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// SPANISH RATIONS
10 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Tarta de Santiago (Saint James Almond Cake)
Tarta de Santiago is Galicia's flourless almond cake — ground almonds, sugar, eggs and lemon zest, and essentially…
Boquerones en Vinagre (Vinegar-Cured Fresh Anchovies)
Boquerones en vinagre are fresh anchovy fillets turned firm and chalk-white by nothing but salt and vinegar, then…
Escalivada (Catalan Ember-Roasted Vegetables)
Escalivada is Catalonia's essential vegetable dish: whole aubergines, red peppers and onions cooked hard in wood…
Ham Croquettes (Croquetas de Jamón)
Croquetas de jamón are small fried barrels of very thick, ham-flavoured béchamel, set overnight until it can be…
Fair-Style Octopus (Polbo á Feira / Pulpo a la Gallega)
Polbo á feira is the octopus of Galician village fairs: a whole octopus tenderised by freezing, dipped three times…
Salt Cod in Pil-Pil Sauce (Bacalao al Pil-Pil)
Bacalao al pil-pil is the four-ingredient acid test of Basque cooking: salt cod poached gently in garlic oil, then…
Cocido Madrileño (Madrid Boiled Dinner)
Cocido madrileño is the Sunday stew of Madrid: chickpeas, beef shin, stewing hen, cured pork and two sausages…
Andalusian Gazpacho (Gazpacho Andaluz)
Gazpacho andaluz is an uncooked soup of high-summer tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper and garlic, bulked with soaked…
Paella Valenciana (Valencian Paella)
Paella valenciana is the rice dish of the Albufera wetlands south of Valencia: chicken and rabbit browned hard in a…
Spanish Potato Omelette (Tortilla de Patatas)
Tortilla de patatas is Spain's national omelette: a thick, deep cake of egg and potato, usually with onion, bound…