Fri, 11 December 2015
Montaditos with Chorizo, Manchego and Rocket -These are a real winner because they are tasty and easy to do.
Ingredients
8 Slider Buns
4 Fresh Chorizo Sausages
8 Slices of Manchego Cheese
20ozs of Fresh Rocket
8 Tablespoons of Garlic Mayo
8 Tablespoons of sweet tomato Salsa by adding ( a Teaspoon to earlier Recipe)
8 Cocktail Sticks
Method
Pan fry or Grill Sausages as normal cooking right through should take 8 to 10 mins
Lightly toast the bread halves
To assemble cut cooked chorizo in half lengthways.
On 8 of the halves spoon a little garlic mayo on the others spoon on tomato and basil.
Put a little rocket on each of the halves with mayo then add the chorizo
Add a slice of Manchego cheese put the tops on and skewer with a cocktail stick to secure.
Bring to the table and serve as a Tapa selection
Pill Pill Prawns Serves 8 as a Tapa Selection
Ingredients
500g of peeled and washed Tiger Prawn Tails
1 medium fresh Red Chilli
4oz or half cup of extra virgin olive oil
2 Garlic cloves finely chopped
½ a Lemon
Salt and a pinch of Smoked Paprika
1 Loaf of Crusty bread for mopping up.
Method
Prepare prawns and make sure remove black vein from the back of each prawn ,use a sharp knife making a cut along the back, then rinse in cold water and dry well.
Cut the chilli lengthways in half and remove seeds then finely chop them( wash hands after.)
Hrat the oil in a pan or serving dishes and lightly fry garlic for30 seconds add the prawns and the chilli
Paprika and salt and fry for 2 to 3 mins stirring. Until prawns are pinkish and begin to curl
Squeeze a little lemon on just before serving accompany with cocktail sticks and a large helping of Crusty Bread.
Marinated Chicken Skewers (Pinchos Pollo)
Ingredients
3 large Chicken Fillets cut into 1 inch cubes
12 Wooden Skewers soaked in water for 1 hr
For the marinade
1 tsp of smoked paprika
1 tsp of cumin
1 tsp of muruno
½ tsp of Cajun spice
½ tsp of garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste and2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Method
Combine all the dry ingredients into a large bowl
Add the chicken pieces and toss well until chicken is completely coated cover and leave for 1 hr
Pre heat oven at 150 degrees
When ready thread 3 to 4 pieces on each skewer meanwhile heat Pan with olive oil and gently brown the pinchos until golden brown for about 5 mins then place in the oven for a further 10 mins until firm.
Place in a serving dish and spoon over salsa.
Tomato and Basil Salsa -This is a quick and easy sauce that can be made anytime that's also good as a dip for crusty bread.
Ingredients
3Large Beef tomatoes cut in half as per picture
½ a large Spanish onion
½ a cup of extra virgin olive oil
6 sprigs of fresh basil
3 cloves of crushed garlic
Method
Cut tomatoes in half across and grate them on a cheese grater flesh side down until you have a nice tomato pulp
Add the onion by doing the same if the onion is strong use less
Add crushed garlic and olive oil and season to taste a little chilli or Worchester added to this can change it up a bit
At this stage your salsa can be used as a chilled fresh tomato dip.
Place all the ingredients into the pan and slowly heat until mixture is cooked through should take 5 to 8 mins
Tear basil leaves (not chop) and add to sauce. Spoon over pinchos this too is extremely tasty as a bread Dip.
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