Lent Potage

                                                                              Receta en Español

This dish is typical from the Castilian plateau, specially from Ávila.

It is called Lent Potage because it is typical to eat on Lent Fridays, days when meat is not allowed for Catholics.

Although this dish does not have meat, it is still strong and healthy at the same time.

Ingredients (4 people):

-  200 grams chickpeas.
-  200 grams unsalted dried or natural cod.
-  150 grams spinach.
-  2 dl olive oil.
-  4 clove of garlic.
-  9 strands of saffron.
-  4 bread slices.
-  2 eggs.
- 1 teaspoon parsley.
- 1 bay leaf.

Method:

1- Soak chickpeas overnight. 

If you are using salted cod , soak it for at least 2 days, changing water every 6 or 8 hours.

2- Cook chickpeas with salt, 2 liters of water and a bay leaf. I used a pressure cooker.Put on a high heat.  Once the steam starts to come out,  put on a low heat and cook for 1 hour. At the end you can get rid of the bay leaf.

3- Wash and cut some spinach leaves. In order to get rid of the oxalats that are not good for our health, we should cook spinachs in a separate casserole.

Put some water to a boil, then, add spinachs and cook for 2 minutes.

Throw away the water and keep the spinachs.

4- Get rid of the skin and cod bone.

5- Cut the bread slices into little chunks , fry then in some oil and garlic cloves.

6- Use a mortar to crush yolks, garlic cloves, bread chunks, parsley, saffron , add alittle oil.

Crush until you get a paste without lumps.

7- Add spinachs and the paste to the casserole where we have the chickpeas.

Stir well.

8- Cook for 20 minutes in a medium heat.

Sprinkle some egg whites to serve.

My comments to the Recipe

Cod mixed with spinachs is a good  combination, tasty and  healthy.

Ávila

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Recipes from Micronesia that I cooked

Crab Salad

Kosrae soup (thon,banaba and coconut)

Coconut, yucca and papaya pudding

Federated states of Micronesia in internet:

http://www.sabinoelviajero.com/Sabino-el-viajero/Pacifico/micronesia-carolinas

http://www.pacificrisa.org/places/federated-states-of-micronesia/

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estados_Federados_de_Micronesia

http://www.visit-micronesia.fm/culture/index.html

http://www.safaritheglobe.com/federated-states-of-micronesia/culture/food-drinks/

http://www.mapsofworld.com/micronesia/culture-and-society/food.html

http://danaleeling.blogspot.com.es/2011/10/traditional-food-dishes-of-micronesia.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=1510585759175548&story_fbid=1510660789168045

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/alien_faber08.htm

http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Federated-States-of-Micronesia.html

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Patatas Revolconas from Ávila

                                                                             Receta en Español

'Patatas revolconas',also known as 'revueltas', 'meneás' or 'removidas' is a typical dish from the center of Spain, places like  Ávila, Salamanca and Extremadura.

This dish come from a typical dish that farmers were used to cook in the past, it is a potato purée mixed with paprika and bacon, or 'torreznos' that are similar to bacon but thicker. 

The traditional recipe was made with 'torreznos'.

This dish is very common at bars and taverns.

Ingredients (4 people):

-  2 big potatoes.
-  1/2 tablespoon sweet paprika.
-  1/2 tablespoon hot paprika.
-  2 slices bacon for every person.
-  Salt.
-  3 tablespoon olive oil.

Method:

1- Wash potatoes , put them in a casserole with water and salt, cook them until they are soft. More or less for 40 minutes. Potatoes are done faster if you make some cuts along them.

2- Smash potatoes with the help of a fork.

3- Pour oil in a frying pan , fry bacon until it is done. Then,keep aside.

4- Add some paprika to the frying pan, cook for 1 minute at low heat and add smashed potatoes.Mix well with the help of a wooden spoon.Once well mixed you already  have 'Patatas revolconas'.

5- Put smashed potatoes together with the bacon, this way you have the dish ready.

My comments to the Recipe

Pay attention the moment you fry paprika, don't over heat it because it can become sour.

The dish is tasty, but also super caloric, don't eat too much.

Ávila

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coconut, yucca and papaya Pudding

                                                                                Receta en Español

In Federated states of Micronesia there is not a culture of desserts and sweets, they use grated coconut or coconut milk together with a tuber like yuca, batata or breadfruit adding some cane sugar.

The recipe I present today is a pudding made of a mixture of coconut,yuca and papaya.

Ingredients (baking sheet 17x25 cm):

-  300 grams grated coconut.
-  600 grams of boiled yucca.
-  300 grams papaya meat.
-  180 grams brown or cane sugar.

-  2 eggs.

Method:

1- Peel and cut in pieces the yucca. Put in a casserole with some water, put on a high heat until it reaches boiling point, then cook at medium heat for 10 minutes.

The central root of the yucca can be removed before or after being cooked, after being cooked it is easier to remove.

2- Cut the papaya in pieces, put it in a bowl.

3- Add yucca, crush yucca and papaya with a fork , mix well.

4- Add grated coconut and mix well.

4- Add sugar, whisk eggs and mix well.

5- Once everything is well mixed, place in an oiled oven proof recipient.

Flatten to make the surface even.

6- Preheat oven at 200ºC, cook for 30 minutes at the same temperature ,heat over and below. 

7- Let get cold and cut into little pieces.

My Comments to the Recipe

It is very easy to prepare, it tastes a lot to coconut with little touches of papaya and yucca.

It is a healthy dessert.

Where to find the ingredients

Here you can find where to buy the yuca: http://viaja-en-mi-cocina.blogspot.com/2014/06/yuca-o-mandioca.html

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Kosrae soup (thon,banana,coconut milk soup)

                                                                       Receta en Español

Kosrae is one of the most important islands at Federated States of Micronesia, it has an extension of 110 sq Km. This is a paradisiac island full of unspoiled and exuberant nature, with coral lagoons and beautiful landscapes.

Eating soup is something cultural in this island, every sunday they cook a fish soup to eat together with the family and church members.It is also consumed at weddings and funerals. A soup is much more than a dish, it is something spiritual.

The recipe that I present today is one of the most typical in the island,it is made from thon,banana and coconut milk.

Other typical ingredients for a soup are  breadfruit tree or rice.

Ingredients (4 people):

-  2 plantains (between green and yellow).
-  1 onion.
-  500 grams thon.
-  400 ml coconut milk.
-  Salt.
-  Ground black pepper.

Method:

1- Cook thon in some water with a pinch of salt, until the meat changes its colour, it does not take a lot of time.

2- Crumble the thon and reserve. Reserve the broth too.

3- Peel and grate plantains, choose a plantain between green and yellow.

4- Put the broth in a casserole, together with the thon, grated plantain, chopped onion and salt.

Add coconut milk and a pinch of ground pepper.

5- Stir well, let it cook at medium heat. Stir often because plantain tends to burn when it sticks to the bottom of the casserole.

Cook for 20-30 minutes. It looks like a purée.

6- You can accompany with some cooked yucca or taro.

My comments to the Recipe

It is a soup which consistency is a little thick, like a purée. You cannot avoid eating it with pepper, it helps a lot to enhance the taste of the dish. The mixture of thon and plantain is good , although it could seem a little bizarre to european palates.

I found this recipe at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZiFQjJtCiw&list=PLs0kBozg__x5EwRZwEhhRp6KABQlhP8we

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