Seriously, this is almost obscenely delicious. I’ve had a couple of versions of it around town and the other day suddenly felt the urge to try it myself… and of course MY version is the best! 😉 It’s super easy, especially if you have a sous-chef to peel the langostines for you. Serve hot with some fresh crusty bread.
Ingredients and instructions below the links.
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Stewed pork in tomato sauce
This super-simple recipe I swiped from Janet Mendel’s Tapas: A Bite of Spain – just changed the spices a bit and used chopped tinned tomatoes instead of fresh. The result was yummy…
How could I have not put up a recipe for tortilla de patatas before now? It really is an easy and very versatile dish. This is your basic potato & onion version, which actually would have been prettier with a bit of chopped roasted red pepper tossed in. But really, the possibilities are somewhere this side of endless. Pick a filling you like and have fun. Spinach, onion & red pepper tortilla is also one of my faves, as is one made with just grated courgette and later topped with cheese and white pepper and put under the grill to finish. It also makes a great “butty” with sliced tomato and salsa az (see below).
Ingredients and instructions below…
Yep, another risotto. This one with fresh baby spinach leaves stirred in at the end – it’ll look like a lot of spinach at first but it wilts down a lot. Also very meaty with lots of chorizo criollo, which adds a lovely texture and flavour and goes very well with the langostines. Add some ground hot chilis to spice it up.
Ingredients & instructions below the links.
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So these are just quick snacky chicken thingys … the difference is the dijon mustard. Not greasy at all, but very crispy, tender and tasty. Served here with a wilted spinach, onion and mushroom salad, with caesar salad dressing.
Instructions below the links.
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It’s asparagus season in Seville and so I am always looking for different ways of preparing it. I’d never had an asparagus risotto before and thought … well, why not? It was gorgeous, with the addition of langostines and two kinds of mushrooms. And of course I saved enough asparagus to give to the cats as a treat.
Ingredients and instructions below the links.
This one doesn’t really need a recipe. Just something I threw together this evening and it was so fast and delicious that I thought I’d share it here. A sort of eggs benedict/huevos ranchero combination. So, just toast a flour tortilla and then spread some of The Sauce on it, add some wilted spinach, a fried egg and a dollop of tomato hot sauce.
Roll it up and … yum!
These are three make-ahead snacks that are great for appetisers, party snacks or cool summery meals. To find out how to make them have a look below the links. [click on collages to enlarge]
My second attempt at cooking lentils and I really don’t know why I don’t make them more often, especially in winter. This is a variation of a recipe I found in Janet Mendel’s Cooking In Spain. Any kind of sausage can be used, or even left out for a vegetarian version, as lots of nice fresh veg also goes into this stew.
Photo of finished product and recipe below the links.
Yeah I know I should be low-carbing, but every now and then I just need a good ol’ carb fix and I can think of nothing more satisfying than a nice risotto. I had started making this one with broccoli florets, then thought to try it with fresh arrugula, as in this penne & arrugula dish, and it turned out fabulous.
Ingredients and instructions below…