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Post by minesamojito on Oct 24, 2012 18:56:20 GMT
 I have always enjoyed the tapas way of eating, a little bit of this..a little bit of that, and there are some wonderful flavour combinations that can be found in Spain, this is my own little mix up of a few good things a la Hugh F-W. One of my crops that has performed pleasingly well have been my 2 Pimientos de Padron chilli plants, I have lovingly nurtured these since spring, and they have struggled through the cold wet winter and are finally flourishing. I have had a few handfuls of these wonderful chillies, they had a great flavour, were a good size, and were quite cheeky in their chilli kick.  I made a lovely simple tapas dish by frying some cubed parboiled potatoes in extra virgin olive oil until nearly crispy on a high heat, tossing in some cubed chorizo, then the padron chillies with a little sea salt and pepper, cook until the padrons are starting to blister and brown and the chorizo releases it’s rich oils to flavour the potato. Finish with a little finely chopped flat leaf parsley. Perfect enjoyed with a glass of Spanish Tempranillo. Cheers Marcus  |
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Post by h12rpo on Oct 24, 2012 21:00:59 GMT
Wicked ! That is all
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Post by faz on Oct 24, 2012 21:45:10 GMT
Tasty - I wish my wife wasnt a veggie sometimes.
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Post by h12rpo on Oct 25, 2012 11:13:26 GMT
Why?..........just means more meat for you doesnt it ? :-)
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Post by h12rpo on Oct 25, 2012 11:14:38 GMT
Anyway chorizo is a vegetable aint it ? :-) :-)
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Post by turkey on Oct 25, 2012 15:49:56 GMT
I think with the kick of the chillies to make it vegetarian friendly you could sub the chorizo for halloumi and smoked paprika powder, the salty cheese would go well and you would still get the lovely smoked paprika flavourings into the potatoes. ?
looks amazing btw.
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Post by minesamojito on Oct 25, 2012 16:53:48 GMT
Thanks guys, yes turkey mate, I think you've got it spot on there that would work a treat
thanks for all your kind comments guys
Cheers
Marcus
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Post by salilah on Oct 27, 2012 17:42:58 GMT
another "yum"!
Congrats on the chillies - I just harvested ours (after a below 0C last night!) and need to think how to preserve them - sadly not enough Padron (though I do like them, I try growing them, but they don't always come through... My big success this year though was Facing Heaven Sechuan chillis - I have 6!!! (from 3 plants :-( )
S
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Post by minesamojito on Oct 28, 2012 6:45:35 GMT
Thank you  was really chuffed with the chillies. I was gutted not to have any naga at all  not a great year for growing chillies I think Cheers Marcus |
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Post by umhloti on Oct 28, 2012 17:36:51 GMT
Looks great Marcus
What wine was that ?
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Post by minesamojito on Oct 28, 2012 18:15:07 GMT
Thanks mate, umm can't remember the name, was a spanish tempranillo though and very nice, but would be ideal with a lovely rioja which is usually the same grape
cheers
marcus
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was really chuffed with the chillies.
