5 simple Spanish dishes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

These five delicious Spanish dishes can be prepared without any culinary skills.

1. Madrid style meatballs

Ingredients

• 30 g of white bread;
• ⅓ a glass of milk of any fat content;
• 500 g ground beef;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 3 heads of onions;
• 1 chicken egg;
• ½ glass of dry white wine;
• 2 glasses of water;
• 2 carrots;
• 2 tablespoons of wheat flour;
• olive oil, salt, parsley to taste.

Preparation

Soak the bread in the milk. Add finely chopped garlic and chopped onion to the minced meat and mix thoroughly. Add the bread with milk, egg, chopped parsley, salt and mix again. Put the minced meat in the refrigerator and make the sauce.

Heat 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan, add two finely chopped onions and simmer for 10 minutes. Then add carrots, pre-peeled and cut into thin slices, two tablespoons of flour, stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour two glasses of water, wine into a saucepan, add 1, 5 teaspoons of salt and leave on the heat for about 10 minutes, stirring until the sauce thickens slightly. When it's cool, beat it in a blender until smooth.

Make small balls of minced meat, roll in flour and sauté in a deep skillet. Then transfer the meatballs to a baking dish and top with the sauce. Place the dish in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15 minutes.

Serve the finished dish hot.

2. Spanish omelet

Ingredients

• 500 g of young potatoes;
• 1 head of onion;
• 150 ml of olive oil;
• 60 g parsley;
• 6 chicken eggs;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Peel potatoes, cut into thick pieces. Chop the onion finely.

Put the potatoes and onions in a hot skillet, then simmer them over low heat, covered with a lid, for 30 minutes. Drain the potatoes and onions in a colander and save the drained oil.

Beat eggs separately, add potatoes, parsley and season with salt and pepper. Heat the remaining oil in a small saucepan. Transfer the mixture to a clean preheated skillet and cook over low heat, spreading the omelette with a spatula.

When the eggs have set, turn the omelet over and fry on the other side for a few minutes. Turn over again, fry on the other side, flattening with a spatula to keep the omelet in shape.

Transfer the finished dish to a plate and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

3. Gazpacho

Ingredients

• 1 green pepper;
• 2 cucumbers;
• 50 g of white bread;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 100 ml of vegetable oil;
• ½ onion;
• 1 liter of water;
• salt, vinegar, parsley - to taste.

Preparation

Soak the bread pulp in a little warm water. Rinse and dry the vegetables. Remove seeds and stalk from pepper, chop finely. Peel the cucumbers, remove the seeds and cut into small cubes. Peel and grate the onion. Peel and crush the garlic or chop finely.

Grind all vegetables in a blender or food processor to a puree consistency. Then add lightly salt, add oil, a little vinegar and a liter of clean water and stir again. Place the gazpacho in the refrigerator to cool for 2-3 hours. When the vegetables are tender, chop the gazpacho again.

Pour gazpacho into bowls and garnish with parsley sprigs before serving.

4. Sangria

Ingredients

• 1 lemon;
• 1 orange;
• 55 g cane sugar;
• 750 ml of dry red wine;
• 60 ml brandy;
• 500 ml of soda.

Preparation

Slice the fruit thinly and transfer to a decanter. Add sugar and cover with alcohol. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Then add the soda and serve immediately.

5. Churros

Ingredients

• 500 g wheat flour;
• 500 ml of water;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• icing sugar - to taste;
• vegetable oil - for frying.

Preparation

Add salt to water and bring to a boil. Put flour there and stir well so that there are no lumps. To do this, you can use a blender or food processor. Cover the mixture with a towel and leave to cool.

When the dough has cooled, fill a pastry syringe with it. Bring vegetable oil to a boil in a skillet. Squeeze the dough into strips or pretzels into a skillet and fry until golden brown.

Put the finished dish on a dry napkin or towel to drain the fat and oil. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.