46 rioja Recipes

fresh pineapple, skinned, cored, and chopped into large chunks, lemon, seeded and cut into 4 wedges, lime, seeded and cut into 4 wedges, oranges, seeded , 1 cut into 4 wedges and 1 cut into thin slices, peaches, cut into medium chunks (optional), triple sec, brandy , preferably spanish, simple syrup (see note ), red wine (preferably rioja or shiraz), orange juice, freshly-squeezed (from 1-2 oranges), club soda (optional, to taste), simple syrup , is made by adding sugar and water in a 1/1 ratio and stirring until dissolved (over heat if necessary)

red wine (cabernet sauvignon, merlot, rioja reds, zinfandel, shiraz we use a cheap shiraz), lemon, orange, sugar, brandy (1 shot), ginger ale (or club soda), lemon (or orange, sliced for garnish) (optional)

pork shoulder (butt), chilled or semifrozen, rioja or other earthy, dry red wine, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, minced garlic, sweet spanish paprika* (not smoked ; pimenton dulce), piment d espellete* or 1 tbsp. hot hungarian paprika, bittersweet spanish paprika* (not smoked ; pimenton agridulce), ancho chile powder, sweet smoked spanish paprika* (pimenton de la vera ), skinless pork back fat*, chilled or semifrozen, olive oil, feet of hog casings

pomegranate juice, chilled, red wine, chilled (like rioja or beaujolais), orange juice, red seedless grapes, frozen, orange, thinly sliced, lime, thinly sliced, club soda, chilled (or seltzer water)

sugar, shots calvados or other apple liquor, lime, sliced, lemon, sliced, ripe peaches, cut into wedges, ripe green apples seeded and cut into wedges, white rioja spanish wine or other dry white wine, raspberries, sparkling soda water , for topping off glasses of sangria at table

olive oil, shallot, chopped, butter, saffron, rioja wine, scallops, salt and pepper, to taste

good quality spanish chorizo sausage, rioja wine, black peppercorns, dried bay leaves, crumbled, flat leaf parsley , for serving, toothpick

porterhouse steak (1- to 1 1/4-inches thick ), black peppercorns, coarsely crushed (see cooks notes), kosher salt, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, cut into tbsp pieces, divided, garlic cloves, crushed, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, bodied dry red wine (such as chianti, rioja, or merlot), low-sodium chicken broth

diced pineapples (with juice), ginger ale, lemon cut into wedges, lime cut into wedges, orange cut into wedges, raspberries or strawberries (may use thawed or frozen), red wine (cabernet sauvignon, merlot, rioja, zinfandel, shiraz), splash of orange juice or lemonade, sugar

pomegranates, red bartlett pears, seeded and thinly sliced, star fruits, thinly sliced, red wine , such as rioja, brandy or cognac, pomegranate juice , such as pom wonderful or grenadine, sugar, cinnamon sticks, star anise, club soda, chilled

olive oil, chopped onion, garlic finely chopped, cooked chorizo or kielbasa sausage links cut into 1/2 thick slices, paprika, coriander, ground red pepper (cayenne), tomato sauce, dry red wine (such as rioja, bordeaux or merlot ) or beef broth

sugar, water, lemon, orange, apple, cored and thinly sliced, dry red wine (recommended : rioja), grand marnier

sugar, splashes ) spiced dark rum, orange liqueur, navel orange, sliced, lemon, sliced, ripe peaches, cut into wedges, ripe plums, cut into wedges, cinnamon sticks, rioja, sparkling soda water , for topping off glasses of sangria at table

beef tenderloin with rioja sauce, many thanks to the barcelona tapas restaurant st. louis., mo., beef tenderloin with rioja sauce, red wine, olive oil, chopped garlic, salt, ground black pepper, beef tenderloin, burgundy wine, granulated sugar, cinnamon stick, crushed red pepper flakes, sauteed spinach, crumbled blue cheese

chilled dry red wine , like rioja, brandy, orange juice, superfine granulated sugar, oranges, cut into thin rounds, meyer lemons, cut into thin rounds, key limes, cut into thin rounds, apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch chunks, cold club soda

green apple, cored and diced, ruby grapefruit, thinly sliced, lemon, thinly sliced, blood or regular orange, thinly sliced, bosc pear, cored and diced, juice of 2 lemons, three 750ml bottles medium-bodied red wine , such as malbec, rioja or sangiovese, grappa, orange liqueur , such as cointreau, orange juice, simple syrup, chilled club soda

pitted cherries , with juice, fresh raspberries, apple, sliced, good quality fruity red wine , like shiraz or rioja, cognac, soda water, cola, good quality fruity white wine , like pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc, orange liqueur, peaches, washed, pitted and sliced (about 1 1/2 cups), strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced, orange, thinly sliced, green grapes, sliced, ice, soda water , for serving

rioja wine, red vinegar, dijon mustard, honey, olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, head garlic, peeled and crushed, olive oil, rosemary sprigs, lamb loin , cut into 1-inch pieces, chorizo, sliced 1/4-inch thick, shallots , roasted, bamboo skewers , soaked in water for 2 hours