Rape con Salsa de Setas This recipe uses ‘setas’ which are quite like a wild mushroom and readily available in Spain. However, you can use any type of mushroom. Monkfish has to be one of the ugliest fish you will ever see but its flavour more than makes up for …
Bacalao Con Patatas This is a hearty stew which is great to serve on a cold winter’s day. Our first experience of this dish was when we lived in the mountains outside Madrid in a village called Miraflores de la Sierra. The local saint there is San Blas and every …
Dorada a la Madrileña In spite of lying more than 300km from the sea, Madrid has an insatiable appetite for seafood. Its wholesale fish market is the 2nd largest in the world and Madrileños are amongst the highest consumers of fish per capita in Europe. Whilst the city is home …
Deep Fried Anchovies Boquerones are European anchovies which can be deep-fried, marinated in vinegar or salted then preserved in oil. The city of Málaga is famous for its fried fish dishes which are known as ‘pescaito’ in the local dialect. The most popular of these dishes is Boquerones Fritos which …
Trucha a la Navarra The rivers of Navarra in Northern Spain are a great breeding ground for mountain trout. It was here in the 1920s that Ernest Hemingway took up trout fishing in the Río Irati and described it in his book ‘The Sun Also Rises’. Whilst the origins of …
Salmon con Almejas Wild Atlantic salmon have long inhabited the rivers of northern Spain which run into the Bay of Biscay. In the early 18th century there are reports of as many as 12,000 being caught every year along the Rio Sella alone. Nowadays the numbers of these prized catches …
Merluza a la Vasca Hake is a white fish which comes from the same family as cod and haddock. It is Spain’s most popular fish which can be grilled, baked or fried. It also appears in countless cazuela (fish stew) recipes from all over the country. The best quality hake …
Mero a la Mallorquina On a trip to Mallorca we were touring the beautiful Serra de Tramuntana mountain region and found ourselves in the village of Fornalutx around lunchtime. After a wander around the lovely village we found a restaurant with a typical Mallorquin menu. As usual I settled for …
Caldo de Pescado This recipe for Fish Stock is not exact with the quantities suggested a general guide for you. Do however be careful not to use fish bits that have too strong a flavour. I would say use white fish and steer clear of smoked fish. Ingredients To make …