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Fish Soup “Rota Style” (a la Roteña) This week we are happy to share a very nice and delicious recipe, Fish Soup, cooked Rota style (A la Roteña). This is a typical recipe from our city, your city, Rota. Other traditional recipes you can find in our local gastronomy are Seabream “Rota style” (Urta a la Roteña), a special stew called Berza Roteña, Arranque Roteño (vegetable puree), and many more. In times past, our Gastronomy, as well as our local economy, was based primarily on the sea (fish and seafood) and produce from the land (tomatoes, green peppers, pumpkin, …). Really nice and healthy ingredients. I can really guarantee that if you follow this recipe from my mother, the Cook, the result is going to be perfect :-) We have really enjoyed it very much and I am not exaggerating at all! Please let us know how it turns out for you and your family! And now it is time to share our recipe: by Pilar Ruiz Text/US measures collaborated w/ Glenn Ferguson You can find more of her recipes at comomegustacocinar.blogspot.com
INGREDIENTS * For the Fish Broth: - 1 Seabream (Urta or Pargo) Fish head - A few Small Rock Fish - 1/2 lb. (1/4 kg.) Shrimp - 1/2 lb. (1/4 kg.) Clams - 1 Onion - 1 Green Pepper - 1 Tomato - Minced Parsley - Salt and Pepper * For the Stir fry: - 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil - 3 Tablespoons Homemade Fried Tomato Sauce - 2 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour - 1 Tablespoon Thickener (Corn Starch or Instant Mashed Potato Flakes) - Salt and Pepper * A splash of dry sherry wine (Manzanilla or Fino) * Garnish: - Croutons - 2 Hard Boiled Eggs
PREPARATION: * Let's start by peeling the shrimp and frying the heads and shells in a small skillet with one tablespoon of mild olive oil. * We’ll prepare the base of the soup broth using a medium to large pot, in which we will pour 8 1/2 cups (2 L.) of water, the sautéed shrimp heads and shells, all the chopped vegetables (medium pieces), parsley, salt and pepper. Add the rock fish and the fish head and let it boil for 30 minutes. * We strain all the broth by using a Chinese strainer and set aside in a pot. * We are going to crumble the meat from the boiled rock fish and use it later to add to our soup. * We then proceed to prepare the stir fry. Put the oil in a frying pan and add 3 tablespoons homemade fried tomato sauce, stir a few minutes until heated and add the flour, the corn starch or mashed potato flakes, and stir everything well. * We will add this sauce to the pot with the fish broth, then the splash of wine, stir and add the crumbled rock fish meat, the peeled shrimp, the clams with their shells, we let it boil a few minutes and we leave aside. * And to finish with we will prepare a few croutons (fried bread), chop the hard-boiled eggs and put them in the dishes before serving the soup. And you will see how rich and how tasty :-) We really hope you enjoy it as much as we did !
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ho was Saint Patrick and why do we celebrate his Feast day? Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Christian missionary who subsequently became the first Bishop of Ireland. He was known as the "Apostle of Ireland," and he is the patron saint of Ireland along with Saints Brigit and Columba. St. Patrick, originally named Maewyn Succat, was born in 387 near Kilpatrick. He later moved to the Roman colonies in Britain with his parents. At the age of 16, in 403 AD, Saint Patrick was captured by pirates and was sent to Ireland to serve as a slave. Ireland at this time was a land of Druids and pagans. During his time in captivity Saint Patrick herded and tended sheep, and became fluent in the Irish language and culture. After six years, Saint Patrick escaped from his captivity and returned to Britain where he became a priest and took on the name of “Patrick.” Subsequently, after being ordained as a Bishop, Saint Patrick returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary in the year 433. He began preaching the Gospel throughout Ireland and converted thousands. He and his disciples began building churches throughout the country. He did so until his death on March 17, 461. Using his knowledge of the Irish language and culture, he brought Christianity to Ireland in the form of more than 300 churches and over 100,000 baptized Irish. By the seventh century, he had already come to be revered as the patron saint of Ireland.
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Saint Patrick By A.M. Ávila
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nds attributed to St. Patrick. Patrick with teaching the Irish the “Holy Trinity” by showing a three-leafed plant, using it to n teaching of “three persons in ason, shamrocks are a central s Day. The shamrock had been re-Christian days in Ireland. Due overall shape, many viewed it h and eternal life. Three was a pagan religions and there were oddesses” in ancient Ireland, inthe Morrigan, a fact which aided gelistic efforts. On St. Patrick's wear shamrocks and/or green es (the "wearing of the green") Patrick´s use of the shamrock. ted, by legend, with banishing all However, some scholars believe rish isle never had snakes, just t include New Zealand, Iceland, tica.A possible explanation for that the "banishment of snakes" erpent symbolism of the pagans tly disappeared after St. Patrick mission of Christianizing Ireland. opularly known as St. Patrick´s ficial Christian feast day in the ntury and is observed by the nglican Communion (especially the Eastern Orthodox Church ch. Saint Patrick's Day is a public ic of Ireland, and in Northern y celebrated around the world; tain, Canada, the United States, nd New Zealand. government of the Republic of aign to use Saint Patrick's Day and its culture. The first Saint s held on 17 March 1996. In e-day event, and by 2000 it was 2006, the festival was five days 000 people attended the 2009 009 five-day festival saw close who took part in festivities that
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included concerts, outdoor theatre performances, and fireworks. One of the longest-running and largest Saint Patrick's Day parades in North America occurs each year in Montreal, Canada, whose city flag includes a shamrock in its lower-right quadrant.The parade has been held annually without interruption since 1824. However, St. Patrick's Day, itself, was celebrated in Montreal as far back as 1759 by Irish soldiers in the Montreal Garrison, following the British conquest of New France. In Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth used to present bowls of shamrock flown over from Ireland to members of the Irish Guards, a regiment in the British Army consisting primarily of soldiers from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The Irish Guards still wear shamrocks on this day. Saint Patrick's Day, while not a legal holiday in the United States, is nonetheless widely recognized and observed throughout the country as a celebration of Irish and Irish American culture. The first-ever St. Patrick’s Day Parade took place in Boston in 1737, or-
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ganized by a group called the Charitable Irish Society. U.S. celebrations, since then, have included prominent displays of the color green, religious observances, and numerous parades. On the morning of March 17, 1853, the Archbishop of New York addressed a crowd of worshippers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral about the special significance that St. Patrick’s Day had taken on in those years. Making reference to the worldwide dispersal of the Irish people, who had been forced to flee the infamous Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s, he declared: “…not only do they cherish [the] fond memory of the apostle of their native land, but they propagate it, and make the infection as if it were contagious, so that those who would not otherwise have had any knowledge of St. Patrick become thus desirous to enter into those feelings, and to join in celebrating the anniversary festival of the apostle of Ireland.” This sentiment holds true even today where, on March 17th, “everyone is Irish.”
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The view from CView The Steakhouse For those of you who aren’t already familiar with The Steakhouse in Rota; we recommend you try it. Many good things make this place special: the casual décor with lots of natural light; different and functional; the cozy atmosphere; an ample menu and top quality products. There is a variety of salads: Cesar, Caprese, Waldorf, Tropical, The Steakhouse, etc. Here meats done on an open grill are king: burgers, chicken wings, ribs, and a variety of sausages. You will also find fish for those who are not meat lovers and a children’s menu which adds to the family friendly feeling. The Steakhouse has a wood burning oven that is the best for roasting lamb and suckling pigs – two real treats. You could say The Steakhouse is an American style restaurant with Spanish accents. It is located at Avenida Príncipes de España, 200, almost directly behind La Espadaña Aparthotel. The phone is 956843050., you can also look them up on Facebook. Give it a try!
Irish Music at Shamrock Bar & Eatery If you remember the Irish music celebration at The Shamrock Bar & Eatery last year I’ve got good news. The luck of the Irish has struck again as Koke Folgueira (guitar), Alejo Parra (uilleann pipes), and Paco Gonzalez (fiddle) return but this time they’re bringing along Ali Zicker (voice and fiddle). They start at 20:00, Tuesday March 17.
This last year Paco (formerly of The Salty Dog String Band) has been busy! In August he moved from Malaga to Sevilla and gathered his long-term friends together to form The Underdogs, a traditional Irish music group. “It’s a group of friends with a common passion for this type of music,” Paco told me.“We’ve played music together for years but we really only played when I was here visiting or we all happened to showed up at the same session on the Costa del Sol.” Now that Paco is close by, it is easier to get together to play and that led to the group being formed.
Koke amicably left Stolen Notes (the award-winning band Alejo started) this year to work on other endeavors– one of which is working with Underdogs and attending sessions more freely. Ali grew up in Cambridgeshire , UK and has a rich background in traditional fiddle and songs. She came to Jerez to study flamenco, and is very active in dancing – but still couldn’t keep away from the traditional scene. Koke started playing regularly with Ali and her husband (flute) at a session in Jerez which brought the group full circle. When Alejo first heard Loreena McKennitt he fell in love with the sound of the uileann pipes, even though he had no idea what instrument it was making the sound. After figuring it out, he travelled to Ireland and bought a a set. But growing up in Sevilla, pipe teachers were not exactly knocking on his door offering lessons so he started teaching himself and attending as many workshops as he could here in Spain. The Irish word uilleann means elbow because the elboy is used to fill the bellows with air unlike the bag pipes where the user blows into the bag. Do not miss this group that brings together over 50 years of experience in Irish music.
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Flamenco Show “Los Pasajes De Jesús”. Laura Pirri 21:00, Friday, 13 March Auditorio “Alcalde Felipe Benítez” Entrance: 5€ Tour the Bay by Sail Boat This two hour trip leaves at midday and sunset. Price is 15€ per person with a minimum of 4 persons and a maximum of 5 Information and reservations, Tourism Office, tel 956 846345 Guided tours of the Luna castle Saturdays and Sundays at 13:00 and 19:00, prior reservation needed (call 956 84 63 45 or email turismo@aytorota.es) Flea Market Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Central Market. To get a table, you must sign up previously in the bar in the Central Market. Flea Market Sundays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Calle Sargento Céspedes, Chorillo Beach Picobarro Second Hand Market Second hand market “El Chorrillo” Association. Sundays from 10.00 am. to 2.00 pm. Sargento Céspedes Street. Winery “El Gato” Dramatised Tour By “Bombastic Teatro” Day: Thursdays at 7.00 pm Price: 6€ adults and 2€ children.
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, Flamenco Scene `Rancapino Chico Y Tamara Tañé´ in Teatro Pedro Muñoz Seca 21:00, Friday, 6 March Teatro Municipal
Pedro Muñoz Seca - Plaza del Polvorista, 4 These two singers provide the great hope for the continuation of pure flamenco. more information: http://ow.ly/HCsOH Metropolitan Park Los Toruños Various activities: bike tours, train tours, nature photography, kayaking & more. More info at: www.parquedelabahia.es parquedelabahia@juntadeandalucia.es San Marcos Castle Plaza del Alfonso X .Free guided tours on Tuesdays 11:30 (English) -12:30 -13:30 h.With reservation (627 569 335) servicios.turisticos@caballero.es, deWed. to Fridays: 10:00 -12:00h.Thurs. and Sat.-10:30 -11:30h (English). 12:30- 13:30 6€ adults and 3€ children Guided Tour, Path of the Senses This 4 and ½ hour tour explores the origins of the Sherry wines of El Puerto and it´s progress from the vine to the barrel. Oenologists meet you, after a short bus trip, at a vineyard in the countryside and explain how the vineyard operates, later at the bodega a wine tasting accompanied by tapas and an explanation of the elaboration process, this last taking place in the famous Caballero bodega. ww Reservations: 649 882 288 - 956 853 960, www.rutadelossentidos.com - eventos@bahiamedia.net Guided tour and wine sampling concentrating on Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso, Cream, Moscatel Soleado y Pedro Ximénez Price: 6€ per person Information and reservations: 956 852 852 / 659 755 701