Classic Spanish Cooking

Recipes for mastering the Spanish kitchen (MQ Publications Ltd, 2006)




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Over 100 traditional Spanish recipes have been collected in this outstanding volume by renowned food writer Elisabeth Luard. Using only the freshest ingredients Elisabeth gives us an extensive variety of authentic dishes from all regions of Spain, including gazpacho, meatballs in tomato sauce, chickpea and chorizo tortilla, seafood paella and a selection of hearty fish and meat stews. During the years that Elisabeth lived in the Andalusian region of Spain she always kept a sketchbook of scenes of the Spanish countryside and of her favourite dishes - these have been faithfully reproduced in Classic Spanish Cooking.


SAMPLE RECIPE:

Chicken livers with sherry

Simple but good, this is deservedly popular in the bars of Andalusia, sherry-country, where the tapa tradition originated. Kidneys, sliced and given a brief soaking in a little vinegared water, take well to the same treatment.
Serves 4-6 as a tapa

350g chicken livers
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, finely sliced
1 heaped tablespoon chopped parsley
1 wineglass dry sherry (fino or manzanilla)
1/2 unwaxed lemon, zest
Salt and pepper

Trim and roughly chop the chicken livers, discarding any veins and little green streaks which would make the dish taste bitter.
Heat the oil gently in a roomy pan - don’t let it come to smoke-point. Add the garlic and let it soften for a moment, then stir in the livers. Season with a little salt and plenty of freshly ground pepper, increase the heat and toss everything over a high heat for 3-4 minutes, until the livers are firm on the outside but still pink and soft in the middle and the juice has evaported to an oily little slick. Add the wine, stir in the parsley and bubble up till the steam no longer smells of alcohol - a minute or two, no more. Serve with bread for mopping. That’s all.

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