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Pisto Riojano (Ratatouille from Rioja)
Pisto is a mixture of vegetables very similar to French ratatouille or Italian caponata. In Rioja, a region known for great vegetables, it's served both hot (topped with a fried egg) and cold, as a salad or side dish
Time: 35 minutes plus marinating.
1 / 2 kg. pork
loin
50 gr. of lard
1 cup tomato sauce
1 / 2 kg. sausages
3
red peppers
2 cloves of garlic
1 clove
Pepper
Paprika
Oregano
Nutmeg
Prepare a marinade with cloves, allspice,
nutmeg, garlic, paprika, oregano, some salt and a cup of water. Loin chop and
bathe in the marinade, leaving well over 4 hours. After this time, remove the
spine, a little dry and stir-fry in a pan with lard. And tender, add tomato
sauce and peppers cut into strips. At 2 minutes, add the sausages and cook 2
minutes more.
Pisto riojano
Recipe 2 from
http://www.valvanera.com/cocina/pistoriojano.htm
Serves 4
8 eggs
100 gr. of dry bacon
2 artichokes into quarters
½ small onion
4 cloves garlic
4 roasted peppers
150 gr. Mushroom
100 gr. peas
8 tips for asparagus
Olive
Salt
In a pan with olive oil fry the finely chopped onion, when transparent add the chopped garlic.
Saute the mushrooms with peppers and chopped bacon.
If you use fresh vegetable, cook these separately.
Add peas, asparagus and artichokes, the latter cut into quarters, saute together for a few minutes and add salt to taste. Pour over slightly beaten eggs and let jell, stirring with a spatula or wooden spoon.
Serve at the table immediately.
Pork with Grilled Vegetable Pisto
Recipe by Janet Mendel
From Spanish Food & Wine (A Crash Course)
Serves 4
1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced, plus 1/2 head of garlic, top third sliced off and discarded
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Eight 1/2-inch-thick slices of boneless pork loin
One 1 1/4-pound eggplant, pierced in several places with a fork
1 medium red onion, unpeeled
2 pounds tomatoes, cored
2 red bell peppers
1 green bell pepper
2 medium zucchini
1 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon cumin seeds
Pinch of crushed red pepper
Light a grill. In a large, shallow dish, mix 2 tablespoons of the oil with the lemon juice, minced garlic, parsley and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Add the pork and turn to coat well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Grill the eggplant, onion and garlic head, cut side up, over moderately high heat, turning a few times, until the vegetables are charred all over but not quite tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer the eggplant, onion and garlic head to a large, rimmed baking sheet. Grill the tomatoes, red and green bell peppers and zucchini over moderately high heat, turning frequently, until charred all over, about 5 minutes for the tomatoes and zucchini and 12 minutes for the peppers. Transfer the vegetables to the baking sheet.
Working over the baking sheet, peel off and discard the charred vegetable skins. Remove the seeds from the tomato and eggplant. Seed and core the peppers. Cut the tomatoes into wedges. Thinly slice the onion. Cut the eggplant, bell peppers and zucchini into 1/3-inch cubes. Remove the garlic cloves from their skins and trim off any charred parts. Pour any juices on the baking sheet through a strainer and reserve.
In a large, deep skillet, heat 1/4 cup of the oil. Add the eggplant and onion and cook over moderate heat for 3 minutes. Add the bell peppers, garlic, zucchini, oregano, cumin seeds and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and any reserved vegetable juices and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
In a large skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Scrape the garlic off of the pork and season the slices with salt and pepper. Cook the pork over moderately high heat until browned on one side, about 4 minutes. Turn the pork over, reduce the heat to moderate and cook until white throughout, about 5 minutes longer. Spoon the vegetable pisto onto plates, top with the pork and serve.
Pisto
by Antonio Anzaldúa
1 large onion, chopped
1 or 2 green peppers, diced
1
or 2 red peppers, diced
3 or 4 zucchini, quartered lengthwise and then
sliced
1 tomato, choped
1 clove garlic, chopped
4-5 Tablespoons olive
oil
Salt and pepper
Paprika (optional)
Fry the onion and garlic in the oil in a saucepan until onion is transluscent, add green and red peppers, zucchini and tomato. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, covered until all vegetables are very soft. If it gets too dry add a little bit of water (1/4 cup) and carry on cooking. The pisto must not have much liquid. Serve hot as a side dish for meat or fish.
It is delicious the next day, reheated, add some eggs and scramble.
