Basic Menestra
Summary
Yield
Source All Foods Natural
Prep time 45 minutes Recipes Appetizer Side dish Main meal Spain Vegetables Simmer Moderate Europe Western cuisine
Description
This is the most traditional way to prepare a menestra. To prevent the sauce from sticking to the bottom of the pan once simmering, just shake the it.
Ingredients
2 Cup peas (shelled) 1 Cup broad beans (shelled) 1 Cup green beans (cut) 2 carrots (medium sized, sliced) 1 Cup artichoke hearts (halved) 2 Cup cauliflower (florets) 3 eggs (hard boiled and shelled) 1⁄2 Cup ham (roughly chopped, optional) 1 Tablespoon flour 1⁄2 onion (medium sized, minced) 1 Cup olive oil 1 Teaspoon paprika 1⁄2 Cup white wine 1 Teaspoon salt 1⁄2 Teaspoon pepper 6 asparagus (cooked asparagus spears or from a jar)
Instructions
Wash, cut or dice all the hard vegetables. Shell the peas and broad beans.
Set the oil in a deep pan over a medium low heat. Add onion and ham, if used, when hot. Fry both gently until the onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add vegetables and cook until the vegetables start to soften, 10 to 15 minutes.
Add paprika and flour. Cook 2 to 3 minutes more. Add the wine, stirring softly to mix well. Cover with water, lower the heat and simmer 30 to 40 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Season, add the asparagus; simmer for 5 minutes more.
Transfer to a warm serving dish, garnish with hard boil eggs quartered, and serve.
Nutrition facts
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
252.22
Calories From Fat (49%)
124.19
% Daily Value
Total Fat 13.89g
21%
Saturated Fat 2.72g
14%
Cholesterol 125.47mg
42%
Sodium 618.93mg
26%
Potassium 562.08mg
16%
Carbohydrates 20.58g
7%
Dietary Fiber 6.98g
28%
Sugar 6.41g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 13.60g
Protein 10.52g
21%
Notes
- Remember, ham or bacon can be used; just sauté before the onion. Two slices of Serrano cut into stripes add a nice touch. Another nice touch is garnishing with hard boiled egg quarters.
- Make it speed cooking by using frozen cut green beans and artichoke hearts, baby carrots (cut them in half for faster cooking) and frozen peas. It is OK to use a mix of frozen and fresh vegetables.
This is the recipe most Spaniards will use when cooking a menestra at home.
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Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | All Foods Natural |
| Prep time | 45 minutes |
| Recipes | Appetizer Side dish Main meal Spain Vegetables Simmer Moderate Europe Western cuisine |
Description
This is the most traditional way to prepare a menestra. To prevent the sauce from sticking to the bottom of the pan once simmering, just shake the it.
Ingredients
| 2 | Cup | peas (shelled) |
| 1 | Cup | broad beans (shelled) |
| 1 | Cup | green beans (cut) |
| 2 | carrots (medium sized, sliced) | |
| 1 | Cup | artichoke hearts (halved) |
| 2 | Cup | cauliflower (florets) |
| 3 | eggs (hard boiled and shelled) | |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | ham (roughly chopped, optional) |
| 1 | Tablespoon | flour |
| 1⁄2 | onion (medium sized, minced) | |
| 1 | Cup | olive oil |
| 1 | Teaspoon | paprika |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | white wine |
| 1 | Teaspoon | salt |
| 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | pepper |
| 6 | asparagus (cooked asparagus spears or from a jar) |
Instructions
Wash, cut or dice all the hard vegetables. Shell the peas and broad beans.
Set the oil in a deep pan over a medium low heat. Add onion and ham, if used, when hot. Fry both gently until the onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add vegetables and cook until the vegetables start to soften, 10 to 15 minutes.
Add paprika and flour. Cook 2 to 3 minutes more. Add the wine, stirring softly to mix well. Cover with water, lower the heat and simmer 30 to 40 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Season, add the asparagus; simmer for 5 minutes more.
Transfer to a warm serving dish, garnish with hard boil eggs quartered, and serve.
Nutrition facts
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
252.22
Calories From Fat (49%)
124.19
% Daily Value
Total Fat 13.89g
21%
Saturated Fat 2.72g
14%
Cholesterol 125.47mg
42%
Sodium 618.93mg
26%
Potassium 562.08mg
16%
Carbohydrates 20.58g
7%
Dietary Fiber 6.98g
28%
Sugar 6.41g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 13.60g
Protein 10.52g
21%
Notes
- Remember, ham or bacon can be used; just sauté before the onion. Two slices of Serrano cut into stripes add a nice touch. Another nice touch is garnishing with hard boiled egg quarters.
- Make it speed cooking by using frozen cut green beans and artichoke hearts, baby carrots (cut them in half for faster cooking) and frozen peas. It is OK to use a mix of frozen and fresh vegetables.
This is the recipe most Spaniards will use when cooking a menestra at home.
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