Tag Archives: tomato

Caldereta de Cabrito extremeña

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Mad Dog

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 →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged ajoblanco, Al-Andalus, Albariño, almonds, caldereta de cabrito, Camino de Cabras, choricero peppers, cumin, Extremadura, garlic, goat's liver, guindilla pepper, kid goat, lamb, Lamb Korma, majado, picada, pimentón d la Vera, Pitarra, potatoes, sherry vinegar, toasted almonds, tomato | 10 Comments

Corzo al Chilindrón

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Mad Dog

Chilindrón is a typical stew from Aragón, a mountainous Spanish region with the Pyrenees to the north and Cataluña to the East. Back in 1137, Ramon Berenguer IV (Count of Barcelona) married Petronilla of Aragon, and created a major medieval … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Game, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged Aragón, chilindrón, choricero peppers, corzo, corzo al chilindrón, Jamón Serrano, onion, pimentón d la Vera, red peppers, red wine, roe deer, Teta de Vaca, tomato, venison | 7 Comments

Judías Pintas con Cordero

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Mad Dog

While searching for a new Spanish recipe with white beans and leftover lamb, I came across recetas tradicionales using pinto beans instead. I’m inclined to think that these are variations on an old recipe, dating back to before la Reconquista … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged alubias pintas, carrot, cloves, cordero, cumin, dry white wine, El Cordero y Las Virgenes, judías pintas, Judías Pintas con Cordero, lamb, onion, pimentón d la Vera, pinto beans, Queviures Antolin, red pepper, roast lamb, tomato, white wine vinegar | 11 Comments

Potaje de Vigilia

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Mad Dog

Potaje de Vigilia is a very popular Spanish dish, containing chickpeas and bacalao (salt cod), served on the Fridays during Lent. The word potaje translates directly from the old French pottage, meaning cooked in a pot – the English translation … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged avellanas, bacalao, carrots, cebolla, chickpeas, cloves, espinacas, garbanzos, garlic, hazelnuts, La Misión, Lent, onion, picada, pimentón d la Vera, potaje de vigilia, sherry vinegar, spinach, tomate, tomato, Verdejo | 18 Comments

Marmitako

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Mad Dog

Marmitako is a simple fishman’s stew from país Vasco (the Basque Country) which takes it’s name from the pot it’s cooked in – a marmita, coming from the French marmite (also where the English spread gets it’s name). According to … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged Bonito, cayenne pepper, choricero pepper, fish stew, fish stock, garlic, green peppers, Marmitako, marmite, olive oil, onion, parsley, Pimentón de la Vera, Pimiento choricero, potato, R. Garcia & Sons, tomato, tuna, Txakoli | 9 Comments

Bull Negre

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Mad Dog

Bull Negre is a Catalan blood sausage made entirely with pork. The name may look like it’s made with male cow parts, but in Catalan bull is pronounced buwee. The sausage contains minced pork, blood and other meat, such as: … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Shopping, Spanish | Tagged alubias blancas, Bull Negre, bull negre y cordero, cordero, El Cordero y Las Virgenes, estofado, formatge d'ovella, garlic, haricot beans, La Boqueria, La Moianesa, lamb and bean stew, navy beans, olive oil, pa amb tomàquet, pan con tomate, queso de oveja, sheep's cheese, tomato | 8 Comments

Pork with Aubergine and Peppers

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Mad Dog

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 | 6 Comments

Alubias Blancas con Carne de Ternera

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Mad Dog

This is a fairly typical Spanish stew/casserole of beef with white beans. Most people have a family recipe for the dish, with variations on vegetables (according to season), along with a preference for the type of beans, herbs, spices, etc. … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged 1492, alubias blancas, Alubias Blancas con Carne de Ternera, beef casserole, beef shin, beef with white beans, broad beans, Cholent, Fabada Asturiana, Hamin, haricot beans, judias blancas, navy beans, Pimentón de la Vera, Sabbath, Sephardic, sherry vinegar, smoked streaky bacon, stock, tomato | 14 Comments

Tielle à la Sétoise – Octopus Pie

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Mad Dog

In the early 1980s I lived in the Performance house (my kitchen was in the conservatory over the front porch – now removed, much to my disappointment) on Powis Square, Notting Hill. My first taste of octopus (around that time), … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged Albariño, Barbuntín Albariño, caramelised onion, empanada de pulpo, garlic, octopus, octopus pie, pastry, Pimentón de la Vera, pimiento, Polbo á feira, pulpo a la gallega, sofregit, Tiella, tielle, Tielle à la Sétoise, tomato | 9 Comments

Catalan Pheasant

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Mad Dog

I have been planning to do a Catalan rabbit post for several weeks, however, Mr McGregor is a poor hunter, so all 60,000,000 rabbits (estimated UK population), have got off lightly! Fortunately, Jake the Poacher is a crack shot, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Game, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged almonds, Catalan Pheasant, Faisà català, garlic, onion, pheasant, picada, rabbit, sofregit, thyme, tomato | 25 Comments

Tag Archives: tomato

Caldereta de Cabrito extremeña

Corzo al Chilindrón

Judías Pintas con Cordero

Potaje de Vigilia

Marmitako

Bull Negre

Pork with Aubergine and Peppers

Alubias Blancas con Carne de Ternera

Tielle à la Sétoise – Octopus Pie

Catalan Pheasant

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