Clase de Cocina (Cooking Class)

BCEA students put their imperative tense into good practice today with an intensive cooking cooking workshop at the school.

Students brought in ingredients for three recipes; tortilla española, salmorejo ( a thicker version of gazpacho) and pá amb tomaquet (typical of Catalonia).

We used the gallery area with its great natural light, and long table as our `cocina´. We got to work on peeling and sliceing potatoes and beating eggs for our tortillas.

Another group prepared the ingredients for the salmorejo, we blitzed tomatoes, garlic, cucumber and olive oil into a thick cold `soup´and seasoned with salt. The salmorejo was served with chopped boiled egg, cubed cucumber, chopped jamón serrano and breadcrumbs. We all agreed that it makes a tasty combination and is very refreshing (this is dish typical of Summer ).

Another part of the cooking team prepared the pá amb tomaquet. We rubbed slices of bread with garlic and tomato, and drizzled good extra virgin olive oil over with a sprinkling of salt.

This was an excellent accompaniment to the delicious tortillas de patata that had been cooking away in the meantime. We jotted down the steps for each recipe and it was a great way to practice our Spanish.

We´ll definitely be rustling up these tasty specialities at home, they´re quick, easy and delicious!!