1080 Recipes
Newly released in an English translation is the bible of Spanish Cooking – 1080 Recipes by Simone and Inés Ortega. Over a million copies have been sold in Spain, making it Spain’s favourite cookbook. The English version has been updated by the creators daughter, Inés, and now contains a fully comprehensive range of recipes, 1080 in all.
Interestingly one of the nationals doing a plug for the book quoted a superb Roast Chicken Stuffed with Pears, Pistachios, Sausage and Bacon recipe which doesn’t actually appear in the book. Luckily I kept the article and the recipe and produced it to great effect a couple of weekends ago to feed 6 as a Sunday lunch. Delicious.
For an entry to the Waiter There’s Something In My… blog event, I tried the Bizcocho Con Yogur y Limon (Sponge made with yoghurt and lemon), which is a delciously simple recipe. Doubling the quantities to make two layers, sandwiched with whipped double cream laced with Lemon Curd and topped with fresh raspberries and icing sugar, it made a stunning Sunday afternoon teacake. (I should mention the filling and topping were my own additions).
Many of the recipes are simply prepared but by using top-notch ingredients, the results are scrumptous. Garbanzos Refritos (Fried Chick Peas) may not sound like much, but using the very best olive oil and chorizo made for a billiant supper.
1080 Recipes available Amazon.co.uk
