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Popular Spanish Recipes
Popular Spanish recipes from main meals to simple tapas. Last week we published our 200th recipe on the deli so thought it would be a good idea to see which are the most popular. There are some recipes that you would expect as well as few surprises. ...
Real Spanish Chorizos
Authentic homemade Spanish chorizos direct from Andalucia. Orce chorizos have proven very popular, especially the extra hot "Fire" chorizo. The problem is now, the locals have caught on to the Fire chorizo and are, lets say depleting the stocks!A bit...
Spanish Butchers
Buying from your local Spanish butcher can, at times be a bewildering experience. Choice cuts of lomo tenderloin, variations of offal, legs and paletillas of lamb, morcon, morcilla, brains (yes, brains) trotters and prime ham...There is a big issue i...
Chorizo and Chickpea Soup
Spanish chorizo and chickpeas soup is a great winter warmer with loads of flavour. A good chicken stock is required, similar to chorizo stew you can use the hot variety of chorizo for a little extra bite.Ingredients: 4 Vine plum tomatoes3 Chorizo sau...
Iberico Bellota Chorizo
Iberico bellota chorizo from "Guijuelo" in Salamanca is some of the best acorn fed sausage available. Weighing in at around 1.1 kilos they are also very large so great for enjoying at tapas parties or Spanish themed functions. The chorizo in particul...
Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed mushroom tapas are one of the simplest tapas to make, this recipe uses Orce chorizo and manchego cheese. A delicious combination ready in 20 minutes. This very simple tapas dish is our September featured recipe and will make an impressive add...
Chorizo Braised in Red Wine
Chorizo braised in red wineA fantastic way to add a twist to the humble Spanish chorizo. Cooking chorizos or mildly cured chorizos are good for this recipe, you have of course, the option to go hot "picante" or sweet "dulce"... Very simple, very tas...
Cooking Chorizos
"Cooking" chorizos are fantastic for the barbeque, especially the mini versions which can be cooked by the string, separated and served either hot or cold on cocktail sticks. Bite-sized sausages and perfect tapas.Over a hot BBQ these mini chorizos d...
Tapas Recipe Kits
Have you ever fancied creating your own Bacalao Fritters, Fabada Asturiana or Gambas as Pil Pil?Following on from our recipe for the Orce "Fire" Chorizo last year we decided to create some authentic recipe kits for popular Spanish dishes which make ...
Spanish Chorizo Casserole
Chorizo stew - a real winter warmer, as with all stews or casseroles you can adapt any recipe to suit your taste by adding herbs, some spice or perhaps a little smoked paprika.. The main ingredient for this dish is obviously chorizo, try the hot ones...
"Fire" Chorizo & Chili Tapas
The village of Orce is around 3000 feet above sea level making the weather somewhat cold in the winter months. The area also has its own micro climate so the weather is also very changeable....and when it snows, it snows!We usually get snowed in at l...
Squid & Chorizo Salad
Spanish chorizo as well as being a tapa can be used as an ingredient in all kinds of Spanish recipes. Here we have a winter salad with fried calamari and chorizo picante (hot) on a bed of spinach leaves.1. Wash and clean the spinach leaves and place ...
Spanish Cooking Chorizo
Cooking with Spanish chorizo: "Cooking chorizos" are a mildly cured spicy sausage ideal as an ingredient in a variety of Spanish recipes. Due to the fact that the sausage has only been hung for a few days means that it has to be vacuum packed as it s...
Spanish Sausage Tapas
A nice variation in the pic below, two iberian sausages thinly sliced with some good old chorizo and salchichon - the building blocks of a good tapas spread!Cheese and grapes. These go very well with Spanish sausages, in fact many fruits compliment t...
Top 40 Tapas
Top 40 Spanish Tapas, spice up the Christmas season with a range of tapas dishes to impress the guests and create a spread like no other with some authentic food. Here we have a list of the top 40 tapas dishes served up in and around the village of O...
Christmas Tapas Ideas
Christmas tapas! The festive season is almost upon us and parties will soon be in full swing... Christmas time sees an extraordinary rise in the popularity of salted peanuts, brazil nuts, toblerones and all manner of party snacks. So, to be a little ...
