Portugal Day 1 - Lisboa

Found the Hotel....its down the street.

We will go to this park in the coming days

From the plane

Portugal Day 2 - Belem

Portuguese Seafood Cataplana - 1st Try .....Brilliant

Cataplana is a Portuguese seafood dish, popular on the country's Algarve coast. It is also the name of the special cookware used to prepare the dish, which is traditionally made of copper and shaped like two clamshells hinged at one end and able to be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly.

 CATAPLANA

So Here is the recipe:

In Saute Pan-

EVOO( extra virgin olive oil)

Thin slice Onion & Fennel - sweat on low heat.

Add Garlic & Bell pepper,Salt ,pepper,Especiaria(Portuguese spice mix)

Then add Diced peeled tomatoes....cook then cover.....set aside.

Create Fish Stock (about 3/4 cup) add small amount of tomato paste - set aside

Nelsa bought some Creme de Marisco packet for this fish stock....you could also use clam juice.

Then in Cataplana:

EVOO & Garlic & Bay leaf...heat to combine flavors.

Cataplana transfers heat very quickly.....garlic should not burn!

Remove pan from Heat.

Now you start Layering the ingredient.

Start with Vegetable mixture.

Then add chopped Piri-Piri pepper.

Layer Fish,Shrimp and squid.

Add lemon wedges.

Sprinkle with cilantro & parsley.

 Add fish stock and 1/2 cup of white wine.

Close lid & lock Handles down.

Cook for 7 min on High Heat.

It will start steaming quick...and start to bubble at edges...you can sort of tell it is ready.

Villa Creek 2009 White AMGP 91

London - stop for a Cider....then on to Portugal !

- Taken at 10:47 AM on September 26, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Madeira Toboggan ride

- Taken at 4:46 PM on September 24, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

I am having coffee at the mall

- Taken at 4:34 PM on September 24, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Lisbon

- Taken at 4:18 PM on September 24, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Lisbon - first meal

forgot to pic....all gone
- Taken at 4:14 PM on September 24, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Pawlie's Amazing Paella (Pawaell-err)

Here it is near the end of the cook ( engineering)

Showing his fast hands

New iphone flash is pretty good....but this pic was not so good

Lasagna with Home Made Pasta

Pretty

AMG made pasta...NMG made filling.....we both constructed this ....It was Sooooooo Good !

Pho Oxnard

This place has some great stuff.

Large Menu of Vietnamese food choices

Mongolian Pork Torta

Made from pork chop recipe from Mustard's Grill in Napa

Chile Verde de Puerco - Just the starting elements

Nopoles Y Rajas ( Pasilla Peppers)

Seared Pork. I dont have pictures of the finished dish but it may have been one of the best I have made so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tomatoes - Tamato

Our Tomatoes - Yum Good - Grown from hanging plant on deck

Opolo Blending - The Gallagher Grop

Roger Won Second Place !!

First Wine turned into Judges

We gained a couple from the O.C. in our "Grop" but they took the picture

BBQ Chicken

Spicy Shrimp over Three Grain Risotto ( rice,barley,spelt)

Sous-Chef steps up. She is now a full Chef !

( Junior Chef)

This was so good!!

Excellent flavors....spicy....mascarpone in the risotto..heat from el Pato (mexican -salsa de chile fresco) tomato sauce.

This was better than the best restaurants put out.

Nice Riesling.... but should have opened a better one for this food.

AMGP 88

2005 Lone Madrone Old Hat

AMGP 92
Zin & Petite Sirah --16.7 Alc. ......strong but good!

Wine

2006 Denner Ditch Digger

AMGP 94 .....yeah another good one.