🇪🇸 En Español: Lentejas A simple dish, found in every Spanish home, lentil stew is delicious, nutritious and a real warmer for those chilly evenings. If you like Chorizo? Lentejas is more commonly made with added chorizo and topped with some pickled peppers so if like me you like your […]
Pollo Pibil is a classic Mexican dish from the Yucatan peninsula. Chicken pieces are marinated in Achiote paste and sour orange juice then slow-cooked until tender.
Scrambled eggs Argentinian style.
Simple authentic Spanish sizzling prawns with garlic. This has to be one of the most popular tapas dishes ever.
A classic in Spanish cuisine, chicken pepitoria, or more accurately hen (gallina), in an almond, saffron and egg yolk sauce, can be found all over the country.
Arroz con Leche (Spanish rice pudding) is flavoured with cinnamon and lemon and is a popular dessert after Christmas meals.
Crema Catalana is like Crème Brûlée but in my opinion better and easier to make.
Hake medallions with cockles is a simple, quick and healthy recipe well known all over the Basque country.
Fideuá is a really tasty alternative to paella using vermicelli noodles or fideos pasta instead of rice. A one-pot wonder from Valencia on Spain’s southeastern coast.
Grilled baby squid is very easy and fast. You only need extra virgin olive oil, some garlic, a little parsley and salt flakes.
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