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Tag Archives: extra virgin olive oil
Chicken Sofrito
The cooking method for sofrito or sofregit (in Catalan), was first recorded in the Libre de Sent Soví, a Catalan recipe book from about 1324. Sofregit comes from the verb sofregir, which means to under fry. Most people think of … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged 1492, broad beans, cardamom, chicken, chicken sofrito, Claudia Roden, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, Grand Marquis Carignan / Cabernet Sauvignon, Jewish, judias, Libre de Sent Sovi, onion, poached, potato, sofrito, Spanish, turmeric
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Pita Bread
I noticed taramasalata and hummus on special offer at a Greek stall in the farmer’s market last week and had my arm twisted. I normally make my own hummus from chickpeas, but taramasalata requires fish roe, which is harder to … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Food, Recipes
Tagged baking, dough, extra virgin olive oil, feta, fresh yeast, hummus, Kalamata olives, pita bread, strong white bread flour, taramasalata, wholemeal flour
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Pissaladière
The Pissaladière is an anchovy, olive and onion topped flat bread, which is synonymous with the city of Nice. It’s thought that the origin of the pissaladière is likely to be Genoa (Italy), where they have been eating a Pizza … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes
Tagged anchovies, black pepper, Côte de Provence, dough, Elizabeth David, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, Julia Child, Kalamata olives, olives, onions, oregano, Pissaladière, Pissalandrea, pizza, Salade Niçoise, savory, thyme, yeast
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Farinata
I’ve been looking for some rye flour to go with the strong wholemeal flour in my cupboard for several weeks, in order to make a sourdough starter. However, as you know, there is an acute shortage of flour on the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged Besan, black pepper, cheese, chickpea flour, chickpeas, extra virgin olive oil, farinata, garlic, Genoa, gram flour, rosemary, sea salt, socca, tomtatoes
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Mejillones en Escabeche
Mejillones en Escabeche is a very popular Spanish tapa of mussels pickled in vinegar, olive oil and pimentón. You will find these delicious molluscs in most bars, usually served straight from a tin, with lots of bread to dip into … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged bay leaves, carrot, escabeche, extra virgin olive oil, Fino Sherry, garlic, mejillones, mejillones en escabeche, mussels, onion, pickled, Pimentón de la Vera, red wine vinegar, sherry vinegar
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Rabbit en Confit
The word confit comes from the French verb confire, to preserve, which in turn is from the Latin conficere, to complete, do, finish, make or prepare. Most foods can be preserved as a confit by cooking at a low temperature … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Food, Game, Meat, Recipes
Tagged black pepper, confit, dry white wine, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, Jané Ventura Roses, lemon juice, parsley, plain flour, rabbit, rabbit confit, rosemary, sea salt
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Moorish Liver
The term Moorish Food can be quite difficult to accurately define. The Moors (from the Latin maurus, meaning person from the Roman province of Mauretania – North Africa) invaded Spain in 711 AD. Two thirds of Iberia was controlled by … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged Cap de Trons, cayenne pepper, cumin, extra virgin olive oil, gravy, liver, Moorish, onion, pig's liver, Pimentón de la Vera, sherry vinegar, streaky bacon
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Faisán en Adobo
In the days before canning and refrigeration, people had to rely on other methods of food preservation, such as immersion in fat or oil, pickling in alcohol or vinegar, salting (raw salt or brine) and smoking. When the Spanish and … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Game, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged adobado, adobo, anchovy paste, Anciano Gran Reserva, celery, escabeche, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, Kalamata olives, oregano, pheasant, Pimentón de la Vera, red pepper, red wine vinegar, thyme, vinegar
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