Tag Archives: potatoes

Carne Asada

My friend Catie asked me to cook a barbecue on Sunday and of course I agreed! Initially I thought of cooking Carne de Cerdo en Adobo, but another friend wanted to do marinated pork, so I had a rethink and … Continue reading

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Conejo con Patatas

Conejo con Patatas is a very popular Aragonese dish, where rabbit is cooked in a simple sauce and served with fried potatoes. I saw a version in The Spanish Woman’s Kitchen where chip/fry shaped raw potatoes are pushed into the … Continue reading

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Sukalki

Sukalki is a beef, pepper and potato dish from Pais Vasco, a region which spans the South West of France and the North West of Spain. The Basque people are quite unique, their language (Euskera) bears no relation to Latin … Continue reading

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Estofado de Carne con Patatas

Estofado de Carne con Patatas is a meat stew with potatoes, flavoured with saffron. The meat in question is likely to be beef – carne means meat, but in general, recipes with carne contain beef. When buying stock cubes, caldo … Continue reading

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Merluza a la Gallega

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

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Patatas a la Riojana

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

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Caldereta de Cabrito extremeña

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

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Caldo Gallego

Caldo Gallego (Galician soup) comes from Galicia, in the north of Spain and on the Atlantic coast. Galicia has a  strong Celtic history and it’s own language – Galician, which is closely related to Portuguese. The traditional economy of the … Continue reading

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Calderillo Bejarano

I set out to make a typical veal/beef stew from Béjar in Salamanca, but the butcher didn’t have any chuck (the specific type of cut required), however, he did have diced pork belly, so I thought I’d make lemonade with … Continue reading

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Huevos a la Flamenca

Huevos a la Flamenca is a popular egg dish from Andalucia. Huevos a la Flamenca means flamenco style eggs, Flamenco being the music and culture of the Gitanos (gypsies) from the south of Spain. There is no proven etymology for … Continue reading

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