Melted cheese in puff pastry, ham and our sour cherry jam. This simple Halloween recipe is love at first sight! Ingredients:Preheat the oven to 190º. Place the camembert cheese in the centre of the puff pastry, arrange the slices of ham crosswise, put the sour cherry jam on top of the ham [...]
Franciscan Pizza
You already know that around here we love making recipes with our Franciscan sour cherry! This time we made an Alentejo pizza that was a real treat 🤤 Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.Mould the dough into a round shape and place the ingredients in the following order:tomato, oregano, black pork rind, cheese and sour cherries.Bake for [...]
Franciscan Ginjinha Tónica
Ingredients:- ice- 50 ml Franciscan ginjinha- 200ml tonic water- orange slice Preparation:Place ice halfway up the glass in a tall glass, add the Franciscan ginjinha and tonic water, stir gently and garnish with an orange slice.
Franciscan Mojito
It's time for fresh drinks and Pantry has a suggestion for you! This very worthwhile Mojito🤭🍹 Ingredients:- 1 teaspoon of sugar- 50 ml of Ginjinha Franciscana- mint leaves- juice of half a lemon- sparkling water- ice Preparation : In a tall glass, crush the sugar, mint leaves and [...]...
Franciscan chutney
Ingredients:- 150g sour cherries- 10 dates- 1 medium red onion- Vinegar q.b.- Water q.b.- 1 cinnamon stick- 2 star anise- Ginger q.b.- Mustard seeds q.b. Preparation:- Deseed the sour cherries and dates.- Finely chop the onion and ginger.- Put everything in a pan together with the cinnamon stick, star anise [...]
Franciscan cocktail
Ingredients:- 1 lemon (orange alternative)- 1 sprig of mint- 330ml seven up without sugar- 200ml ginjinha Franciscana- 200 ml Monte da Colónia white wine- Lots of ice Preparation:Place the sliced lemon and the mint in the bottom of a jug, then the ginjinha, the white wine and the seven up in any order you like. Add [...]
Fransciscan tart
Ingredients:- 1 shortcrust pastry- Franciscan cherry jam to taste- 3 eggs- 80g sugar- 20cl cream- 150g almond powder- 40g slivered almonds- Crushed cherries to taste Preparation:Preheat the oven to 180º. Place the shortcrust pastry in a round glass pyrex, chop it up and cover the bottom with Franciscan sour cherry jam. In a bowl [...]
Prawns with Franciscan sauce
Would you like to surprise your friends with a simple, quick recipe with a spectacular result? Today we present our recipe for prawns with Franciscan sauce, a fresh starter that's great for this time of year. Ingredients (2 people): Directions:Peel the prawns and cut the previously washed lettuce into julienne and set aside. In a bowl [...]
Beef Steak with Onions and Sour Cherry Liqueur Reduction
Ingredients:- 1 sirloin steak- Olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder to taste- 2 tablespoons butter- 1 medium onion- 2 cloves garlic- 50 ml Franciscan sour cherry liqueur- Sour cherries (optional) Preparation:Season the steak with salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder and set aside.Soften the butter in a frying pan, slice [...]
Chef Jacinta's Lamb Stew and Sarapatel Soup by Restaurante O Lagarteiro
We went to meet Chef Jacinta and took over her kitchen for a day to learn how to make the famous lamb stew and sarapatel soup, an Easter tradition in the Alentejo. This tradition is closely linked to Easter Monday and, consequently, to the Jewish-Christian culture to which this [...]