Spanish – Chef Tom Cooks ! https://cheftomcooks.com A friendly cooking and recipe blog. Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:14:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 Pan con Tomate https://cheftomcooks.com/recipe/pan-con-tomate/ https://cheftomcooks.com/recipe/pan-con-tomate/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2017 19:49:47 +0000 http://cheftomcooks.com/?post_type=recipe&p=107274
Pan con Tomate
Spanish stye grilled bread with tomato and cheese. Garrotxa is a lightly flavored semi-firm goat cheese that is produced in the Garrotxa area of Catalonia, Spain.
Servings4-6 people
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375° F.
  2. Brush one side of each bread slice with oil and arrange oiled side up on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, until golden.
  3. Rub the top of each piece of toasted bread with the garlic cloves, then rub with the tomato halves until all of the flesh is gone; discard the tomato skins.
  4. Season the toasts with salt and black pepper, to taste. Top with shaved cheese, drizzle with olive oil and serve.
Recipe Notes

Use your favorite crusty bread or you can use ciabatta.  Garrotxa can be found in specialty cheese shops.  Feel free to experiment with other semi-firm cheeses if you can't find Garrotxa.

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My girlfriend and I love dining at tapas style restaurants.  Recently we ordered a wonderfully tasty Spanish shrimp dish and instantly I knew I needed to recreate this dish at home.  Simple yet loaded with flavor.  Serve this dish with a couple pieces of toasted crusty bread to dip into the sauce.

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Spanish Garlic Shrimp
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Spanish
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Serves: Serves 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 teaspoon Spanish paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
  1. Add the oil into a large sauté pan then add the garlic and chili flakes. Turn the heat up to medium high. As the pan heats up, the oil will slowly get infused with the flavor of the garlic and chili (don't let the garlic brown).
  2. Once the oil is hot and the garlic is fragrant, add the shrimp to the pan. Season them with the paprika, salt and pepper. Cook the shrimp about 2 minutes, until they just turn pink, stirring often.
  3. Add the sherry and lemon juice and cook another 2-3 minutes until the liquid is reduced and shrimp are cooked.
  4. Sprinkle the parsley on top.
 

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1/2 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 small jalapeno, chopped
salt, to taste

In a medium saucepan, combine beans, onion, jalapeno, and garlic. Bring to a boil and stir. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add cilantro and salt. Simmer for 5 minutes, and serve.

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2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cup water, warm

Mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Cut in the shortening until the mixture has a mealy appearance. Slowly add the water while mixing. Form the dough into a ball. Place the ball on a floured board and knead until firm (about 2 minutes). Divide into 12 small balls.
Cover and allow to rest for 30 minutes. Roll each ball into a thin 7 inch tortilla. Heat a heavy skillet. Cook the tortilla for 1 minute per side. Wrap in a damp towel. Serve immediately.

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1 cup Brown rice; cooked
1/2 cup Onions; frozen, chopped
1/2 cup Green peppers; frozen, chopped
1/2 cup Corn; frozen
Chili powder; dash
Cumin; dash
Garlic powder; dash
3/4 cup Water
Salsa, low sodium
10 Tortillas, whole wheat

Toppings:
Lettuce, chopped
Scallions; chopped
1 Tomato; chopped

Saute the frozen onions and green peppers in a few tablespoons of water in a skillet. Drain and rinse the beans and place in a skillet and mash with a potato masher. Add the cooked rice, corn, spices and water. Heat 5 to 10 minutes until most of water is absorbed, stirring occasionally.

Heat the tortillas quickly (just to soften) in a preheated skillet, a toaster oven, or a microwave. Place a line of bean mixture down the middle of each tortilla, add a teaspoon of salsa and any of the other toppings as desired. Fold up 1/2 inch on each side, tuck in the top edge and roll into a burrito. Serve immediately, topped with additional salsa if desired.

The leftover bean mixture can be kept in the refrigerator and reheated in the microwave prior to assembly.

The bean mixture can be adapted by changing the kind of beans (try kidney beans) or omitting the corn, or adding your favorite ingredient. I got more servings out of the recipe than the book got out of the original recipe, so I guess I put less mixture on each tortilla.

Serves 10

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