This June 23, the eve of San Juan, waiting for the company of good weather and bonfires, the proposal is to prepare a special dinner. The gastronomic tradition of this celebration is very wide, but a good option is the dishes that are based on pork, seafood and fish.
In this case, if you want to light your own fire, you can prepare some barbecue pork chops . Or if you prefer an easy sandwich to offer to the guests, some sardine cakes, or some quick grilled shrimp with aioli sauce.
3 special recipes for San Juan’s dinner
Pork chops with homemade barbecue sauce
Ingredients for 2 people:
preparation:
- Grill the chops on both sides and season with salt and pepper.
- In a bowl, combine the sauce ingredients : mustard, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, and honey.
- Stir well and spread the barbecue sauce over the chops .
- Roast for one more minute.
Sardine cakes
Ingredients:
- Dough discs
- 1 can of sardines
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 egg
- 1 onion
- Grated cheese
preparation:
- Cook the hard-boiled eggs, chop them into cubes and mix them with the finely chopped onion.
- Add the can of pureed sardines and a handful of grated cheese.
- Stir and portion out on the dough discs.
- Moisten the edges, fold the dough and form small packages with the filling.
- Beat the egg and paint the sardine cakes.
- Bake in moderate oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Grilled squid with aioli
Ingredients:
- Squid
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Aioli
- Parsley leaves
- Aioli sauce
preparation:
- Clean the squid by removing the inside, the ink bag and the pen. Then rinse them and cut them into slices or rings.
- In a very hot frying pan with just a few drops of oil, fry them slowly without moving them.
- Cook for 3 minutes , turn them over, season them with a drizzle of oil and cook for another 3 minutes.
- It is important not to overdo it in cooking, because otherwise the squid will be a bit hard.
- Serve and drizzle the squid with aioli, chopped parsley and garnish with some parsley leaves.
Which of these recipes did you like the most to prepare the night of San Juan? Leave your comments and share them with your chef friends on your social networks.
