Paella Valenciana
The Valencian original, with chicken, rabbit and beans rather than seafood, cooked flat in a wide pan until a…
Tapas, rice and the deep smoke of pimentón. 17 tested Spanish recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
The Valencian original, with chicken, rabbit and beans rather than seafood, cooked flat in a wide pan until a…
Potatoes and onion confited slowly in olive oil, then bound in egg and cooked until the centre is barely set and…
Spanish red wine steeped overnight with brandy, citrus and stone fruit, topped with soda only at the moment of…
Twice-cooked potatoes with a shattering exterior and a fluffy interior, under a smoky brava sauce that carries…
A very thick béchamel studded with jamón, chilled overnight, rolled, crumbed and fried so the outside is crisp and…
A cold Andalusian soup of raw tomatoes, cucumber, pepper and bread blitzed with sherry vinegar and olive oil until…
Prawns sizzled in olive oil with a great deal of garlic and dried chilli, served bubbling in the same dish with…
Toasted bread rubbed with a cut tomato and garlic, dressed with olive oil and salt. Four ingredients, and the…
A cornflour-set custard flavoured with lemon and cinnamon, chilled in shallow dishes and burnt under a hot iron just…
Córdoba's thicker, richer answer to gazpacho: tomatoes, bread, garlic and a great deal of olive oil blended into a…
Octopus boiled until tender, sliced into coins, and dressed with olive oil, coarse salt and a heavy dusting of…
Enormous creamy fabes beans stewed with chorizo, morcilla and pork shoulder until the broth turns orange with…
The tarta de queso from La Viña in San Sebastián: no base, no water bath, and a deliberately scorched top over a…
Stale bread torn small, dampened, and fried slowly in garlic oil with chorizo and peppers until every piece is crisp…
Small pork and beef meatballs in an almond and saffron sauce. A tapas plate, and the sauce is thickened with bread…
Chicken pieces fried hard with a great deal of garlic and finished with sherry. Fifty minutes and five ingredients…
An almond cake with no flour in it, stencilled with the cross of Saint James. Fifty minutes and four ingredients.