Cooking With Mother "Killer Prawns" - Gambas al Ajillo

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Hola

Here we are again with another Cracker on Cooking With Mother.
What a treat for you today - Mum's "Killer Prawns" AKA Gambas Al Ajillo, fitting also to be posting this Classic Spanish dish on the very night Spain win Euro 2008, Ole!

This dish should only take 20 or so minutes to prepare, I took around half an hour, but then I did have a Kilo of quite big prawns to fry.

This is a first for CWM as we are now on Google Video as well as podcasting.

I want to thank Andy and Chloe for all their help in the making of our first Video Cook - no animals were injured in the making of this film but Andy did get a bit drunk (light weight) and Chloe sliced her finger washing up; both of them though behaved selflessly in the production of this Vcook and for this I salute them both.

Buen Provecho

M

Ingredients for Killer Prawns - Gambas al Ajillo:

1 Kilo of Prawns (Shrimps)
Parsley (Local farm)
1 Head of Garlic (Isle Of White)
Rape Seed Oil (Mum uses Olive Oil)
White Wine Vinegar
Malden Sea Salt or any other

Utensils:

1 large frying pan or Wok
Colander
A wooden spoon, tongs or large fork - use something that will not break the prawns when turning them.
A dish of serving

Serving suggestion:

A lovely chilled bottle of Chablis, a fresh green salad and a crusty loaf or baguette to mop up the lovely sauce.

I really hope you enjoy this Vcook and Podcook as much as we did making and eating it, also there is a Chopping Board Gig version of "Temporary Song" for your delectation.
Thanks for reading, listening, cooking and enjoying.

Until the next time.

Agur

Marcos


Pod Cook:
The complete "Killer Prawns" Podcook.

Cooking With Mother "Concoction/Fridge Scrape" AKA - Biryani Surprise!

Wotcha!

What a time, I have begun my debut Album with Pedro Fereira "AKA Producer of The Darkness" and Tom Leader AKA "Best mate of the music" last week.
I held a party at The Cottage for Dads 60th last Sunday and began writing my new play Phone which I am doing with my buddy Peter Jukes.

The dish on this Pod Cook is a smasher, it was supposed to be a Biryani but ended up being a Pasta because we forgot that Biryani needed lashings of Coriander - this dish was complicated it even required a pre-boiled chicken!

Tonight's effort is otherwise known to me and Mum as a "Concoction" or "Fridge Scrape" a salvaged dish from lovely available ingredients which took only an Hour and a Quarter to prepare.

This is what makes it a creation.

We hope you enjoy :-)

Marcos


















Ingredients for Biryani Surprise:

Half a Chicken
4 medium sized onions
2 Cloves of Garlic
Salt
Pepper
9 Tomatoes
Rape Seed Oil or other
Dried Chilli
Chilli Jam "The Happy Medium" or other eg. "Encona"
A splash of Rose Wine
Cheese (I used Cheddar it's all there was in the fridge)


















Utensils:

One small frying pan
A deep non-stick frying pan
A pan with enough space for boiling Spaghetti and half a Chicken
Garlic crusher
A sharp knife
A Colander
One chopping board
A bowl
And a plate

How to cook:



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Complete Biryani Surprise Podcook.

Cooking With Mother "Tortilla de Patata"

Hola

Here we are again how quick the weeks go by, I am already planning next weeks Pod Cook here on CWM.
Since I have become a member of Hampshire Fare I have to get my food order in a week in advance better for the environment less food miles, fresher, supporting the local producers and frankly it tastes better.
I would like to thank David my landlord at the pub for his kind advice.

Now "La Tortilla" is one of those dishes that has been with me all my life lunches, picnics, Bar B Q, tapas, or just a cold slither for breaky.
Tortilla is so versatile and great for your vegetarian friends and delicious hot or cold.
The best part is it should only take you half an hour to 40 minutes to cook - it took me an hour on the Podcook and I tried to keep the pace up while doing a microwave gig.

We have a new swizzy slide show for you to accompany the Podcook you can hit pause and sync with the audio, but if I were you I would just sling the mp3 in your iPod and cook with mother.

I hope you enjoy La Tortilla as much as we did and please do send in your photos and comments if you cook it would be great to hear from you.
And if you are on Twitter why not follow me.

Cheers for now

M
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Ingredients for Tortilla de Patata:

3 medium sized potatoes (Small jacket potato size)
1 large spanish onion
4 eggs
Salt
Olive oil














Utensils:

1 Bowl
1 Large microwave friendly dish
1 small frying pan
A fork or a whisk
1 knife for peeling, cutting and chopping

How to cook:


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The complete Tortilla Podcook.