The Basque-style hake is a quick, simple and nutritious dish. Its ingredients are also a source of high quality protein: hake, clams, eggs and peas. Sometimes it is also called “hake in green sauce” (merluza en salsa verde) due to the color that the peas and chopped parsley give it.
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The famous Madrid stew: Cocido madrileño
A cocido is basically a meat, vegetable and legume soup. There are numerous regional variants such as the Andalusian puchero, the Galician cocido or even the curious “rotten pot” (olla podrida) from Burgos, each with its own particular characteristics. Here all the secrets of the perhaps most emblematic dish of Madrid’s gastronomy, so that you can prepare it according to your taste and availability of ingredients.
Wild asparagus Spanish omelette
Spring is here and with it, the asparagus season. This recipe is one of my favorites to make the most of a good bunch of wild asparagus.
Basque-Style Cod (bacalao a la vizcaína)
“Vizcaína” is one of the best-known sauces in Basque cuisine. Its main ingredient is the pulp of an elongated red pepper (called “choricero”) which gives it a distinctive and unique flavor. The versatility of this sauce allows it to accompany different meat and vegetable dishes, but it is probably together with cod where it achieves its greatest and well-deserved fame.
Grilled razor clams
Razor clams (also called sword razors) are delicious seafood and this is the easiest and most practical way to prepare them. You just have to be careful to clean them in the way indicated here. Have a glass of good white wine handy and take note of the recipe!
Andalusian Easter soup (chickpea, spinach and cod soup)
Following the tradition, this is a meatless Easter soup. Its main ingredients are chickpeas, spinach, cod and hard-boiled egg. This recipe should be on our menu all year long, since in addition to being delicious, it is low in calories and satiating, as well as being an excellent source of protein.
The best recipe of eggs with ham Spanish style
This is one of the simplest and most popular recipes in Spain. For a long time I have resisted ordering it in any of the thousands of bars that offer it throughout the country: I thought it was not worth wasting time with such an elementary dish! And yet it was enough to try it just once to make me change my mind. Here are the reasons and secrets about it.
Amazing spring garlic omelette recipe
Have you heard about “spring garlic”? Also called garlic scapes or green garlic, these sprouts are actually immature garlic, which was early harvested (before the cloves form in the bulb). The flavor and aroma is very similar to that of already ripe garlic but much more delicate and a little sweeter. One of the most common ways to consume them is with eggs, either scrambled, in an omelette or as it’s called in Spain, “tortilla”.
Sautéed artichoke hearts, shrimps and Iberic ham
Artichokes with shrimps or prawns and Serrano or Iberian ham make always a delicious combination. This stir-fry is a quick recipe that serves both as a distinguished starter and as a tasty tapa, ideally accompanied by a glass of good white wine.
Chorizo in red wine recipe
Although I don’t have a special predilection for sausages, I have to admit that this recipe is exceptional in its simplicity. This chorizo in red wine is an absolute delightful Spanish “tapa” which is done in no more than half an hour, and very easy to prepare. Don’t forget to have some good bread on hand to enjoy!
