Last week my friend Amanda wanted to throw a little pot-luck get together to watch the TOP CHEF finale. I'm a huge fan so i of course said yes and suggested a tapas theme. Us two—plus our friend Marcus—jumped in to it and started looking for great tapas recipes. I decided to make bacon-wrapped dates and a Basque Piperade with eggs and crusty bread (both recipes from our Portland shoot from my favorite tapas restaurant in town: Toro Bravo / Chef John Gorham). Amanda made some amazing beef empanadas (she cooked the beef for hours the night before) and a super fresh salad. Marcus got inspired by his favorite dish from Andina and made a crab, shrimp and avocado salad on top of home made chips (he actually cut up tortillas in cute holiday shapes and fried them!). He also made some super tender ribs that where delish!
This is the "Basque Paperade" Dish. I cooked it all in a large skillet on the stove, then cracked the eggs and popped it in the oven for about 15 min. I did have to fudge the recipe a bit because it makes pretty large quantities. I used: 1 1/2 onions, a 28oz can of whole peeled tomatoes and a 12oz roasted red peppers. I also used regular eggs (not duck eggs), then followed the rest of the recipe.
_My bacon-wrapped dates
_Marcus's Ribs
_Amandas Empanadas
_Marcus Crab, Shrimp & Avocado salad on home made chips
The whole night was super fun and all the dishes where super delicious. We all really enjoyed it and want to do it again soon... what should be our next theme?
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