SPANISH FOOD

HI FRIENDS.   
Our teacher told us you need  Spanish recipes.  Here  we send you some of them:

TORTILLA DE PATATAS -  POTATO  OMELETE

The tortilla is a way of life in Spain (and worth it!) Well-loved dish  served all over Spain.

For 4 to 6 persons: 1 cup olive oil, four large potatos (peel and cut in circles about 2mm thick; salt to taste;one large onion, thinly sliced; four large eggs.

Some people add thin slices of red pepper together with the onion.

Heat the oil in a 9-inch skillet, add potatos, one slice at a time so that they don't stick. Alternate layers of potato and onion. COOK slowly, mediumflame. DO NOT FRY!! Turn ocasionally until potatoes are tender, but NOTbrown. They must be loose, not "in a cake". Beat eggs in a large bowl with a fork. Salt to taste. Drain potatoes. Add potatoes to beaten eggs, pressing them so that eggs cover them completely. Let sit for 15 minutes.

Heat 2 tbsps of the oil in large skillet. Add potates-egg mixture, spreading quickly.Lower the heat to medium-high.Shake pan to prevet sticking (crucial step!!) When potatoes start to brown, put a plate on skillet and turn around, adding another tbsp of oil. Brown on the other side. Can flip three or four times for better cooking.

 
 
 
 
 
GAZPACHO:  Typical (and my favourite)  dish in summer (for drink or eat)
 

It is difficult for us to give you definite weights or quantities for this recipe; please forgive us.

Lots of red, ripe tomatoes Cucumber (with the part that attaches it to the plant removed: it is bitter) Anaheim peppers (or any green pepper which is not sweet)Old, hard bread (my favourite for gazpacho is extra sour dough, but others will do too) .  Garlic,  red vinegar, olive oil, salt, water.

There might be as many recipes of gazpacho as families are in Spain.

As a rule, you want more tomatoes in the gazpacho than anything else. A nice looking gazpacho should have a pretty orange-red colour. Therefore, add the ingredients according to this principle. First, cut the vegetables in pieces that your blender can manage. You do not need to peel the cucumber or the tomatoes or remove the seeds from anything (at least i never do).  Cut some bread and soak it in water. Add it to the blender. Add the olive oil, salt, vinegar and water.

Turn the power on until everything blends "homogeneously". Take a spoonful and taste it. At this point you can decide what is missing, what is in excess, etc. You can experiment with the recipe: some people like the gazpacho very thick, so they add a lot of bread, while some others like it very liquidy, and they add more water instead, or less bread, whatever.

My family prefer gazpacho at room temperature. However, as it is a typical summer dish, it is usually served cold. In some places this is so true that they even throw ice cubes in it when ready to eat.

FRENCH TOAST  (TORRIJAS )

French toast is a breakfast food served an Easter dessert in Spain. We called it “Torrijas”. Typical toast is made with bread and eggs. Milk or sugar is commonly added. According to what is popular in local cuisine, many of the spices that are added to bread or egg dishes are included in cooking. This versatile dish is often topped with sugar, butter, fruit, syrup, or other items.

Slices of bread are dipped in a beaten egg and sugar mixture. The slices of egg-coated bread are then placed on a frying pan or griddle prepared with a coat of butter or oil, and cooked until both sides are browned and the egg has cooked through.

WE HOPE YOU LIKE IT.  THIS WEEK WE WILL SEND YOU SOME MORE.  BYE. BYE, SEE YOU SOON FRIENDS !!!

DO WIDZENIA, DO ZOBACZENIA WKROTCE, LUDZIE.