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New Year’s Eve dinner was AMAZING. Inspired by the wonderful presa al palo cortado that I’d had at Bodeguita Romero earlier in the week. It was the first time I’d slow-cooked a whole piece of presa Ibérico de Bellota (pork shoulder) and so I got some cooking tips from my friends, the family at @bodeguitaromero and chef @jose_pizarro. It wasn’t that much different than making my (now famous!) carrillada al oloroso but this sauce was made with palo cortado sherry, LOTS of sweet onion, portobellos, garlic and a few sprigs of fresh thyme. I think I maybe overcooked it a bit as the sauce ended up VERY reduced and had a fair bit of meat in it, that had fallen off the shoulder. So I added more broth and sherry to it and wow, so tasty. Side dishes: roasted potatoes, courgette and spring onion, and Yorkshire puddings. What did you have?
casa azahar 
We did what has now become our standard nibbly New Year with Marcona almonds, olives, pan roasted Brussels sprouts, spanakopiota and stuffed mushrooms with tangy goat cheese. There was a nice bottle of Amontillado involved. When we’re both working again I’m going to buy the whole spectrum of sherries again and apply to you for pairings with each for next New Year.
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OMG I love spanikopita!!! Need a recipe. Amontillado would go great with all you mentioned. Looking forward to having a virtual sherry tasting with you!
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Shawn, you have inspired me! In all the time I have been in Spain I have never tried to make Yorkshire Pudding(s). My oven is teeny….the size of a microwave so they would only work with something casserole like which wouldn’t go cold while the Yorkies are cooking…but I will try it. My mum used to make great Yorkies, well risen, fluffy and crispy. Yum!
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I was surprised at how easy they are to make! I used this recipe…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/yorkshire_pudding_69240
The great thing is you can make the batter up a couple hours ahead of time and just keep whizzing it up in the blender (I used a stick thingy with a whisk attachment). Then just pop them in the oven when everything else is ready.
Want to see photos!
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