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Spanish foodies ! over here please !

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lulumama · 09/07/2008 14:22

I would like to make a paella for my spanish student before she goes back home.

I would like it to be authentic, but i don;t have a paella pan !

I bought the rice so that is one thing done.

any top tips and recipes please..

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kiltycoldbum · 09/07/2008 14:27

im afraid i dont have much time but i find 250gr of rice to 900ml of stock is the perfect combo and to use half meat half fish stock (if youre using shellfish) for the best taste and to cover loosely in foil once put shellfish on so steam helps it cook and cooks the rest of the rice . you can get the colourants instead of relying on saffron, Paellera sachets or the actual stock in a jar from spanish supermarkets like garcias or one that comes in a spice jar.

sorry if i get chance ill come back on later, we love spanish food in this house!

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lulumama · 09/07/2008 14:29

thank you kilty! if you have any other ideas for spanish food that would be great! although she seems happy with english stuff .. i will get some saffron i think... never had a reason to buy it before

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witchandchips · 09/07/2008 14:38

good heavy pan should do instead and please use saffron it makes such a difference to the look and taste.

Other spanish dishes
pan con tomate (stale bread light toasted and rubbed with garlic and tomatoes and then drizzles with olive oil)

tortilla de patatas but imo you shold get her to make this for you- best way to learn

fababda (hearty stew from asturias)

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lulumama · 09/07/2008 15:56

yes, have already made tortilla, going to do the tomato thing...

have a heavy bottomed sauce pan, or could borrow a le creuset from my friend?

thank you

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mankymummy · 09/07/2008 15:57

DO use saffron... NOT yellow food colouring as i once did

RubySlippers · 09/07/2008 15:58

you need fabbolla saffron

DH makes a great paeya!

heavy bottomed pan will be fine IME

oh, and i need help here ... need to dry DS's shoes

RubySlippers · 09/07/2008 15:58

ha ha ha - that was the thread Manky - it made me snort tea out of my nose ...

watsthestory · 09/07/2008 15:59

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mankymummy · 09/07/2008 16:02

ooh the shame, Ruby.

i thought that little thread might have been forgotten by now!

RubySlippers · 09/07/2008 16:03

it was a classic MN thread!

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lulumama · 09/07/2008 16:09

ah yes, mankymummy, rest assured it will have been copied and pasted into many a word document so as never to be forgotten !

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mankymummy · 09/07/2008 16:10

really?!!

think a name change is in order...

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lulumama · 09/07/2008 16:40

no, i am kidding!

seriously, i am kidding it was a funny thread and i think you are ace!

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kiltycoldbum · 09/07/2008 20:27

lulumama saffron does give a great taste but i do sometimes buy the stock ready made, in the s/market here you can buy the calespera rice with the jar of stock in a combined pack. ive made paella in a large wok type thing before and it was fine.

We also love Rabo De Toro which is basically bulls/ox tail, i soak it overnight in a pot covered with red wine a few sprigs of thyme and a bay leaf, take out the meat the next day, brown it then remove that from pan an set aside, then pour in the red wine a boil it furiosly till its reduced by almost 3/4 pour in the stock (beef) and then put the rabo back in and let it simmer for 3hrs, sometimes if toward the end the sauce isnt thick enough i take out the meat and cover, reduce the sauce a bit then put the meat back in and let simmer gently for a bit, serve with good old buttery mash for a nice english/spanish twist.

Fabada is fab witchandchips though you really do need the morcilla, the right jamon ends and fat, i dont know what spanish supermarkets you have near you lulumama but i guess a spaniard is happy to eat english food as they get all the spanish food they want at home and its always so perfect! a really easy peasey dish is revuelto which is scrambled egg, but they often put things in it like prawns or garlic shoots, or just chop up some blood sausage (morcilla or black pudding!) fry it in butter than chuck in the eggs and scramble!

sorry i could go on forever i love food, me and my dp spend all the time we can either in spain or in tapas bars here! sorry to ramble!

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lulumama · 09/07/2008 20:30

thank you ! i have a big wok, so that will do .. i have gallons of chicken stock and i can buy some fish stock. those recipes sounds lovely. if you want to suggest any more, feel free !! super duper!

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lulumama · 21/07/2008 12:26

ok, am going to make my paella today !!!

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barcelonababe · 21/07/2008 12:57

i agree with Kilty, perhaps instead of breaking your back prepping something from sunny spain you could cook typical english things.

When my mum comes to London and attempts to make a paella, it nevers taste the same as when done in BCN (where I am from).

Ah, another easy dish would be SPANISH OMELETTE.
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/spanishomelettetorti_82441.shtml

An online supermarket,
www.thetapaslunchcompany.co.uk

Good Luck!

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lulumama · 21/07/2008 13:22

she is quite a picky eater, and i cannot make chicken ,pizza or pasta every nigth !

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lulumama · 21/07/2008 13:23

she did not like my tortilla eitehr !

will look at the other link , thank you

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lulumama · 23/07/2008 18:11

made the paella

didn;t like that either

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