Recipes from Spain
What people in Spain cook at home: everyday dishes, classics and weekend food, each with the time and nutrition.
Beef
Lasagne1 h 15 · ≈ 37 kr/port.
Spaghetti bolognese35 min · ≈ 35 kr/port.
Pan-fried beef steaks with chips45 min · ≈ €2.95/port.
Cocido madrileño – Spanish chickpea and meat stew15 h 35 · ≈ €3.10/port.
Albóndigas – Spanish meatballs in sauce with rice1 h 05
Burgers and chips35 min
Spanish beef stew with potatoes2 h 35
Stuffed aubergines1 h 10
Courgettes stuffed with mince50 min
Peppers stuffed with mince and rice1 h 25
Liver and onions with mash45 min
Chargrilled rib-eye with chips and green peppers55 min
Callos a la madrileña – tripe stew with chorizo and black pudding4 h 10
Pot-roast beef in sauce with chips (redondo de ternera)2 h 32
Beef mince tacos with guacamole34 min
Oxtail stew (rabo de toro) with chips3 h 53
Cachopo – breaded beef stuffed with ham and cheese, with chips1 h 02 · ≈ €4.00/port.
Minced meat and mashed potato bake (pastel de patata y carne)59 min
Carne mechada – larded braised beef with chips2 h 29
Ropa vieja – Canarian shredded meat with chickpeas and potatoes1 h 51
Beef Wellington (solomillo Wellington)1 h 56
Lamb
Pork
Pork schnitzel with potatoes, peas and lemon35 min · ≈ 29 kr/port.
Pasta carbonara20 min · ≈ 18 kr/port.
Homemade ham and cheese pizza1 h 40 · ≈ 34 kr/port.
Pan-fried pork loin with fried green peppers25 min · ≈ €1.70/port.
Ham croquettes with salad4 h 20 · ≈ €1.85/port.
Garlic and lemon pork chops with roast potatoes52 min · ≈ €1.70/port.
Menestra – Spanish vegetable stew with ham40 min · ≈ €2.05/port.
Spanish potato stew with pork ribs1 h 25 · ≈ €2.20/port.
Oven-roasted pork ribs with potatoes2 h 13 · ≈ €3.00/port.
Ham and cheese toastie (sándwich mixto)25 min · ≈ €1.70/port.
Pork loin and fried pepper baguette (bocadillo de lomo con pimientos)20 min · ≈ €1.70/port.
Griddled Ibérico pork secreto with chips and fried green peppers45 min · ≈ €3.10/port.
Valencian oven-baked rice (arroz al horno)1 h · ≈ €2.00/port.
Pork tenderloin in peppercorn sauce with baked sliced potatoes55 min
Pork in tomato sauce (magro con tomate)1 h 15
Sopa de ajo – Castilian garlic soup with bread, ham and egg40 min · ≈ €1.15/port.
San jacobos – breaded ham and cheese with chips50 min · ≈ €1.80/port.
Peas with serrano ham30 min · ≈ €1.25/port.
Pork cheeks braised in red wine with mash3 h 25
Salmorejo – chilled tomato and bread soup1 h 25 · ≈ €1.30/port.
Pa amb tomàquet – bread with tomato, ham, fuet and cheese20 min · ≈ €2.35/port.
Spiced pork skewers with salad (pinchos morunos)2 h 33
Tortellini with cream and bacon20 min
Flamenquín – fried pork and ham rolls with chips54 min · ≈ €2.25/port.
Quiche lorraine with green salad1 h 02 · ≈ €2.00/port.
Codillo – roast pork knuckle with potatoes2 h 33
Artichokes with serrano ham53 min · ≈ €2.75/port.
Fideos a la cazuela – Catalan noodle stew with pork ribs and sausage1 h 07 · ≈ €2.30/port.
Caldo gallego – Galician greens, bean and potato soup13 h 52
Potaje de berros – Canarian watercress stew13 h 52
Broad beans with serrano ham (habas con jamón)39 min
Kidneys in sherry sauce with chips1 h 17
Migas – fried breadcrumbs with chorizo and peppers1 h 53 · ≈ €1.85/port.
Escudella i carn d'olla – Catalan meat stew with galets soup15 h 08
Patatas revolconas – paprika mash with crispy pork belly43 min · ≈ €1.30/port.
Cochinillo asado – roast suckling pig with salad2 h 33
Cocido montañés – Cantabrian bean and greens stew14 h 12 · ≈ €2.95/port.
Lacón con grelos – cured pork shoulder with turnip tops, chorizo and potatoes25 h 38
Judiones de La Granja – giant white beans with chorizo15 h 13 · ≈ €1.35/port.
Sausage
Lentejas – Spanish lentil stew with chorizo1 h 20 · ≈ €1.00/port.
Macaroni with tomato and chorizo25 min · ≈ €1.10/port.
Potaje de garbanzos – chickpea stew with spinach and chorizo55 min · ≈ €1.25/port.
White bean stew with chorizo55 min · ≈ €1.35/port.
Sausages in tomato sauce with rice40 min · ≈ €1.75/port.
Patatas a la riojana – potato and chorizo stew1 h 10 · ≈ €1.20/port.
Fabada asturiana – Asturian bean stew15 h 25
Griddled fresh chorizo with fried eggs and chips40 min
Huevos a la flamenca – baked eggs with tomato, chorizo and peas40 min · ≈ €2.30/port.
Fried morcilla with piquillo peppers22 min · ≈ €1.85/port.
Catalan sausage with white beans (botifarra amb mongetes)29 min
Tolosa red beans with chorizo, morcilla and pork belly14 h 46
Pote asturiano – Asturian cabbage and bean stew14 h 27
Chicken
Chicken curry with coconut milk35 min · ≈ 38 kr/port.
Chicken fajitas with peppers, onion and guacamole45 min · ≈ 55 kr/port.
Caldo de pollo – Mexican chicken and vegetable soup1 h
Griddled chicken breast with garlic, parsley and salad25 min · ≈ €1.80/port.
Sopa de fideos – chicken noodle soup1 h 35
Arroz con pollo – chicken and rice1 h 10
Valencian paella with chicken and rabbit1 h 20 · ≈ €2.65/port.
Roast chicken with potatoes and lemon1 h 50 · ≈ €2.15/port.
Spanish chicken in tomato and wine sauce with potatoes1 h 20 · ≈ €2.30/port.
Pollo al ajillo – garlic chicken with potatoes45 min · ≈ €1.95/port.
Roast chicken wings with garlic, paprika and potatoes1 h 05
Homemade chicken nuggets with chips35 min · ≈ €1.75/port.
Conejo al ajillo – rabbit with garlic and white wine52 min · ≈ €3.80/port.
Griddled turkey breast with lemon and vegetables40 min · ≈ €1.70/port.
Stir-fried noodles with chicken and vegetables33 min · ≈ €1.85/port.
Catalan chicken with prunes and pine nuts1 h 25 · ≈ €2.95/port.
Chicken Caesar salad28 min · ≈ €2.35/port.
Chicken braised in beer with potatoes1 h 09 · ≈ €2.15/port.
Pollo al chilindrón – chicken in pepper and tomato sauce1 h 18 · ≈ €2.85/port.
Chicken in almond and saffron sauce (pollo en pepitoria)1 h 20 · ≈ €2.35/port.
Chicken and vegetable couscous1 h 03
Sopa de picadillo – broth with serrano ham, egg and noodles2 h 01 · ≈ €1.90/port.
Chicken Villaroy – béchamel-coated fried chicken breast with salad1 h 44 · ≈ €2.25/port.
Conejo en salmorejo – Canarian rabbit in spicy marinade12 h 55 · ≈ €4.00/port.
Pollo a la sidra – chicken braised in cider1 h 07 · ≈ €2.65/port.
Gazpacho manchego – rabbit stew with flatbread1 h 39 · ≈ €4.55/port.
Stuffed roast turkey with prunes and pine nuts2 h 58
Fish and seafood
Baked hake with potatoes and garlic50 min · ≈ €2.50/port.
Ensalada mixta – mixed salad with tuna and egg25 min · ≈ €2.05/port.
Pan-fried salmon with garlic, parsley and salad25 min · ≈ €2.75/port.
Seafood paella55 min · ≈ €4.40/port.
Battered squid rings (calamares a la romana) with salad30 min · ≈ €3.30/port.
Battered hake (merluza a la romana) with salad30 min · ≈ €2.70/port.
Revuelto – soft scrambled eggs with mushrooms and prawns23 min · ≈ €2.20/port.
Pasta with tuna and tomato29 min · ≈ €1.30/port.
Pescaíto frito – fried fresh anchovies with pipirrana salad36 min · ≈ €1.85/port.
Salt cod in tomato sauce (bacalao con tomate)45 min
Griddled tuna with roasted peppers23 min · ≈ €2.65/port.
Griddled swordfish with tomato salad20 min · ≈ €3.30/port.
Baked sea bream with potatoes (dorada al horno)1 h 06 · ≈ €4.65/port.
Hake in green parsley sauce with clams and potatoes40 min · ≈ €3.80/port.
Spanish-style egg fried rice with ham and prawns (arroz tres delicias)28 min · ≈ €1.65/port.
Fish fingers with salad and mayonnaise20 min
Galician tuna pie (empanada gallega de atún)2 h 20 · ≈ €1.70/port.
Mussels in tomato and white wine sauce (mejillones a la marinera)45 min · ≈ €2.95/port.
Garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo)15 min · ≈ €2.10/port.
Griddled cuttlefish with garlic and parsley30 min
Tuna empanadillas42 min
Pulpo a la gallega – Galician octopus with potatoes1 h 40 · ≈ €10/port.
Fideuà – seafood noodle paella46 min · ≈ €4.20/port.
Arroz caldoso – brothy seafood rice45 min · ≈ €4.25/port.
Ensaladilla rusa – Spanish potato salad with tuna1 h 55 · ≈ €1.60/port.
Griddled sole with garlic, parsley and salad30 min · ≈ €5.95/port.
Baked salt cod with aioli and potatoes (bacalao al horno)1 h 03
Griddled megrim with garlic, parsley and boiled potatoes (gallo a la plancha)32 min
Griddled sardines with boiled potatoes30 min · ≈ €2.00/port.
Cuttlefish stew with potatoes and peas1 h 17
Arroz a banda – rice cooked in fish stock, with aioli49 min
Galician-style hake with potatoes33 min · ≈ €2.75/port.
Spaghetti with prawns and garlic22 min · ≈ €1.85/port.
Pasta salad with tuna, egg and sweetcorn25 min · ≈ €1.60/port.
Squid in its ink with white rice1 h 13 · ≈ €3.95/port.
Spanish country potato salad (ensalada campera)42 min · ≈ €1.70/port.
Black rice with cuttlefish and aioli (arroz negro)52 min
Monkfish in sauce with prawns (rape en salsa)47 min · ≈ €4.50/port.
Trout with serrano ham (trucha a la navarra)38 min · ≈ €4.05/port.
Porrusalda – leek and potato soup with salt cod1 h
Marinated fried dogfish (cazón en adobo) with salad2 h 31
Bonito con tomate – tuna in tomato sauce55 min · ≈ €3.45/port.
Stuffed squid in tomato and wine sauce with rice1 h 35 · ≈ €4.20/port.
Atún encebollado – tuna with slow-cooked onions and chips52 min · ≈ €3.30/port.
Tuna-stuffed eggs1 h 05 · ≈ €1.30/port.
Fish and shellfish soup1 h · ≈ €4.75/port.
Chickpea salad with tuna and egg25 min · ≈ €1.50/port.
Potaje de vigilia – chickpea stew with salt cod and spinach14 h 30
Baked mackerel with potatoes, garlic and parsley56 min · ≈ €1.80/port.
Rice salad with tuna1 h · ≈ €2.00/port.
Seafood platter with boiled prawns, crabs and griddled prawns40 min · ≈ €7.40/port.
Bacalao a la vizcaína – salt cod with peppers, tomato and potatoes25 h · ≈ €3.85/port.
Bacalao al ajoarriero – salt cod with peppers, tomato and egg52 min
Fabes con almejas – Asturian white beans with clams14 h 35 · ≈ €2.75/port.
Marmitako – Basque tuna and potato stew1 h 12 · ≈ €2.70/port.
Arroz del senyoret – seafood rice with everything peeled1 h 04 · ≈ €3.25/port.
Arroz caldero – Mar Menor rice cooked in fish broth58 min · ≈ €4.45/port.
Suquet de peix – Catalan fish and potato stew57 min · ≈ €3.70/port.
Gazpachuelo – hot fish soup from Málaga35 min · ≈ €2.20/port.
Bacalao al pil pil – salt cod in an emulsified garlic olive oil sauce38 min
Seafood salad (salpicón de marisco)1 h 33 · ≈ €4.60/port.
Salt cod fritters (buñuelos de bacalao) with salad49 min
Clams in white wine sauce (almejas a la marinera)51 min · ≈ €4.45/port.
Pipirrana – tomato and pepper salad with tuna and egg55 min · ≈ €1.70/port.
Zarzuela – Catalan fish and seafood stew1 h · ≈ €6.85/port.
Besugo al horno – baked sea bream with potatoes1 h 12 · ≈ €4.80/port.
Porra antequerana – thick chilled tomato soup with egg and tuna1 h 31 · ≈ €1.50/port.
Sancocho canario – salt fish with potatoes, sweet potato and mojo50 min
Vegetarian
Spanish omelette (tortilla de patatas)45 min · ≈ €0.85/port.
Potato gnocchi with tomato sauce (ñoquis con tuco)1 h 20 · ≈ €1.15/port.
French omelette with tomato salad20 min · ≈ €0.95/port.
Fried eggs with homemade chips45 min · ≈ €1.15/port.
Green beans with potatoes and garlic40 min · ≈ €1.40/port.
Creamy courgette soup45 min · ≈ €1.15/port.
Arroz a la cubana – rice with tomato sauce, fried egg and banana30 min · ≈ €1.00/port.
Canelones de verdura – chard and ricotta pancake cannelloni1 h 30
Pisto – Spanish vegetable stew with fried egg1 h 12 · ≈ €1.45/port.
Spanish vegetable purée (puré de verduras)50 min · ≈ €0.95/port.
Griddled vegetables with garlic and parsley37 min · ≈ €1.55/port.
Cauliflower and potatoes with garlic and paprika40 min · ≈ €0.65/port.
Tortilla de verduras – Spanish courgette and pepper omelette40 min · ≈ €1.25/port.
Chard with potatoes and garlic50 min · ≈ €1.05/port.
Andalusian gazpacho1 h 15 · ≈ €1.20/port.
Creamy pumpkin soup55 min · ≈ €1.35/port.
Garlic mushrooms (champiñones al ajillo)26 min · ≈ €1.95/port.
Courgette fritters (tortillitas de calabacín) with tomato salad41 min · ≈ €1.20/port.
Hervido – boiled potatoes and vegetables with olive oil44 min · ≈ €1.05/port.
Vegetable paella1 h 01 · ≈ €1.80/port.
Creamy mushroom rice (arroz meloso de setas)39 min · ≈ €1.40/port.
Catalan-style spinach with raisins and pine nuts25 min
Pasta with vegetables37 min · ≈ €1.35/port.
Patatas bravas – fried potatoes with spicy sauce and aioli48 min · ≈ €0.70/port.
Vichyssoise – chilled leek and potato soup3 h 55 · ≈ €1.70/port.
Pasta with pesto23 min
Julienne vegetable soup (sopa juliana)47 min · ≈ €0.95/port.
Piperrada – Basque pepper and tomato stew with eggs1 h 06 · ≈ €1.45/port.
Patatas a la importancia – battered potato slices in saffron sauce1 h 15 · ≈ €1.20/port.
Zarangollo – Murcian courgette, onion and egg scramble51 min · ≈ €1.10/port.
Borage with potatoes and garlic55 min
Warm goat's cheese salad with walnuts and honey20 min · ≈ €2.15/port.
Ajoblanco – chilled almond and garlic soup1 h 15 · ≈ €1.20/port.
Escalivada – roasted aubergine, peppers and onion on toast1 h 39 · ≈ €1.55/port.
Calçots with romesco sauce1 h 13
Pochas a la navarra – fresh white beans from Navarra1 h 17
Olla gitana – chickpea and vegetable stew with pears14 h 05 · ≈ €1.45/port.
Sopas mallorquinas – Mallorcan cabbage and bread soup1 h 12 · ≈ €1.20/port.
Tumbet – Mallorcan vegetable bake1 h 20 · ≈ €1.80/port.
Cardoon in almond sauce30 min
Sides
Green salad10 min · ≈ €0.50/port.
Tomato salad15 min · ≈ €0.55/port.
Crema de champiñones – cream of mushroom soup45 min · ≈ €1.10/port.
Poor man's potatoes with onion and peppers (patatas a lo pobre)42 min · ≈ €0.60/port.
Papas arrugadas – salt-crusted potatoes with mojo37 min · ≈ €0.90/port.
Griddled green asparagus15 min · ≈ €0.60/port.