is just almonds, eggs and caster sugar that provide the substance. Planning serves:…
Salsa Verde
A wonderful little je ne sais quoi for adding some extra interest to plain grilled fish – Gilthead Bream or Red Snapper, for example. It’s also excellent with a grilled steak such as sirloin or rib-eye. Planning serves: 4 preparation…
Conejo en Salsa de Almendras
A minor modification of a recipe from Culinaria Spain ; apparently a dish from the Balearics. Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 20 mins cooking time: 1½ hrs Ingredients 2 rabbits, cut into portions 125ml olive oil 2 onions, peeled &…