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Merluza a la Gallega

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Mad Dog

Merluza a la Gallega is a typical hake dish from Galicia. Merluza a la Gallega is a fairly simple dish of potatoes, onion and hake made special with a garlic and pimentón Ajada sauce. Galicia is a large autonomous region … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged Ajada, Albariño, broad beans, Faustino Rivero Ulecia, Galicia, garlic, hake, lluç, merluza, Merluza a la Gallega, onion, peas, Pimentón de la Vera, potatoes, sherry vinegar | 10 Comments

Arròs Brut

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Mad Dog

Arròs Brut (dirty rice) is a soupy rice dish which comes from Mallorca. It gets it’s name by nature of the dirty looking broth, made dark by mixing in a small amount of ground up liver. This is fairly common … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Game, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged arròs brut, arròs casero, arroz mallorquin, azafrán, ñora peppers, Bomba rice, chicken liver, chicken thighs, cinnamon, cloves, costillas de cerdo, Es Mussol, guisantes, haricots verts, hígado de pollo, judías verdes, Malvasia, mushrooms, nutmeg, onion, peas, picada, pollo, pork ribs, red pepper, saffron, salsa romesco, tomatoes | 4 Comments

Faves a la Catalana

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Mad Dog

Faves a la Catalana (habas a la catalana – Spanish – Catalan Broad Beans) is a classic dish from Catalunya, “One of the gastronomic pillars of the nation. The hegemony of this supreme triad is indisputable” – Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged anchovy paste, bay leaf, botifarra negra, broad beans, dry white wine, extra virgin olive oil, faves, faves a la catalana, faves ofegades, garlic, habas, Honeymoon, mint, morcilla, panceta, pork belly, spring onions | 4 Comments

Gurullos con Jibia

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Mad Dog

I was in a supermarket and noticed packets of Gurullos next to the pasta – they looked like little grains of rice. Having never had Gurullos before, I bought some. On arriving home, I discovered that Gurullos are typically used … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged azafrán, ñora peppers, chickpeas, cuttlefish, cuttlefish stew, Faustino Rivero Ulecia Albariño, guindilla peppers, gurullos, gurullos con jibia, gurullos con sepia, jibia, pasta, pimentón de Murcia, pimientos choriceros, saffron, sepia | 2 Comments

Albóndigas en Salsa

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Mad Dog

I had a craving for Albóndigas en Salsa (meatballs in sauce) which can only be fixed if one can find them on a Menú del Día – I wanted albóndigas de la abuela hoy (grandma’s meatballs today), so I needed … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged Albóndigas en Salsa, albondigas, anchovy paste, breadcrumbs, chicken stock, Con 2 Huevos, cumin, fresh coriander, La Vanguardia, mandonguilles, meatballs, minced beef, Pimentón de la Vera, pork belly, sherry vinegar | 2 Comments

Judías con Cabrito

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Mad Dog

Quite literally, Judías con Cabrito means Jews with kid goat! The word for Jews (Judías) in Spanish has long been associated with beans – this is not a pejorative term, it’s actually down to the fact that the Jews cultivated … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged alubias blancas, bacon, chicken stock, coriander, cumin, goat, goat with white beans, Judías con Cabrito, Judías con Cordero, La Cabra y La Bota, lamb, navy beans, Pimentón de la Vera, sherry vinegar | 2 Comments

Patatas a la Riojana

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Mad Dog

Patatas a la Riojana is a simple yet incredibly delicious dish from La Rioja and Álava in Spain. Álava (part of Pais Vasco) and La Rioja are neighbours and at one time both were inhabited by a pre Roman tribe … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged Álava, choricero peppers, chorizo, Cune Reserva, garlic, La Rioja, onion, Patatas a la Riojana, Paul Bocuse, pimentón d la Vera, potatoes, red peppers, sherry vinegar | 4 Comments

Guisantes Salteados con Beicon

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Mad Dog

Peas, sautéed with bacon (sometimes jamón) is a very popular starter on a Menú del Día in Barcelona. The bacon can be swapped for small prawns (see here) and I’ve even seen it as a main course with an egg … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged bacon, bay leaf, beicon, chicken stock, dry white wine, garlic, guisantes salteados con beicon, menu del dia, onion, peas, sautéed peas with bacon, thyme, Torres Verdeo | 4 Comments

Cazuela de Garbanzos con Chorizo y Panceta

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Mad Dog

Cazuela de Garbanzos con Chorizo y Panceta is a typical and delicious Spanish stew, using fairly basic ingredients. The recipe may vary from town to town and when times were hard, one solo chorizo (no panceta or stock) would suffice … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged Castillo San Lorenzo, chicken stock, chickpeas, chorizo, garbanzos, Garbanzos con Chorizo y Panceta, garlic, onion, panceta, pimentón d la Vera, pork belly, red wine vinegar, Rioja, thyme, tomatoes | 12 Comments

Caldereta de Cabrito extremeña

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Mad Dog

Caldereta is a typical goat or lamb stew from Extremadura, a large landlocked region in the South West of Spain which borders Portugal. Extremadura is famous for it’s Pimentón de la Vera (smoked paprika) and Jamón ibérico. The region contains … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged ajoblanco, Al-Andalus, Albariño, almonds, caldereta de cabrito, Camino de Cabras, choricero peppers, cumin, Extremadura, garlic, goat's liver, guindilla pepper, kid goat, lamb, Lamb Korma, majado, picada, pimentón d la Vera, Pitarra, potatoes, sherry vinegar, toasted almonds, tomato | 10 Comments

Author Archives: Mad Dog

About Mad Dog

Merluza a la Gallega

Arròs Brut

Faves a la Catalana

Gurullos con Jibia

Judías con Cabrito

Patatas a la Riojana

Guisantes Salteados con Beicon

Cazuela de Garbanzos con Chorizo y Panceta

Caldereta de Cabrito extremeña

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