Tapas is a traditional dish of Spanish national cuisine. In fact, this is an appetizer that is prepared from a wide variety of ingredients. Moreover, in Spain it is customary to call any food that is suitable for a small buffet table or friendly gatherings. So, we bring to your attention several options for preparing a dish such as tapas (recipes with photos in abundance can be found on the pages of electronic culinary magazines). Offering your friends as an appetizer - cold or hot - such an original dish, you will certainly earn sincere praise and thanks from those around you. The mentioned Spanish tapas are made from different ingredients so that everyone can choose what he likes!
Cooking tapas: option number 1
Essential Ingredients:
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 5-6 dessert spoons of dry sherry;
- 0.5 kg of champignons;
- freshly squeezed lemon juice;
- 3 dessert spoons of pine nuts;
- 6-7 teaspoons of olive oil;
- 4-5 branches of greenery (parsley, for example);
- pepper, spices and salt to taste.
Cooking process
Wash the mushrooms thoroughly and cut them into large pieces. Then we wash the greens and cut off the leaves from it. You also need to peel and finely chop the garlic. In a preheated pan with olive oil, fry the garlic for about 3 minutes. After, add nuts with chopped mushrooms to it and fill the mixture with sherry. This dish must be cooked until the liquid evaporates. Then add salt, spices, lemon juice and pepper to your liking. Spread the appetizer best on pre-toasted toasts, garnishing with green leaves. This tapas is a great option for a hot snack.
Ingredients for the second tapas options:
- 9-11 small dried chili peppers;
- 500 grams of peanuts;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- 2 dessert spoons of olive oil;
- a spoonful of salt.
Cooking process
Put chili peppers in a mortar and crush them. Then peel the garlic and chop finely. It’s best to use a garlic bin. Then put the crushed peppers in a pan, add the garlic, fry in olive oil for about two minutes. After that, peanuts are poured onto the products and roasted to a golden hue. Then, after frying, this mixture is laid out on plates and sprinkled with salt. This tapas is a great option for a cold beer snack .
Tapas - It's That Easy! Recipe number 3
Essential Ingredients:
- 250-300 grams of sheep cheese;
- 0.5 kilograms of ham;
- 3 hard boiled eggs;
- 50-70 grams of walnuts.
Cooking process
Sheep cheese should be grated, finely chopped nuts, and chop boiled eggs. Then mix the resulting mixture. Then take the ham and cut into thin slices. Spread each piece with the resulting mixture. Roll into a mini roll and pierce with a skewer. This tapas is a great option for any buffet!
It should be noted that there are a lot of options for traditional Spanish snacks. You can use almost all the products that you find in the refrigerator. Put several types of snacks on each plate, add appropriate drinks and arrange a party in the style of a sunny country. Because all Spanish dishes, directly or indirectly related to snacks, can be called tapas. And this name, in turn, symbolizes Spain.