Posts Tagged ‘tapa’

Posted by John at 26 June 2010

Category: Spanish Recipes

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Recipe: Tortilla de Patatas

Summary: This fantastic Spanish omlette can be seen in almost every tapa bar in Spain. Can be served hot or cold. We often take tortilla as part of a tapas style picnic to enjoy on the beach or in the country side.

Ingredients

  • 600ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 500g white onions, thinly sliced
  • 700g  potatoes, thinly sliced
  • 6 Medium eggs

Instructions

  1. Put 50ml olive oil in a 26cm non-stick frying pan. Over a low heat, gently sweat the onions for 5 minutes until softened.
  2. Add the potato slices to the pan along with the remaining olive oil; it should just cover the contents of the pan. Season very generously, cover and cook gently over a low heat for 30–35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Lightly whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt. Drain and discard the excess oil from the cooked potato and onion mixture, then add the vegetables to the eggs and stir to combine.
  4. Return the ingredients to the pan and cook on a medium–low heat for 15–20 minutes. Once the top surface of the omelette top appears firm enough, free the sides using a palette knife, place a plate over the top of the omelette and invert the pan to release the omelette onto the plate. Slide the omelette back into the pan and cook on the other side for another 5 minutes until cooked.
  5. Slide the omelette onto a serving plate and leave to cool.

Cooking time (duration): 75

Number of servings (yield): 8

Meal type: hors d’oerves

Culinary tradition: Spanish

My rating:4 stars: ★★★★☆


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Posted by John at 20 June 2010

Category: Spanish Recipes

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Recipe: Gambas (Prawn) Pil Pil

Summary: Probably one of the most popular starter and tapas dishes on the coasts of Spain!

Ingredients

  • 20 peeled gambas (if you cannot get fresh prawns you can use pre-cooked prawns but adjust the cooking time so as to warm through thoroughly as opposed to cooking them)
  • 5 tblsps of olive
  • 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tblsp garlic, crushed
  • 2 chilli peppers or 2 teaspoons chilli powder
  • pinch of cayenne or red pepper
  • 1 tblsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • salt and fresh ground pepper

Instructions

  1. Put olive oil, garlic cloves, chili peppers, and cayenne pepper in an earthenware ramekin.Heat the ramekin at medium heat or until the oil begins to sizzle.
  2. Meanwhile peel and wash the prawns. Dry them off with a paper towel and add them to the ramekin. Cook the prawns for about six minutes, 3 minutes on either side, or until they begin to turn pink and curl slightly.
  3. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve at once.
  4. Serve with crusty bread.

Cooking time (duration): 20

Number of servings (yield): 2

Meal type: snack

Culinary tradition: Spanish

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★


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