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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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Conejo al Limón

Conejo al Limón, is a very simple Spanish dish of braised rabbit with a lemon, garlic and herb sauce. All the ingredients come from the old world and it’s not hard to believe that the Iberians were eating similar at … 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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Faisán en Pepitoria

Faisán en Pepitoria, is based on a traditional Spanish cazuela of Pollo en Pepitoria (chicken cooked in an almond sauce, thickened with liver and hard boiled egg yolks) – here I’ve upgraded the chicken to pheasant. This is a very … 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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Guiso de Patatas con Chipirones

Guiso de Patatas con Chipirones, is a simple Spanish stew made with small squid (or cuttlefish) and potatoes. You could also use a firm white fish, like bacalao or hake, but fish would only require cooking for the final 10 … 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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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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Fabada Asturiana

Fabada Asturiana is probably the most famous regional dish from Asturias, containing white beans and cured meats. The Pinicipality of Asturias is a mountainous region on the Atlantic coast of north western Spain. Asturias was part of Roman Hispania, but … Continue reading

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