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Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

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Almonds lend a pleasant crunch to this favorite hot-out-of-the-oven appetizer; ready-made puff pastry speeds up the process.

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Far Breton

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Living In: Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Far Breton is a prune flan recipe from Brittany, in the northwest of France, very easy to make.  

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Grandma's Rice

Submitted by: Quinnellope1

Home Town: Bishop, California, USA

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

This rice side dish requires canned beef consomme and mushrooms. 

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Cheese Fondue with a Twist

Submitted by: Katy N

Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

A mix of Swiss cheeses and smoked Gouda make a rich fondue, perfect for dipping crusty French bread. 

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Chicken Cordon Bleu II

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The standard Cordon Bleu swimming in a creamy wine sauce. 

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French Baguettes

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Great eaten fresh from oven. Used to make sub sandwiches, etc. 

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Chocolate Ganache

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Living In: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

This is a rich, dark chocolate topping or decoration that has lots of uses. It can be whipped as filling or icing, or just poured over whatever cake you like. 

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Tapas: Iberian Appetizers

Originating in southern Spain, tapas are assorted snacks and nibbles typically shared over a drink with friends.

Spanish Food Recipes

 

Here we have supplied a variety of Spanish Food Recipes.  We try where possible to make suggestions of how you can serve each dish and how you can make changes to each recipe to suit your tastes.

Each of these Spanish Recipes has been tried and tested by us and we have tried to make them as easy to follow as possible.

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Spanish Omelette Recipe (Tortilla de Patatas)
You can make a Spanish omelette at home and with practice it might look right.  But how do you get that genuine flavour of the tapas bars of Madrid?

Garlic Mushrooms Recipe (Champiñones al ajillo)
Cooked in a terracota dish directly on the burning gas ring.

Bass in a Salt Crust Recipe (Dorada a la Sal)
Sea bream baked in the oven in a crust of salt.

Paella Recipe (Paella Valenciana)
Follow this recipe precisely and what is often claimed to be a difficult dish to get right comes out perfect every time.

Rice Pudding (Arroz con Leche)
Refreshing dish of cold rice pudding sprinkled with cinnamon.

Gazpacho Recipe
Gazpacho is a cold soup which is very refreshing in the hot summer weather in Spain. It is an incredibly healthy option involving plenty of raw vegetables.

Salmorejo Recipe
Salmorejo is a dish from Cordoba in the south of Spain.  It is a wonderfully tasting thick soup/dip based on tomatoes and bread (a lot better than it sounds).

Mussels in a Tomato and White Wine Sauce Recipe
This recipe is perfect for either a starter or a main course. For a spicy dish you should use hot paprika and for a milder dish use sweet paprika.

Roast Lamb Recipe
This is a typical dish around the north of Madrid especially going out for Sunday lunch and during the Christmas period.

Baked Basque Fish Recipe
This recipe from the north of Spain is very easy to follow and results in a flavoursome and colourful dish.

Patatas Bravas Recipe
This is a recipe for fried potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce which is a big favourite in the tapas bars in Madrid.

Chicken Livers in Sherry Sauce Recipe
This recipe can be used for a tapa or a main dish and could be adapted for kidneys if you prefer.

Chicken with Red Peppers Recipe (Pollo Chilindron)
This delicious chicken dish comes from Navarra in the north of Spain and is called Pollo Chilindron.

Peas and Ham Recipe
Peas and ham is a popular starter in many places selling menus del dia.

Pinchos Morunos Recipe
Pinchos Morunos are skewers of marinated pork. They are a favourite in many tapas bars especially in Andalucia and Madrid

Hake with Clams and Peas
This mouth watering recipe is easy to follow and produces a wonderful, healthy dish.

Scrambled Eggs with Wild Mushrooms (Revuelto con Setas)
This scrambled egg type dish is served all over Spain as a starter.  This recipe has it cooked with wild mushrooms but you can vary this if you fancy.

Estofado Recipe (Beef and Potato Stew)
Estofado or Beef Stew is a great hearty meal to have on a cold winter's day or evening as it will warm you through. 

Stuffed Red Peppers Recipe
Although not that common a dish this is great for a main course or as a side dish.

Spinach and Potato Stew Recipe
This is a typical starter on a menu del dia especially around Madrid.

Salmon with Clams Recipe
This recipe combines two of my favourite seafood ingredients and is delicious.

Prawns in White Wine Sauce Recipe
In this recipe the prawns can be cooked in white wine or sherry according to taste.

Chickpeas and Spinach Broth Recipe
This recipe for chickpeas and Spinach broth is perfect for a starter on a cold winter's evening.

Chicken and Olive Casserole Recipe
A distinctly Mediterranean dish served on couscous as is popular in the Moorish cuisine of Granada.

Albondigas (Meatballs in Tomato Sauce)
This is a big favourite and is often served as a tapa in bars all over Spain..

Red Pepper Salad Recipe
This is a very simple but tasty salad dish that goes well with barbecues or can be eaten as a tapa.

Agua de Valencia Recipe
This drink from Valencia is great to help break the ice at parties.

Sangria Recipe
This famous Spanish has many different recipes for it but they all use the same base of red wine, lemonade and fruit.

Spanish Food Dictionary
A Spanish - English guide to understanding Spanish restaurant menus.

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Thanks to the launch of the Food TV Food Network, the creation of gourmet web sites like igourmet.com, the proliferation of upscale supermarkets, and the emergence of the celebrity chef, Americans have taken notice of French food like never before. Whether one is looking for the highest quality ingredient, a necessary component to a diet, or the perfect food pairing for a special French wine, there is a French food to satisfy every need. With thousands of excellent restaurants sprouting up in even the most unlikely locations, plus millions of easy-to-make recipes available on the web at sites like epicurious.com, who wants to settle for fast food these days?

Great food and healthy food are not mutually exclusive concepts. Study the food pyramid and you will see that it encourages Americans to eat breads (high in fiber), dairy (high in calcium), meats (high in protein) and vegetables (high in vitamins) in moderate quantities. Eating healthy and enjoying a meal with French food can be accomplished!

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法式焖鸡

 

俗话说： 没有金刚钻， 别揽那瓷器活。

大厨一定要有金刚钻 － 铸铁搪瓷锅！

铸铁搪瓷锅有好多种牌子，最好的是法国产的 LE CREUSET和 STAUB.  还有是众大厨自己的名牌。比如MARTHA STEWART，MARIO BATALI，EMERIL等等。另外KITCHEN AID也出了铸铁搪瓷锅。 这些铸铁搪瓷锅的价格形状颜色都不一样，产地也不同。

铸铁搪瓷锅虽然贵 （价格在70-200美金之间）。 但是大厨必备 － 俗话又说了： 舍不得孩子， 套不着狼！

狼肉的做法以后再絮叨。 今天先套鸡.

法式焖鸡

原料：

一只整鸡

一个洋葱

一根芹菜 （就一根儿， 不是一把）

6瓣蒜

一根新鲜的ROSEMARY（法语叫ROMARIN, 中文叫迷迭香），

1片干香叶 － BAY LEAF (法语叫 LAURIER)

准备工作：

在整鸡身上抹盐和胡椒粉。

洋葱和芹菜切小块。

步骤：

· 铸铁搪瓷锅里放一点橄榄油， 把鸡放进去，胸脯朝下煎5分钟

· 鸡翻个，放入洋葱， 芹菜， 蒜瓣， 迷迭香和香叶， 煎7分钟 （用筷子轻轻炒洋葱， 芹菜和蒜瓣，炒成金黄色）

· 关火。用铝箔纸把锅盖上－必须的！ 再扣上铸铁锅的盖子。

· 把锅放入烤箱。设定温度华氏250度（摄氏120度） 烤 2个小时－必须的！

· 取出鸡， 在菜板上凉20分钟！ － 必须的！

· 过滤锅里剩下的汁。 把汁放小锅里烧， 加几滴柠檬汁， 一点盐和胡椒面。

· 切鸡。（鸡已经脱骨了， 切的时候找骨头缝切， 非常容易）

· 把锅里烧的汁都浇上。。。。

这道菜是AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 里的一个美食家在巴黎品尝的。 他和太太去巴黎一家高档餐馆（CHEZ L’AMI LOUIS） 吃后受到了启发。 他回忆说， 这餐馆的 POULET EN COCOTTE （焖鸡） 端上来， 颜色并不漂亮， 但是味道绝了，肉里有特别多的汁， 极其香！ 他回到美国后， 跟若干美国大厨反复实验，又找了好多法国大厨品尝， 终于把这菜谱给研制了出来， 还在电视上做了示范。

我实验了两次，每次都受到好评！ 鸡做完后，屋子里楼上楼下， 香气扑鼻好长时间。

JULIA  CHILD  也有这道菜谱， 但是做法和材料都比这个要复杂。 而且她加了黄油，BACON等等。

编者按： 铸铁搪瓷锅有两个缺点： 第一：比较贵， 第二： 有点沉！（负责刷锅洗碗的那谁可能会瞎嚷嚷） 至于优点嘛，这锅做嘛嘛香！而且一辈子都受用！

英国人、美国人和中国人的味蕾

伦敦是我最喜欢的城市之一，悠久的历史文化，美轮美奂的建筑，丰富诱人的美食，精致的生活方式，每每令我一想起要去伦敦，便心驰神往。尤其伦敦以美食都市著称的一面，丰富精致要超过另一个美食之都香港。大快朵颐或浅尝细品，觥筹交错之中和老饕朋友切琢交流，还可以提高烹饪技术，为生活平添许多快乐。

在伦敦享用美食是一大快事，尤其从美国来。伦敦的美食餐馆遍布全城，据说囊括了全球各国各系的美食。不过要说英国菜本身，就不敢恭维了。最喜欢对此冷嘲热讽的是法国人。记得那年英国和法国争夺奥运会举办权，法国总统希拉克居然公开说“英国食品是世界上除了芬兰饭以外最糟糕的食品，你怎么能相信饭烧得这么差的人”。英国人闻言大怒，结果引起一场不大不小的风波。另一个例子是英国人彼得·梅尔在他的《普罗旺斯一年》里写道，在他家做泥水工的法国工匠，对美食颇有心得，提起英国菜的时候，说了一句后来流传开来的话：“英国人杀羊杀两次，一次夺去羊的生命，一次夺去羊的滋味。”令彼得·梅尔面上无光，讪讪而去。

英国菜比较有名的是“鱼和薯条”，属于风味快餐，做得好，还是可以一尝的。有一年去湖区，在一家乡村小酒馆吃过一道烤青椒酿奶酪，浇上店家自做的酱汁，颇有点意大利风味，是我吃过的最好的英国菜，算不算英国风味则不得而知，在伦敦一些本地餐厅也有这样的感觉，如果去PUB，里面的食物基本上就可以说是英国风味了。去年去爱丁堡，在皇家英哩大街一家餐馆，特地点一道苏格兰传统风味菜haggis，据说是把羊的内脏粉碎后和燕麦一起放在羊胃里烤熟，然后切出来吃。菜端上来后，只尝了一口就不由地发呆，心想如果每天要吃这种东西，那可真正叫做：“直面惨淡人生”了。

英国人不善烹饪，但英国人善于收集美食餐厅。伦敦拥有的顶级餐厅是全球最多的，米其林星级餐厅就有45家，《美食》杂志有一次评选全球TOP50餐厅，伦敦囊括了14家。但这些顶级餐厅多半是法式，意式，日式等，中餐馆也有跻身米其林一星的，就是没听说有英式的。除了高档餐厅，中低档次里，也能找到有水准的美食餐厅。这次去伦敦，见到几位好久不见的朋友，他乡遇故人，高兴之余，大家相约在小威尼斯河边一家中餐馆聚会，后来又在机场附近的一家名为“东海”的中餐馆聚了一次。这两家餐馆的菜肴都颇具水准，尤其是“东海”，可以说和香港的一流酒楼几乎没有区别。

中餐在海外能够做得丝毫不走样，并不容易，一是厨师必须是中国人，这和味蕾的基因有关。二是食材要保证正宗新鲜。三是不能迁就当地人的口味。尤其是后者，记得有一次去瑞士卢塞恩，到中餐馆吃饭，点糖醋排骨，端上来是排骨浇番茄酱，点糖醋里脊，端上来是里脊肉浇番茄酱，令人哭笑不得，可是老外朋友吃得不亦乐乎，啧啧称赞。这种例子可能比较极端，在中国人少的地方，入乡随俗大概是不得已而为之了。

在伦敦遍尝各种风味，心满意足之外有时不免困惑，想起袁枚《随园食单》里录有《典论》日：“一世长者知居处，三世长者知服食”。英国人的居处美且讲究，英国人的生活方式也称得上精致不输法国人，何以“三世”的N倍了，英国菜还令人不敢恭维？

除此之外还有美国，美国和英国是有渊源的。美国菜也是令人不敢恭维，汉堡薯条炸鸡牛排，实在乏善可陈。而且美国还不如英国，英国菜不好吃，但是在英国可以很容易地找到其他风味的美食。美国菜不好吃，但是在美国很难找到其他风味的美食，纽约和旧金山例外。其他地方，不是没有，而是很难找到。这里特指美食，一般的风味饭菜不在其中。

有一次提起这话题，有朋友一笑说：无他，盎格鲁萨克逊人的味蕾不够灵敏而已。我对人种没有研究，不免将信将疑，但细细想去，也不无几分道理。英国人、美国人、加拿大人澳大利亚人，大都是盎格鲁萨克逊人种，这几个国家，是都不出美食的。一个好厨师一定得具备丰富和敏感的味蕾，这是好厨师的天分所在。有了好厨师，还得有好食客。例如中国菜名闻天下，中国人的味蕾也当然丰富敏感，没有好食客，好厨师无人欣赏，美食佳肴便无法代代相传而最终成为一个体系。

《中庸》曰：“人莫不饮食也，鲜能知味也。”大意是人没有不吃吃喝喝的，但是真正懂得美味的人很少，如果味蕾说能够成立，这句话大概就比较适合英美人。对中国人来说，整体上知味的，肯定要远高于英美人。

不过在海外呆着久了，虽然遍尝各种风味，但是累了，倦了，病了，最想吃的，也还是中餐，这就不光是味蕾的问题，而是中国胃的问题了。