Ajoarriero

Ajoarriero is a traditional dish originating from the Basque Country and Navarre. It consists of shredded salt cod that’s combined with chopped ingredients such as tomatoes, garlic, onions, red and green peppers, hot peppers, and potatoes. In the past, the dish was cooked in a clay pot over a fire, and the preparation was a …

Caldo gallego

This traditional Galician dish is hearty, inexpensive, and nourishing. Although the ingredients vary from one household to the next, this flavorful broth is most often prepared with collard greens, cabbage, turnips, potatoes, white beans, lard, and meat products such as chorizo, bacon, and ham.   The dish has humble origins and is mainly associated with …

Sobrassada

Sobrassada is a unique specialty from the Balearic Islands, a sausage with a reddish-orange color, made from ground pork, pork fat, paprika, salt, and pepper. The meat should come from locally grown black pigs which are related to the Ibérico pigs living on the mainland. The sausages are cured in the open air between one …

Arroz marinero

Rice and seafood are the key ingredients to making arroz marinero, a traditional specialty that originates from Spain. The main ingredients are usually combined with sautéed vegetables such as onions, peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, and the combination is typically simmered in water or stock (seafood or fish stock) with the addition of various spices and …

Mojama

Mojama is a Spanish delicacy consisting of cured, wind-dried tuna fillets. It is traditionally dried for at least three weeks until the fillets shrink and darken to a reddish-brown color. The meat is usually served as an appetizer or a snack, but it can also be added to salads or paired with anchovies, bread, and …

Leche frita

Leche frita is a delicious Spanish dessert consisting of a sweet, firm milk-pudding encased in a crunchy fried shell of eggs and flour. It is made with flour, cornstarch, sugar, milk, eggs, butter, and olive oil. The whole concoction is flavored with cinnamon.   Leche frita, meaning fried milk, can be served cold, at room temperature, …

Raspberry fizz

Ingredients 4 raspberries 25ml raspberry liqueur (such as Chambord) champagne Method step 1 Put four raspberries in a mortar and crush with a pestle. step 2 Scoop the crushed raspberries into a champagne flute, add the raspberry liqueur, then top with chilled champagne.

Cumin-crusted lamb with shallots & crushed new potatoes

Ingredients 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tbsp ground coriander 4 trimmed lamb rumps about 200g each 2 banana shallots halved lengthways 450g new potatoes 2 spring onions chopped 1 lemon zested and juiced 1 tbsp capers small handful mint leaves chopped splash of olive oil (optional) Method step 1 Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. …