Natillas - Spanish custard

Natillas is a very common dessert in all of Spain, it can be bought as finished products in every supermarket, but nothing beats Natillas caseras, ie a homemade custard with a touch of cinnamon.

Natillas - a Spanish custard

This is needed for 4 people:

• 1/2 liter of whole milk
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 tbsp corn flour
• 1/2 - 1 cup granulated sugar
• shell of about 1/2 lemon
• 1 cinnamon stick
• ground cinnamon

Here's how:

1. Add egg yolks, sugar and corn flour in a bowl. Pour the milk and whisk a few minutes with electric mixer
2. Pour the mixture into a saucepan, add the lemon zest and cinnamon stick and cook a few minutes until the custard thickens, stirring constantly. Preferably use a wooden spoon / wooden fork.
3. Remove the lemon peel and cinnamon stick, then pour into serving bowls and place in refrigerator to cool.
4. Serve with cinnamon as garnish

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Photographed May 23, 2004, at 16:01

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Green beans with ham - Judias verdes con jamón

Haricots verts (green beans) with ham is just as easy to cook as it is delicious. It is a common appetizer in Spanish cuisine, but the right is of course good to put out the tapas table, too.

Ingredients for four people as an appetizer:

• 750 g green beans, preferably fresh beans, but it goes well with deep-frozen.
• 150 grams of Spain, cured ham - Jamón serrano
• 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed
• olive oil
• salt

Here's how:

1. Rinse beans and remove ends, then divide each bean in two to three pieces.
2. Put water and salt in a large saucepan and cook the beans until they are soft enough, they will gladly be al dente, that have some bite. Then pour over them in a colander.
3. While beans are cooking, dice the ham and chop the onion.
4. Pour a few tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan and add the chopped onion and the pressed garlic, let fry together for a minute.
5. Add the diced ham and cook another few minutes.
6. Pour in the end of the cooked beans and stir to heat until everything is warm.
7. Serve at once.

Enjoy!

Judias verdes con Jamón

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Photographed May 16, 2009, at 13:49

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Belen Maya - La voz de su amo [Spain]

Belen Maya visits the Southern Theater in Stockholm for two days in May, do not miss this opportunity if you enjoy hot Spanish rhythms and flamenco.

Belen Maya is a talented and great dance artist. She has toured around the world and takes us on a journey through the classic flamenco to contemporary. It is an honor for us to present the work in Sweden!

Belen Maya was born more or less on the hot flamenco scene in New York in 1966 when his parents - flamenco artists Carmen Moya and Mario Maya - was on tour. Her teachers were Spanish masters such as Paco Fernandez, Mary Magdalene and Anuncaión Rueda. She has trained in ballet, Hindu dance and modern dance. Dance Forms which is a source of inspiration for her and important for the new flamenco and modern aesthetics.

Time and place:
Thursday 28 May, 20:00 (bar 17:00), Big Stage
Friday 29 May, 20:00 (bar 17:00), Big Stage

Entrance: 260 SEK

Age limit: No age limit

Length: Approximately 60 minutes

Presented in collaboration with the Modern Dance Theater
For more information and ticket can be made ​​through Southern Theatre's website .

Link to Belen Maya's official website (in Spanish)

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