A traditional Portuguese snack - bolinhos de bacalhau - to impress your guests. Ingredients: 300 g cod, desalted in water for at least 24 hours 4 large potatoes, boiled unpeeled 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 small onion 1 clove garlic chopped parsley leaves, optional salt and pepper 1 teaspoon Port wine ½ teaspoon hot [...]
The streets of Napoli, the cradle of pizza, offer another variation - fried pizza. The delightful blend of crunchy dough and soft filling is simply irresistible. Ingredients: For the dough: 3 cups plain flour 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons dry yeast 1 tbsp oil warm water (about 1 cup) For the [...]
Ingredients: 1 baguette 2 cloves garlic olive oil salt Method: Preheat the oven to its maximum temperature. If your oven has a broiler, turn it on. Grease a baking tin with olive oil. Slice the baguette into 0.5 cm thick slices and place them on the tin. Sprinkle with olive oil and salt and [...]
500 g cow-milk cheese 1 teaspoon salt 1-2 teaspoons paprika (sweet or spicy - to your liking) Method: Drain the cheese in gauze or a sieve with very small holes. Season with a teaspoon of salt, stir well and divide in two. Add a teaspoon or two of paprika into one half of the [...]
Ingredients: 125 g dry chickpeas 1 lemon ½ cup olive oil + 2 tablespoons for sautéing + 1 tablespoon for serving 1 scallion ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon cayenne or chili pepper 3 minced garlic cloves 2 tablespoons tahini paste 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice salt and pepper to taste Method: [...]
Ingredients: 300 g dry chickpeas 1 small to medium sized onion 3-5 garlic cloves 1 ½ teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 ½ tablespoons flour Optional: ground cardamom, cumin, cayenne pepper, chopped fresh cilantro or parsley Method: Soak chickpeas in twice as much water overnight. Drain in the morning. Put in a blender or [...]
