Discover new flavors and learn the secrets of the best dishes of Spanish gastronomy.
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Find the best Spanish Ingredients in December
Autumn says goodbye, giving way to wintery food. Spoon dishes, stews and potages, take centre stage at our table. Citrus is at its best, being the tastiest and sweetest ever. And our garden turns green thanks to our leaves vegetables as cabbages or broccoli.
I invite you to delight your senses with a unique and vibrant winter salad that combines the sweetness of red cabbage, the freshness of carrots, and the crunchy texture of pecan nuts and pomegranate seeds.
Cured Meat, (Cecina) with Manchego Cheese and Olive Oil.
Perhaps the most challenging part of this recipe will be finding the Beef jerky or Dried Cured Meat. I have bought it in slices, perfect for this recipe. You can also use other meats or charcuterie, but the smoked touch, the salted point and the curing of this product are unbeatable.
Chanterelles soup, Mushrooms croquette and crispy Sweet Potato
Do you remember the Mushrooms Croquette from last week? They were super creamy. Well, apart from being a very rich Tapa, it is also an element of this week's new recipe. With the leftover mushrooms, and with an ingredient as seasonal as sweet potato, I have prepared a humble dish ideal for this winter, with very autumnal ingredients.
How to make Creamy Mushroom Croquettes step by step
Croquettes are a very versatile dish that can be used as an appetizer or as a main dish. This time, I bring you a delicious mushroom croquette recipe that will become one of your favourite dishes.
Four Spanish Pork products that perhaps you have never eaten
This week, I want to show you about some of the typical Spanish pork products that perhaps you have never eaten. And of course introduce you to a couple of very typical dishes of the day of "La Matanza", the sacrifice day of the pig, in which the grandmothers were in charge of cooking for the entire entourage, family and friends who helped in these busy days.
Today I have prepared a vibrant soup with these two ingredients so typical of autumn, especially in Halloween. This dish is Vegetarian, healthy and very easy to make. But before starting to cook, I would like to tell you two little histories about these beautiful products.
Tuna in olive oil. A traditional method of preservation.
Little by little winter is coming, and traditionally the houses began to prepare their pantry to face the winter. The products and preservation methods brought to the peninsula by other villages, such as the Romans with Salting and olive oil, or the Arabs with pickling or adobos.
Today I am going to tell you about my last trip, in which I had the opportunity to go to El Bierzo and visit a large part of my Family. El Bierzo is a region located in the north of Spain, next to Galicia. Its gastronomic and oenological offer is abundant and varied.
How to make very tender Spanish Meatballs, "ALBÓNDIGAS"
Learn how to make this beautiful dish with a lot of influences. In ancient Rome, meatballs have been sold in the street, which would be today street food. At that time only the wealthiest had a kitchen, so street food was prevalent in Rome. The meatballs were the perfect food to eat with your hands and fill the belly well with little money.
This week I bring you a selection of my favourite ingredients in this culinary season. It’s always a good thing to respect the temporality of the products; you will obtain the best quality and flavours of your recipes.
I have been lucky enough to be able to travel to "EL BIERZO", the region where a large part of my family comes from, and I found this seasonal jewels of its gastronomy.
The end of Summer. The Grapes Harvesting, "La Vendimia".
The word Vendimia refers to the harvesting of the grapes that will later be used for the production of wine. In Spain, the harvest time varies between the months of August and October depending on the degree of maturity of the grapes.
3 Spanish delicasies from the sea, maybe you have not tried
Spain enjoys a great diversity of products coming from the sea, that are prepared and sold in different ways such as the traditional conservation techniques, the “salazón” salted, the dried or dehydrated, the smoked, pickled “escabeche”, as the most common.
Veal fillets with Blue cheese sauce, “Escalopines de Ternera al Cabrales”
This week I want to show you a recipe for blue cheese lovers. Specifically Cabrales. This cheese of three types of milk (goat, cow and sheep) is matured in the Caves of Cabrales, (Asturias Region), where the humidity and temperature conditions are optimal for its maturation.
Red Shrimp or "Carabinero". Discover the flavours of the Spanish Sea.
Today I bring you a recipe where the main ingredient is the true protagonist. I choose a variety of prawn typical from the south of the Spanish Cost, and I have accompanied it with hake and mashed potato with a lime aroma.
Melon Soup with Crispy Ham recipe, An easy-to-do dish for this summer
Today, I bring you a delicious and refreshing recipe perfect for hot summer days: melon soup with ham. This combination of sweet and salty flavours is a delight for the taste buds and is very easy to prepare.
This preparation is typical of northern Spain. I discovered it in Gijón (Asturias), wherein most of its bars and cider houses we can enjoy this sea dish to share, with a nice glass of cider.
Today I am going to show you a different recipe for one of the best known Spanish dishes outside the Iberian Peninsula. If you make a trip to Spain and have the opportunity, do not hesitate to try this delicacy of humble origin.
Summer is coming and after all this time spent at home by confinement, I think we have all taken a few extra pounds and we need to fill our diet with healthy foods with little fat.There are innumerable ways to prepare the octopus, I have decided to show you one of my favourites. Octopus salad is very popular in most os the spanish bars and restaurant.
One of the most important Bank holidays in Galicia. “La Hoguera de San Juan”
The Sant Jonh´s eve or “Noche de San Juan” is a Christian Bank holiday, of pagan origin. In the Celtic calendar, this festival corresponds to “Litha”, the other great solstice of the year. It marks the beginning of the summer, but also the beginning of the shortening of the days.
How to make one of the oldest Spanish recipes. Almond Soup with Garlic and Grapes.“Ajo Blanco con Uvas”
“Ajo Blanco “it’s a cold soup very popular in the south of Spain, Andalucía, Extremadura, being the regional dish in Almáchar (Málaga) and Herrera del Duque (Badajoz).It is considered the firstborn of the Andalusian gazpacho since it is based on bread, oil, and garlic. Almonds, salt, and vinegar are usually added and other ingredients depending on the region.
Chorizo is a sausage that contains pork, bacon (tocino), garlic, salt, pepper, paprika (pimentón), and other spices as bases ingredients. One of its main characteristics are the unmistakable smoky aroma, coming from the manufacturing process, and the singular flavor of the PIMENTON (paprika), and the mix of spices and herbs, used in most of recipes.
Today, with the rise of the online business, we could say that we can almost find any typical Spanish product and have it sent home or at work in a few days. That is why I propose this fantastic list of the best top 10 online shops of Spanish food products online, where you can find an incredible variety of options to prepare the best tapas and dishes from the Spanish recipe book.