Well, just in time to see Paul the Octopus' latest football prediction come true, we dined out on Spanish inspired fare on Thursday. As a supporter of Deutschland, maybe I should have done grilled baby octopuses as a tapas dish. They do eat a lot of octopus in Spain, mmmm, all those tentacles....
The MFM got individual ramekins and did a great job of their potato and kumara stacks, with varying levels of artistic flair. Once done and in the oven with the pork, the broad beans were shelled in record time. Yes, broad beans - I hear groans all round but once divested of their starchy, grey skins and cooked ever so briefly with shallots and bacon, and dressed with wine vinegar, they are a sweet and tasty treat! The problem is that you start with a LARGE packet of beans and end up with a small bowl of edible items...
The pork crackled up wonderfully and we collectively ignored the large amounts of fat that had collected in the roasting dish. As a special occasion dish this is hard to beat, incredibly easy to do, and well tasty besides. The potato stacks looked very professional and the broad bean/pea combination was a good foil for the richness of the meat and sauce.
I do believe that I have managed to convert a few of the group to sherry as an aperitif as we used the delectably divine Pedro Ximenez sherry in our quince and orange sauce, triple yum. After dinner we managed a few glasses with bitter chocolate and chilli chocolate: I won't write the phrase I use in not-so-polite-company for this combination of liquid and dark deliciousnesses, suffice to say your tastebuds may not recover for a wee while. Hit the vintage shops for collections of cute sherry glasses; Nana would be proud.
Thanks again to the MFM who make it such a great evening. Next week we are venturing to SE Asia and I will be unveiling the MANFOOD official apron - you know you all want one!!!
Happy eating cherubs,
Manfoodmaid
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