Recipes with olive oil — spaanse keuken
Rabo de Toro – Authentic Spanish stew from Andalusia
Traditional Spanish recipe with beef, wine and extra virgin olive oil Whenever I get the chance to eat this in Spain, I love to. Rabo de Toro is a classic Spanish stew that originates from Andalusia, especially in cities like Córdoba and Seville. This authentic Spanish recipe is rich in flavour, easy to prepare, and a beautiful example of how extra virgin olive oil forms the foundation of Spanish cuisine. Whenever I get the chance to eat this in Spain, I love to. The dish is slow-cooked with vegetables and wine until the meat is so tender it falls off...
Ajoatao de Jaén – Authentic Spanish recipe from the Sierra de Segura
Traditional dish with extra virgin olive oil from the Sierra de Segura, Andalusia Ajoatao is a traditional dish from Jaén, originating from the mountainous region Sierra de Segura. This is one of those authentic Spanish recipes where olive oil plays the leading role. Ajoatao – also called Ajo atao (the "j" is pronounced like "h") – is a creamy puree of potato, garlic, egg yolk and extra virgin olive oil, emulsified to perfection. This recipe reminds me of my grandmother's cooking, who, whenever we were on holiday in Spain, would prepare lunch early in the morning, which always consisted of...
Zarzuela (Spanish fish stew)
Ready to tickle your fingers for this delicious Spanish dish? A few weeks before Christmas, my mother called me to ask if I would like to have Zarzuela, a kind of Spanish fish stew, with different types of fish during Christmas. Normally for Christmas I make a Beef Wellington, leg of lamb, rack of lamb or we go gourmet, so this was a tasty and pleasant change. I already made the Beef Wellington a few days ago for a group of friends, so I didn't mind not making a second one. On Christmas Day, my father was cooking in the...
Esparragos verdes a la plancha (grilled green asparagus)
During my childhood, we went every year during the summer holidays to visit my grandparents and their family in my father's native village; Los Prados de Armijo. This village is located in the middle of the olive trees and is split in half by a valley, so you could take a walk (uphill) to the other side via a winding road around the valley. While walking past my uncle's goats and chickens, I can still remember rosemary and asparagus growing wild at the edge of the road. Because of that memory, it is perhaps one of my favorite vegetables that...
