Mussels a la marinera (sailor style)

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In this episode I'm going to take you to a fisherman's home in Palamós where Rosa, a local of this small town in the Mediterranean sea will cook for us a typical recipe, Mussels "a la marinera" (sailor style).
I wanted to share this dish with you because I like it so much, you will see is not prepared in a fancy restaurant or by a famous chef but for people that has been cooking it this way for generations. Just follow the instructions, its very easy but full of flavor. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
Fresh mussels (about 3lbs)
Water
Olive oil
Laurel
Garlic
White wine
Organic fresh tomato
Spanish pimenton, paprika
Salt
Pepper

Tapas at "El Tap de Suro" Puigcerda

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In this episode we will have some tapas at “El Tap de suro” (The cork) in my hometown Puigcerdà in the north of Spain, we enjoyed simple staples easy to prepare at home and sure to delight. The tapas would be pincho de chorizitos (small chorizo sausages), a plate of cheese and pincho of piquillo peppers with anchovies.

Ingredients:

• Manchego cheese
• Cabrales cheese
• San Simon cheese
  
• Wine cured goat cheese
• Pyrenees cheese
• Organic Wood roasted Piquillo peppers
• Anchovies in olive oil
  
• Chorizitos cantimpalo
• Baguette bread

Artichokes with brandada (cod mousse) and Serrano ham from restaurant DO Vic, Vic

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In this visit to Vic (Catalonia, Spain) we went to the famous restaurant D.O. Vic and we had the privilege of having the chef Toni Cruells showing us how to prepare one of his star dishes, -Artichokes with cod mousse (brandada) and Serrano ham-, a delicious plate that you can now try at home just following the step by step directions.

Buen Provecho!

Main ingredients:

• Cod Fish (look for it on your local market or grocery store)
• Artichokes (look for it on your local market or grocery store)
• Serrano ham (buy online here)