Arroz con huevo

Arroz con huevo is a popular lazy lunch throughout Latin America, consisting of rice that’s topped with a fried egg. This humble dish used to be called comida de pobre (poor people food), but today it is enjoyed by people of all socio-economic classes. The dish has numerous variations, so in the Caribbean it is commonly accompanied …

Pinchitos

Pinchitos is an Andalusian dish with Moorish influences, consisting of marinated chicken, lamb, or pork pieces that are skewered and grilled over charcoals. The meat is usually seasoned with spices such as cumin, coriander, cinnamon, saffron, and paprika, or simply with a spice blend known as ras el hanout. This flavorful dish is especially popular during summertime …

Chistorra

Chistorra is a fast-cured sausage made from pork, either from the belly or the jowl. Minced pork is sometimes combined with minced beef, and the sausage is traditionally flavored with garlic, salt, and paprika, which gives the sausage its characteristical red color. This versatile sausage can be fried, grilled, or baked, and it is often …

Paella Catalana

According to chef Quim Marqués who created and patented this somewhat controversial dish, paella Catalana represents the perfect combination of land and sea. The dish consists of an extensive list of ingredients such as traditional saffron-flavored rice, chicken, longaniza sausage, crayfish, prunes, and depending on the season, either artichokes or peas. Ever since it started appearing on the …

Marmitako

Marmitako is an excellent representative of the Basque Country cuisine, a tuna stew made in a pot with various other ingredients such as potatoes, tomatoes, chili, and onions. The name of the dish is derived from the Basque word marmita, denoting a pot or a casserole.   When combined with the suffix –ko, it can be literally translated as from the …

Ajoblanco

This Andalusian cold almond soup is known as the precursor of gazpacho; it originated during the Moorish middle ages, predating the arrival of tomatoes and peppers by several centuries. Ajoblanco traditionally consisted of a puréed mixture of stale bread that was moistened with vinegar and water, a hefty amount of fresh garlic, and almonds — the …

Botifarra

Botifarra is a Catalan specialty, a white sausage made almost in the same way as the morcilla blood sausage, but without blood. There is also a blood sausage variety of the sausage, called butifarra negra Catalana. The sausage is based on ancient Roman recipes and consists of pork meat and numerous spices and seasoning, as well as additional …

Croquetas de jamón

Crispy croquetas de jamón are small and unusual Spanish fritters, which consist of a crispy outer shell and a creamy interior. As the central ingredient, they employ a thick variety of buttery béchamel sauce, which is formed into small logs, coated in breadcrumbs and egg wash, and fried until golden and crunchy.   Spanish croquetas are made …

Caponata bake

Ingredients 700g medium potatoes (about 6), thinly sliced 4 tbsp milk 85g mature cheddar finely grated 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 onions (320g), finely chopped 4 tsp balsamic vinegar 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 2 aubergines cut into chunks 2 red peppers (540g), deseeded and chopped 30g pack basil …

Chipotle gazpacho

Ingredients 1kg ripe tomatoes roughly chopped 1 large red pepper deseeded and roughly chopped ½ cucumber sliced 4 spring onions finely sliced 1 small garlic clove grated 40g blanched almonds roughly chopped 3 limes juiced 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp chipotle paste 1 large, ripe avocado cubed 1 small red chilli deseeded and finely …