All in Mallorca: Mallorquin cooking


Authentic Spanish Paella

Ingredients: 3 cups bomba or calasparra  rice (arborio risotto works as a substitute) 8 cups chicken stock 1 large onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 large bell pepper, diced 10 -15 flat green beans 4 plum tomatoes, diced 0.5 (4 ounce) can tomato paste 15 large shrimp (feel...

STUFFED SQUID

Ingredients:  Stuffing: 1 cup/250 ml bread crumbs 2 ounces/75 g spicy salami, cubed 2 ounces/75 g smoky scamorza cheese, cubed 1 cup/250 ml freshly grated Parmigiano cheese 1 whole egg Large bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and chopped Salt and freshly ground black...

Salad Trampo

Ingredients:  3 tomatoes (as juicy as possible) 2 majorcan green peppers 1 onion Preparation: For the hot summer days, a salad is the best option to enjoy as a meal, and which salad could be fresher than Majorca′s own "Trampó To prepare it all, what you...

Majorcan Soups

Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 bunch scallions, white and light green parts only, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced, plus 1 additional clove, cut in half 1 green pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped 2 tablespoons minced parsley 1 (14-ounce)...

Eggplant Stuffed with meat

Ingredients: 1 large eggplant  3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1/2 pound ground beef Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 onion, diced 1 red pepper, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup freshly chopped parsley leaves 1/2 cup freshly chopped basil leaves,...

SANDWICHES WITH HONEY AND SOBRASSADA

Ingredients:  1 rustic bread Iberian Sobrassada Honey Walnuts Preparation: Put in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

Aioli Sauce Recipe

Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped fine 2 egg yolks 1/8 teaspoon sea salt 1 cup virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon cold water 1 teaspoon lemon juice Preparation: Add the garlic and salt to the mortar bowl and grind slowly with the pestle, moving in one...

Lobster Stew

Ingredients: lobsters 10 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, cut into squares 2 large green capsicums, cut into slices 3 garlic cloves, cut into thin slices parsley, finely chopped 2 x 400 g tins of tomatoes salt, to taste 1bay leaf 1 litre stock (water reserved from the lobsters) Topping 3...

Fried Mallorquin

It is a typical and traditional dish from Majorca that combines seasonal vegetables with pork. Actually is also made of fish or sepia, but the traditional recipe is as follows: Ingredients for 6 people:  300 g of bacon 250 g of lean pork 250 g of liver 300 g of pork chop 1 kg red...

Rabbit with onions

Ingredients: 1 rabbit (approx. 2.5-3 lbs) OR 3 lbs Chicken 4 oz. Spanish Serrano ham 1/2 large yellow onion 2 large garlic cloves 1/2 lb. white mushrooms 1 large ripe tomato Spanish virgin olive oil for sautéing 4 sprigs Italian parsley 2 tsp dried thyme or 1 sprig fresh thyme 4...

Bread Lamb Chops

12 lamb cutlets1 cup panko breadcrumbs, flakes (Japanese breadcrumbs you can use regular crumbs. I just love these as they come out more crisp than )1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped fine1 1/2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped fine2 eggs, beaten lightlyflourolive...

Loin with Cabbage

The loin with cabbage Majorcan style is an exquisite dish of pork wrapped in cabbage leaves, with the added flavor of the traditional sobrassada and the Majorcan sausage ‘’butifarrón’’ Ingredients for 6 people: 12 loin steaks250 g of raisins40 g of pine nuts1...

Empanada with meat

There are many recipes to cook different kinds of empanadas. Here we propose the more traditional, made ​​with meat and peas. Ingredients: For the dough:350 g of butter50 g of olive oil1 kg of flourwater For the filling:Pork (lean bacon) and lamb.sobrasadagreen peasSalt and pepper     Preparation: To...

Roasted suckling pig

Ingredients: 1 (12- to 18-pound) whole suckling pig 15 quarts water 6 1/2 cups kosher salt 4 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil, for basting Preparation: Rinse pig in cold water and set aside. Line a 32-gallon garbage bag with 2 more 32-gallon garbage bags. Place...

Bunuelos with potato

Ingredients: 5 medium potatoes (approx 400 g.) 200 g sweet potato
yeast 1 egg
100 cl milk Small amount lard, the size of a nut 1/2 k flour approx - to make a stiffish dough Preparation: Boil the potatoes and the sweet potato in a small amount of water until they can be puréed....

RUBIOLES

The Robiols are a sweet paste typical of the island of Majorca. It is mainly elaborated at Easter time, and it is traditionally filled with cottage cheese, but we can also filled them with jam to taste or angel hair.   Ingredients: 1 kg of wheat flour400 g of butter200 grams of...

Gató, Typical almond cake

Ingredients for 4 people: 250 g of majorcan almonds, 250 g sugar, 6 eggs, 1 teaspoon butter, lemon zest, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon icing sugar.   Preparation: Grind the almonds. Separate the whites from the yolks. Arrange in a bowl half the sugar, ground...

Ensaimada

It is the most typical and famous sweet of Majorca and its preparation is very simple, but requires a long fermentation time of approximately 12 hours. Ingredients: 750 g of flour4 eggs180 g of sugar200 g of butter40 g pressed yeast300 ml of milkicing sugar Preparation: Prepare a mass...

COOKIES CRESPELLS. EASTER RECIPE.

This sweet recipe is typical Majorcan crespells . Some cookies that are traditionally made during the Easter season . It is very common on the island, at this time, families gather around the kitchen to prepare the traditional crespells. Ingredients: 100 g icing sugar 20 g olive oil 100...