Taste of Iberia for the Holiday Season

Spanish Tortilla de Patatas made with potatoes and scrambled eggs is a popular notorious dish served both as a sandwich or a tapas. The Tortilla Cake was invented by a Basque general Tomás de Zumalacárregui during the siege of Bilbao. The delicious cake has a simple recipe, is quick to make (about 30 minutes), and can be a great treat at every dinner table.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 pound of potatoes
• 1 medium sized onion
• Red peppers
• Chorizo sausages (optional)
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

¡Que aproveches! as the Spaniards would say, wishing you to enjoy your meal.

Simple yet exquisite culinary delight, Francesinha sandwich was invented in Portugal in the 1960s as an adaptation of French classics - boiled ham and cheese sandwich. However, over time it became intrinsically Portuguese delicacy closely associated with its birthplace, the town of Porto.

Ingredients:

• Ham
• Cheese
• Chorizo sausages
• Meat
• Eggs
• Serve with french fries and cover with a secret beer sauce

The sauce is Francesinha’s best-kept secret. There’s no classic way to cook it and every restaurant in Porto has its own variation of the recipe which is kept in secret from the public. But it always uses beer and tomatoes as the basis. Here’s one good example:

Ingredients:

• 1 beer can (Bud will do just fine)
• ¼ glass of Porto wine
• Brandy or other liquor
• 1 cube of chicken stock
• 1 table spoon of butter
• 2 table spoons of tomato paste
• ¼ cup of milk
• 1 table spoon of cornstarch
• Chili pepper flakes
• Salt
• Garlic & onion (if needed)