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Roasted peppers, rosemary and camembert cheese.

Beginner
Difficulty Level
10m
Preparation Time
40m
Cooking Time

We start this week with a very easy appetizer to surprise all your guests. This one goes to my friend Macarena whose birthday is tomorrow. I know she loves preparing the Filled Philly but she’s always asking me for more easy appetizers. So here comes this one and in a couple of days delicious Tequeños. With those three and a good red wine all guests will be happy for sure :)

The name says it all. A perfect match of flavours and aromas. Simple as roasting peppers adding some garlic, rosemary and olive oil and melting some camembert on the pan. I remember when I made it it was completely improvised, had surprise guests, had the roasted peppers, did the mix and voilà. About the wine I know that creamy camembert goes well with Malbec, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Ingredients.

  • 3 bell-peppers: 1 red, 1 green and 1 yellow
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1-2 garlic cloves
  • Fresh rosemary
  • Camembert cheese
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Toasts for serving

Preparation.


  1. Cut the peppers in half and place them on a pyrex with the skin up.
  2. Drizzle with olive oil.
  3. Take to the pre-heated oven at 210ºC for 20-25 minutes.
  4. Take out of the oven and take the skin off. It should come out very easily.
  5. Cut into strips.
  6. Slice the garlic cloves into very fine slices.
  7. Add the garlic, olive oil, fresh rosemary, salt and pepper to the peppers. Move well and let stand until serving.
  8. Heat a pan with some olive oil and when it is hot place the camembert cheese.
  9. Take out to a plate once all the crust is golden.
  10. Serve with the roasted peppers, toast and red wine.
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Chicken liver pâté

Newbie
Difficulty Level
40m
Preparation Time
3h
Cooking Time

This recipe is perfect for a special occasion with a guest/guests. Elegant and delicious.

Always surprises!

Chicken liver pâté

Ingredients.

  • 250 gr. chicken liver.
  • 1/2 chopped medium white onion
  • 1 peeled and chopped small apple
  • 1 tablespoon of gelatin
  • 1 tablespoon of mustard
  • 90 gr butter
  • nutmeg
  • 1 white wine glass of cognac/port/brandy.
  • salt and black pepper
  • thin, crisp toast, to serve
  • berry marmalade (optional), to taste

Preparation.

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  1. Boil water with some salt and add the liver. Cook for aproximately 5 minutes.
  2. Melt the butter in a frying pan (some oil will prevent it from burning easily) and fry the onions until soft in medium heat.
  3. Add the apple, mustard, nutmeg, salt, black pepper and leave cooking until the onion and apples look the same.
  4. Add the liver and a soup spoon of its stock and leave it for a couple of minutes on low heat.
  5. Let it cool and purée in a food processor or blender with the gelatine (dissolved with some liver stock).
  6. Add the cognac.
  7. Try and season if necessary. A lot of black pepper would make this pâté a “black pepper pâté”, anothe variation could be adding different herbs as well.
  8. Transfer the pâté to individual pots or ramekins and let it chill until set.
  9. Serve with toast, berry mermelade and a good strong and mature wine that will tune in… I had a D.O Toro (Spain) excellent wine.Delicious!

Chicken live pâté

 

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