Gazpacho is a national product of Spanish cuisine. According to legend, his homeland is hot Andalusia, the most famous part of Spain, which includes Cordoba with its famous bullfight and other administrative centers. Once shepherds ate this dish, peasants are the poorest segments of the population. Now it belongs to the delicacies and is served as a gourmet gourmet dish .
Soup or not soup?
First, we’ll figure it out: gazpacho - what is it? Judge for yourself: traditionally it was called a dish consisting of crushed garlic, soaked slices of bread (mostly stale), flavored with a mixture of vegetable and olive oil and vinegar. The poor simply had no money for more, and they had to do without meat. But such food and hunger quenched, and invigorated, thanks to garlic and bread, not bad.
Gazpacho - what is it nowadays?
It refers to soups, and to their cold varieties. Described above is a classic version of a dish prepared in the field from products that the Spaniards had with them, grazing herds or working somewhere outside the house. And already later, becoming the property of professional chefs, the recipe underwent some changes. Fresh vegetables began to be put in the dish - tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet and hot peppers, sugar, salt, some spices. However, its basis remained the same: bread, butter, garlic. And no matter how gourmets try to argue about the consistency of gazpacho: "What is it - soup, garlic snack or thick juice ?!" - You can call it a drink with a stretch. Especially in modern interpretations. After all, the dish not only gives a creamy consistency, but also put vegetables in slices into plates. Eat all this with a spoon, and certainly not drink!
How to cook gazpacho at home? Gourmet Shrimp Gazpacho
However, as they say, what to cook and how is everyone's personal business. Here are some delicious soup recipes. Each hostess will be able to cook a mysterious gazpacho. What is it - eaters decide for themselves. So, for 2 kg of tomatoes it is required: bell pepper - 2-3 pieces of yellow or green color; fresh cucumber - 1-2 pieces small or medium; boiled shrimp in advance - 100-120 g; onion - 1 head; garlic - 2 cloves; a little olive oil, 100 g of dried bread, salt and black pepper - to taste. Wash all vegetables, clean from stalks, seeds, peel. Chop the onion, pour over boiling water to leave the bitterness, or marinate it in vinegar for half an hour - this will even improve the taste of the product. This is what cooks in restaurants do. Together with bread, which must be soaked in advance in water, all components (raw!) Are cut, put in a blender and crushed to a puree consistency. Then the soup is seasoned with oil, salt, pepper and refrigerated for several hours. When serving, shrimps and vegetables cut separately in beautiful straws — a few cucumbers and peppers — are placed on each table. There is a
Spanish gazpacho
soup you need with crackers. And do not forget to sprinkle with chopped greens - it goes very well with tomatoes!
Gazpacho assorted
Another option for cooking and serving the Spanish culinary brand looks like this: 5 large tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, 2 green sweet peppers, 2 garlic cloves, a few crusts of black bread and a little butter, grind in a blender, rub through a sieve to get a completely homogeneous mass. Add salt, vinegar, sugar to taste, if desired, can be diluted with boiled water. Separately put on small plates sliced tomatoes, slices - cucumbers, straws - pepper, rings - pickled onions. Also chop ham, cheese, steep eggs. Everyone at the table can put in their soup the desired amount of those products that they want. Also in the saucers put chopped greens and crackers of brown bread. In plates with gazpacho it is recommended to put food ice cubes.
Enjoy delicious and healthy food!