Tag Archives: rice

Arroz con Conejo

Arroz con Conjo is a simple rice dish with rabbit and mushrooms – this is a version of Arroz de Montaña (mountain rice), which sometimes includes snails. Sadly I could only find two (trying to eat my vegetables in the … Continue reading

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Arroz al Horno con Albóndigas

Arroz al Horno con Albóndigas (oven cooked rice with meatballs) is a typical rice dish from the province of Castellón in Valencia (in the Valencian/Catalan language it’s called  Arròs amb pilotes). This type of dish is a variation on Valencian … Continue reading

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Arroz con Faisán y Chorizo

Arroz con Faisán y Chorizo (rice with pheasant and chorizo) is a simple dish loosely based on the popular  Arroz con Pollo y Chorizo (rice with chicken and chorizo). You will find Arroz con Pollo y Chorizo recipes throughout Spain … Continue reading

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Arroz con Gambas y Merluza

Arroz con Gambas y Merluza is a paella like dish of rice cooked with hake and prawns. I made this up, but you will find many recipes for Arroz Caldoso con Gambas y Merluza online – this is a soupy rice … Continue reading

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Estofado de Cordero con Patatas y Arroz

I cooked a roast shoulder of lamb on Sunday and while looking at recipes for leftover lamb, came across a few for Estofado de Cordero con Patatas y Arroz – lamb stew with potatoes and rice, which sounded perfect. You … Continue reading

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Venison Jambalaya

I had some fresh andouille sausage and a pack of diced venison in the freezer, so having not cooked jambalaya for quite a while, this seemed like a good opportunity to try out my new Spanish sartén (frying pan). Jambalaya typically … Continue reading

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Arroz con Pollo

Arroz con Pollo (baked rice and chicken) must be one of the simplest Spanish rice dishes and can be seen as a precursor to Paella, in a similar way to Arroz al Horno. There’s some debate over the origins on … Continue reading

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La Ciudadela

It was bright and sunny this week, so I had lunch at Hotel Restaurant la Ciudadela with Nookie. You may remember a previous visit to La Ciudadela a few years ago. The restaurant is on the hotel ground floor and … Continue reading

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Prawn Étouffée

Étouffée made with crawfish or shrimp (prawns are the closest thing in the UK) is a very popular dish from Louisiana. The word étouffée comes from the French étouffer, which means to smother or suffocate – the crawfish (or prawns … Continue reading

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Arroz Caldoso

Arroz Caldoso is a meat or seafood broth (bouillon) containing rice. Arroz is the Spanish word for rice and caldo means stock (broth). Arroz caldoso is almost certainly a precursor to paella, which is a relatively modern dish, invented in … Continue reading

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