Smoked Baby Eels and Roast Suckling Pig

The best and I don’t say that lightly smoked baby eels I ever had was at a place in Madrid called Botin.  Very aromatic with the garlic and olive oil.  So good on the beautiful round loaves of bread dropped at the table.  ADDICTIVE.  I did save room though for the main course.  My Grandfather had called the day before and ordered a roast suckling pig.

It arrived table side and carefully the flesh and skin were scored allowing us to pick off bits of crunchy skin and meat.  The fat had melted beautifully into the meat and made it almost to rich.  Almost but that didn’t stop us.

The seating is family style and friendly.  If you find yourself in the ares, eat and celebrate!  Amazing.

Fish Tacos with Smoked Corn Salsa

Corn Salsa:
4 Ears smoked corn on the cob
2 Jalapenos minced
2 Cloves minced garlic
1 large green bell pepper seeded and diced
1 Chipotle pepper minced
1 Red onion, diced
1 Roma tomato seeded and diced.
1/4 C Fresh lime juice
1 T Cumino
Mix all ingredients and store in plastic container over night.

6 Talapia, Catfish (or 3 oz. portions of cod filets)
1 C whole milk
1/2 C canola oil
1 T Cayenne
Corn meal for dredge
12 Corn tortillas
Salt and pepper to taste

Soak fish in milk for 2o minutes, drain. Season fillets with cayenne. Dredge in corn meal. Saute fish in small batches keeping cooked fish warm (I use a paper towel covered plate and put them in the microwave). Warm tortillas in remaining canola, and drain. It should take less than a second to warm each tortilla.

Serve two tortillas stacked with each fillet, top with salsa.