![]() To make the Picada, it’s as simple as 1-2-3 (4): Sometimes bread is also added to thicken it, but we don’t need that for our purpose. There are many variants of Picada, but generally it is made with some kind of nut (almond is most common but the hazelnut flavour here is on point), parsley, oil (to emulsify the sauce) and usually garlic. A brightly herby green paste emulsified with oil, a dollop or a smear of it just makes everything better. □Īs mentioned above, Picada is to Catalans what pesto might be to Italians and sauce verte to the French. ![]() If clams aren’t available, use mussels instead. Remove from the water and add them to the soup 5 minutes before the end. Soak clams for 1 hour as this will help the clams to purge themselves of any sand. If you feel that you are ready for the full El Bulli experience by adding clams, here’s how: I also feel (immaturely) very smug that I can say these are out of my own garden. El Bulli probably pressed their own – heh! But you can just use store bought, don’t worry □□īay leaves, thyme and rosemary – A surprisingly small amount compared to the usual generous volumes of herbs I use in my recipes, and it’s all we need for their subtle flavour. Garlic and onion – Essential flavour base for an otherwise simple soup.Įxtra virgin olive oil – For cooking. More on tomato passata here.Įl Bulli probably made their own from fresh tomatoes. It’s readily available in Australian supermarkets nowadays, alongside pasta sauces. Tomato passata – Pureed, strained pure tomatoes, sometimes labelled “tomato puree” in the US ( here’s a photo of Mutti tomato passata sold at Walmart). But I’ve included directions in the recipe for making this with dried beans. I opted for canned for convenience however so I (you!) can make this soup right now. El Bulli made this with dried beans they cooked themselves, which do taste better than canned. Vegetable stock (forgive the typo above, I will fix it!) – Store-bought is fine but honestly, homemade vegetable stock is a cinch to make and takes this soup from good to great! Somehow I cannot imagine El Bulli making this with packet stock! □īeans – Just everyday canned cannellini beans. It really makes this otherwise very simple soup! Ingredients in the soup There’s two parts to this bean soup: the bean soup itself and picada, a pesto-like condiment used in Catalan cuisine. I was specifically looking for a vegetarian bean soup so I left it out, and still thought it was delicious. The original recipe from “ The Family Meal” El Bulli cookbook contains clams. but hey! It’s about flavour first, looks second! I’m sure El Bulli plated up their soup a lot fancier than I have …. ![]() No dehydrators, Pacojets or xanthan gum needed for this one, I promise! All it is is just a good, traditional Spanish bean soup topped with a deliciously punchy, pesto-like picada that really brings it home. The bean soup I’m sharing today is based on a recipe from the book. This food is definitely much closer to home and on my level!!□ A collection of these recipes is published in “ The Family Meal” El Bulli cookbook. The dishes cooked by the kitchen for staff meals however were much more recognisable, home-style fare by comparison. Quite a step up from the sort of nosh I’m used to sharing on this website! Even billionaires and Hollywood elites would chopper in, clamouring for a chance to taste mind-bending nouveau-Spanish dishes like spherified liquid olives and the “vanishing ravioli”. This 3-Michelin restaurant run by the chef Ferran Adrià is best known as a pioneer of molecular gastronomy – a highly technical, innovative style of food that sought to redefine traditional preconceptions of food and dining.įamously only open for 5 months of the year, landing a reservation in its heyday was akin to striking gold. If this tasty little number is good enough for the folks behind this world class restaurant, it’s good enough for the rest of us! Bean Soup from El BulliĮl Bulli was a restaurant in Catalonia, Spain, that cemented its place in dining history as one of the world’s all-time greatest restaurants. ![]() It’s a simple bean soup from the El Bulli staff cookbook. But fear not! This is not a complex Michelin star dish. This Bean Soup comes to you from El Bulli restaurant, famed in its time for topping the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list, year after year. ![]()
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