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Old 06-07-2009, 09:36
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Anyone got any good spanish tapas recipies??
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Old 06-07-2009, 10:54
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Not brilliantly helpful sorry.....but M+S do a very good Tapas book for £3 one of their little square ones.
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Old 06-07-2009, 11:31
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A couple of easy ones I've recreated - toast small rounds of wholemeal baguette while sauteeing a mixture of mushrooms in olive oil and garlic then spread them onto the the toast; grill asparagus dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar then wrap in smoked salmon or cured spanish ham; marinade a mixture of black and green olives in olive oil, garlic and crushed chilli flakes; make small meatballs with beef mince, garlic, breadcrumbs, oregano, paprika and black pepper; do cheats empanadas with tuna, tomatoes and olives using small pitta breads...probably others I've forgotten too!
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Old 06-07-2009, 11:42
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I do tapas all the time. Loads of recipes on line. Here are just some examples of the stuff you can do.
Patatas brava - just google for good recipe.
Broadbeans and chorizo - fry off some onions until soft, add chorizo and broadbeans and red wine. Cook until red wine has reduced by about half.
Spanish omlette (spelling ?), slice onions and potatoes, sweat in frying pan with olive oil until soft. Add about 6 beaten eggs. Cook until omlette has set and then finish off the top under a hot grill.
Prawns pil pil - add olive oil to cover the base of small, shallow oven proof dishes. Add chopped garlic and chillis to taste. Top up with passata. Add one star anise per dish, a sprinkle of sugar, and a twist of salt and pepper. Add prawns. Cook in very hot oven until bubbling and the sides of the dish are starting to char.
Make a white loaf and for a genuine Spanish flavour add a tablespoon of fennel seeds into the mix.
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Old 06-07-2009, 11:53
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Spanish omlette (spelling ?), slice onions and potatoes, sweat in frying pan with olive oil until soft. Add about 6 beaten eggs. Cook until omlette has set and then finish off the top under a hot grill.
A proper Spanish omelette is not finished off under a hot grill. What you do is you flip the omelette in the pan, and continue to cook. The best way to do this is placing a plate over the pan, flipping, then remove the plate and slide the omelette back in.
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Old 06-07-2009, 12:02
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These tomato and feta bites are lovely (more meze than tapas, but still!)
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2...ta-pesto-bites

I also make this butter bean and spinach dish:
Open a tin of butter beans, roast some ripe medium sized tomatoes with oregano, garlic and olive oil, mash them and take out the skins, fry with some chopped shallots and some more oregano, add butter beans, add some spinach and wilt. Season to taste.

Also some spanakopita:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7488/spanakopita
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Old 06-07-2009, 13:10
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A proper Spanish omelette is not finished off under a hot grill. What you do is you flip the omelette in the pan, and continue to cook. The best way to do this is placing a plate over the pan, flipping, then remove the plate and slide the omelette back in.
This is true, BUT :
a. it makes it easier to finish it without breaking it.
b. it makes no difference to the taste.
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Old 06-07-2009, 13:22
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This is true, BUT :
a. it makes it easier to finish it without breaking it.
b. it makes no difference to the taste.
I have never broken one yet. Must be all the years of practice as I have eaten them all my life
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Old 06-07-2009, 13:22
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My favourite tapas is octopus in an onion and red wine marmalade. It was most delicious.
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Old 06-07-2009, 13:24
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My favourite tapas is octopus in an onion and red wine marmalade. It was most delicious.
Don't think this is very authentic though. Where did you eat this?
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Old 06-07-2009, 16:28
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Mmm, tapas

Anything with chorizo or some lovely meatballs.

I too do a spanish omlette under the grill - I doubt very much the tapas police are losing any sleep
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Old 07-07-2009, 08:11
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I too do a spanish omlette under the grill - I doubt very much the tapas police are losing any sleep
I thought the OP wanted to know about Spanish tapas? Oh well, we shall just call them tapas with an English twist.
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Old 07-07-2009, 11:22
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HI,

yeah I am doing spanish tapas but will keep the others in mind for future reference! some good ideas there thanks.

My menu so far was...

Fresh bread with homemade garlic mayonaise
Olives and Serrano Ham
Salad of butter bean, tomato and Red onion topped with fried chorizo
Spanish Omelette
Chorizo fried with black pepper and red wine
Patatas Bravas
Paella
Garlic Prawns
Meatballs
Garlic mushrooms with manchego cheese.
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Old 07-07-2009, 11:34
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HI,

yeah I am doing spanish tapas but will keep the others in mind for future reference! some good ideas there thanks.

My menu so far was...

Fresh bread with homemade garlic mayonaise
Olives and Serrano Ham
Salad of butter bean, tomato and Red onion topped with fried chorizo
Spanish Omelette
Chorizo fried with black pepper and red wine
Patatas Bravas
Paella
Garlic Prawns
Meatballs
Garlic mushrooms with manchego cheese.
Sounds like a gorgeous feast! Hope it goes well.
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Old 07-07-2009, 11:45
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Don't think this is very authentic though. Where did you eat this?
Ibiza Old Town. Presumably Ibecencan? Spanish menu. I don't do Menus in English when abroad.
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Old 07-07-2009, 12:21
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Ibiza Old Town. Presumably Ibecencan? Spanish menu. I don't do Menus in English when abroad.
Oh right. I wasn't having a go, I have never heard of this combination before. It might be an Ibiza dish then.
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Old 07-07-2009, 13:49
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I thought the OP wanted to know about Spanish tapas? Oh well, we shall just call them tapas with an English twist.
Hi CMK, when I was in Gibraltar I remember the incredible lamb Pinchitos the local bars would serve. I don't suppose you know how they are made. I've seen some recipes online but I wondered if there was a recipe peculiar to Gib? I tasted similar lamb kebabs in Tangier so maybe the bars in Gib use Moroccan cooks?
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Old 07-07-2009, 13:54
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Hi CMK, when I was in Gibraltar I remember the incredible lamb Pinchitos the local bars would serve. I don't suppose you know how they are made. I've seen some recipes online but I wondered if there was a recipe peculiar to Gib? I tasted similar lamb kebabs in Tangier so maybe the bars in Gib use Morrocan cooks?
As far as I know, they are Moroccan pinchitos we tend to have here. I could find out exactly what goes into them. In the local market, there are a couple of Moroccan butchers who prepare them in their delicious marinade, ready for us to bung them on the barbecue.
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Old 07-07-2009, 14:01
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Really like Pimentos Del Padron.... just pray you don't get a real hot one!!
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Old 07-07-2009, 14:12
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I have just decided what I am having for dinner tonight. I am off out for tapas!! And I will be having the delicious pinchitos mentioned earlier.
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Old 07-07-2009, 14:13
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As far as I know, they are Moroccan pinchitos we tend to have here. I could find out exactly what goes into them. In the local market, there are a couple of Moroccan butchers who prepare them in their delicious marinade, ready for us to bung them on the barbecue.
Cheers mate, that would be great if you could get the marinade recipe, much appreciated!
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Old 07-07-2009, 14:26
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Really like Pimentos Del Padron.... just pray you don't get a real hot one!!
Pray you can get them at all. Most restaurants over here have them on the menu, but when you order them, they've none left!

I've just come back from a week in Lanzarote. Pimientos de Padron on every menu over there, they are ten a penny!
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Old 07-07-2009, 20:20
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You can't have tapas without boquerones (anchovies). Not the nasty tinned in olive oil variety though.
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Old 07-07-2009, 20:22
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Boquerones are fantastic!
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Old 07-07-2009, 20:51
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I like chopitos.... miniature squids, battered and cooked whole. YUM !
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