Posts Tagged ‘spanish’
Paella
Posted on: April 21, 2011
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Paella is a rice-based dish that originated in the mid-19th century in Valencia, Spain. Ironically although most of us associate the paella with Spain, the Spaniards themselves associate the paella with Valenica instead of Spain.
Well no matter if it’s Valencia or Spain, a paella is still a delicious and hearty meal – great for families to share! There are 3 main types of paella: the paella valenciana (Valencian), paella de marisco (seafood) and paella mixta (mixed).
As the paella valenciana was originally peasant food, the meat in it tended to be either chicken or rabbit and sometimes snails were added as well. The paella de marisco swaps out those meats for seafood and the paella mixta is basically a freestyle paella, although the most common is to use seafood with chicken and that is what I went for.
Calamares rellenos de Carlos
Posted on: October 11, 2010
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This recipe is called Carlos’s Stuffed Squid, given to the authors of the Moro cookbook by their chef friend Carlos. Squid is commonly stuffed with other ingredients because of their closed tube body which makes it very convenient for stuffing and cooking.
Gambas al ajillo
Posted on: May 28, 2010
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Gambas al ajillo is a popular Spanish dish, typically served as tapas. It is extremely simple, the base ingredients being just shrimp, garlic and olive oil.
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This is a Spanish fish recipe that I happened to copy off a book called Seasonal Spanish Food by Jose Pizzaro.
It starts with a tuna steak, which you don’t touch again until the end.
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