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Pheasant with Cauliflower and Harissa
Pheasant is back in season and there’s much to be said for it’s flavoursome meat. These birds can take just about any type of seasoning that you’d care throw at them, without losing their own identity …and having lived outdoors, … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Game, Meat, Recipes
Tagged anchovy paste, cauliflower, cilantro, coriander, game stock, garlic, harissa, lemon, onion, pheasant, Pheasant Gully Shiraz Cabernet, Pheasant with Cauliflower and Harissa, potatoes
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Sardinas con Verduras
Sardines and pilchards are part of the herring fish family Clupeidae (the UK classifies sardines as being young pilchards). These are an inexpensive and sustainable oily fish often served fresh and fried, or preserved in salt, olive oil, escabeche, etc. … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged allioli, basil, Blanc Mariner, Catalan National Dance, courgette, Empúries, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, Horon, Kalamata olives, La Sardana, lemon, onion, orange pepper, potatoes, sardinas, sardines, thyme, tomatoes
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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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Arroz con Calamares
Arroz con Calamares (rice with squid) is a simple paella like dish which is very common in Cataluña, Valencia and other parts of the Spanish Mediterranean coast. This is economical fare, the bulk being made up of rice, flavoured with … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged allioli, arroz con calamares, Calamar vino blanco Rueda Verdejo, Calamars, clamares, fish stock, garlic, green and red peppers, onion, parsley, peas, rice, saffron, socarrat, sofregit, squid with rice, tomatoes
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Paella de Marisco
Paella is a Valencian rice dish, which originated in the 18th Century. The Moors began cultivating rice in Spain, perhaps as far back as the 8th and 9th Centuries and the marshes and lagoon of L’Albufera, (in the south of … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged allioli, arroz a banda, bomba, calasparra, cava, fish stock, garlic, mussels, onion, paella, Paella de Marisco, Pimentón de la Vera, prawns, rice, romano pepper, saffron, squid, squid ink
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Goat with Lentils and Harissa
Goat meat is often overlooked in Northern Europe, whereas around the Mediterranean, it’s a common staple. Goat tends to be gamey, the flavour being quite similar to mutton. One would think the popularity of goat’s milk and cheese in Britain … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes
Tagged anchovy paste, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, Didona Réserve, garlic, goat, harissa, Mago, onion, Pimentón de la Vera, preserved lemon, red lentils, sherry vinegar, tomatoes, za'atar
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Carne de Cerdo en Adobo
The preservation of meat and fish in Adobo went to South America with the Spanish after 1492. The original recipe containing red wine vinegar and olive oil, preserved food in barrels during long sea voyages. Columbus brought pimentón (smoked ground … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged adobo, ancho chillies, bay leaves, Carne de Cerdo en Adobo, chipotle chillies, cider vinegar, crackling, cumin seeds, Diana Kennedy, garlic, lime juice, Mexican pork adobo, onion, oregano, pork shoulder, Tequila, thyme
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Carrillada de Ternera (Ox Cheek)
I noticed a rather forlorn and lonely organic ox cheek in the butcher’s shop window towards closing time, on special offer. “Cook it or freeze it today – you can have it for £1.80”, he said. It was quite substantial, … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
Tagged anchovy paste, beef, beef stock, Carrillera de Ternera, celery, cheek, cilantro, coriander, onion, ox cheek, Paso de Buey, Pimentón de la Vera, sofregit, tomatoes, yellow pepper
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Pork with Aubergine and Peppers
I had some leftover roast pork in the fridge, along with aubergines (eggplant) and peppers that needed using up. To make something new (nextovers, as Karen eloquently put it), I threw a slice of ‘nduja and fresh coriander (cilantro) into … Continue reading
Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes
Tagged aubergine, bell peppers, capsicum, cilantro, coriander, egg plant, garlic, Gran Cerdo, nduja, onion, pork, roast pork, tomato
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