Calçots with Romesco Sauce Like a Pro Chef!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

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[@Miranda-c6q]

I LOVE green onions!!! I love the idea of the festivals and celebrating this fantastic vegetable! Yum!!! Thank you for sharing this.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

You are so welcome!

[@christophertaylor9100]

That salsa romesco looks so delicious. I have to try that some time, it all looks so good

[@Foxandxss]

I found Calçots this year. Perhaps for the very first time in south Andalucia. I just bought a pack of like 30 of them. I didn't know you could eat them that way. So far I used it with fried eggs and even in a thai dish. I have a bbq in a couple of week. I will keep this idea in mind for sure.

[@Artfan123]

I am Mexican and I grew up eating charred onions at barbecues (also called carne asadas). The onions we use are called sometimes called spring onions in stores and have a very mild flavor and a small bulbous end with the greens still attached. I wonder if the calçot eating tradition is related to this

[@timothyandrewbutler]

I love that you show Spanish cooking. It's so hard to find Spain tapa bars or cafe in the US. I want Spain food, not food from people that just speak Spanish. Spain and Portugal restaurants are hard to find Stateside. Their countries must be pretty good this they don't leave. I love the chalk bill on the table. When I worked in France, I ate high and low. Most of the time the low was better then the high.

[@OneHotBite]

That romesco sauce looks the best!! What a fun tradition and delicious event too! Love the history and food James!!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

yes it is! I hope the local parties this summer are going to happen, they have so many here! haha

[@TurtlesTastyTreats]

WOW!!! This looks so yummy!!! I really enjoyed watching you prepared this recipe and eat it as well. Very awesome video. Thank you so much for sharing. Wishing you a wonderful amazing day.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

thank you! it is a very popular thing here during this time of year! I hope to make more Spanish cuisine this year!

[@Jerri-ellen]

Wow James and we love green onions. I need to try this sometime too. I bet great during summer bbq. I never seen this before. I like the sauce for it. Very interesting. Huge like 👍 always!!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I still prefer burger at a BBQ! haha they are good but can have a very strong flavor. I hope to BBQ and film something this year as I miss it so much!

[@crispycrunchycooking]

like 10 seems very yummy and delicious very unique ..seen first time.....Like done very beautiful presentation dear...thanks for sharing it..amazing presentation stay happy and havea nice day.👌👌have a nice day

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@PaddyJoeCooking]

Chef James!!!! This was such an interesting video I have never heard of this dish but can fully understand the appeal. I LOVE spring onions/green onions the sauce looks glorious I can practically taste the deliciousness!!!! Oh and I can relate not having an outdoor area to cook too so there were some handy hints for someone like me!!!! Just had a look at your cooking course...Looks extremely professional and so much hard work putting it together wishing you all the best of luck with it my friend!!!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you buddy! i used to have these in London on the menu and they are a mess the clean! haha they have a strong flavor to them, I hope to do some BBQing this summer, I miss it so much! I hope all of you are doing well down under, the weather is getting much nicer here!

[@doitsavemoney]

I am Filipino but I never thought can be eat it like that and I will give a try and we call it scallions and oftentimes “spring onions “ in tropical country ..! Thank you for the great idea ,, 👍👍👌good day ! Janice💙

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

We say scallions and spring onions in the UK but in the US we say green onions. Calcots are are a bit different.

[@tom3829]

this looks so cool! i bet these bbqs are fun to go to and that sauce looks delicious!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

They are! They have a lot of activities here!

[@kevinauld7711]

Great content, James! It's nice to see you're doing well. I absolutely love Spanish food and I'm definitely going to try some of your recipes.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hey Kevin!! how have you been? I hope you are still piping! I'm glad to hear it, let me know if you have any questions. I have been very busy these past few year working! haha

[@recetassabrosaspasoapaso7867]

Que bo que estan els calçots i la salsa rumesco. Un classic d'aquest eporca i a la zona de Valls una tradició. Saludos

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Muchas gracias!!! :)

[@WeaveTheStory]

That is an interesting episode. While the Portuguese don't eat green onions and you can only find them in Asian supermarkets, I didn't realise it's popular in Spain! The Romesco sauce looks good and almost salsa like. They look really good buddy and I miss having a gas stove kitchen 😃👍🏻

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

thank you buddy! Calcots are not as common in the rest of Spain mostly just Catalonia and they have a much stronger flavor then normal green onions, I have been using them with a lot of stir fry's and curry since I still have so many leftover! haha

[@WeaveTheStory]

@@ChefJamesMakinson I’ll gladly have some leftovers! Haha!

[@osvaldobenavides5086]

Great recipe. As you mentioned you can use hazelnuts (avellanas) instead of almonds. I do prefer the hazelnuts. I wish I could find calçots near me. 😢

[@Ohyeahhahaha]

Always interesting to know other people's culture!

[@martinsmith7418]

I never seen anyone eat green onions like this! very interesting chef!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I know what you mean!

[@mokaPCP]

Enorme James ensenyant cultura catalana! Salut des de Barcelona

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Gracias!

[@fauxtaux]

That looks delightful! I’m sorry that I missed it the season I spent in Barcelona:)

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

its okay, they have a lot of festivals here, Sant Jordi, night of Sant Joan and many more!

[@Nacho2002b]

The actual sequence of going to eat a calçotada at a restaurant at lunchtime is: you get seated. They bring the romescu sauce with bread. You eat the romescu sauce with bread. Then they bring the calçots. You eat the romescu sauce with calçots. Then you order more calçots. You eat the romescu sauce with bread. You order more romescu sauce. You ran out. You are at an impass. They bring the calçots. They bring the romescu sauce. You eat the romescu sauce with calçots. Finally you give up on the calcots and the romescu sauce (the later is the most difficult, you may still want to eat some romescu sauce with bread). You eat grilled artichokes. You eat some grilled white sausage or (and) chorizo with beans. You eat some grilled ribs. You eat some grilled rabbit with alioli. You drink a significant amount of red wine. You eat catalan cream. You drink coffee. You get very sleepy (coffee is not going to help at this point). You do not even contemplate a snack at night. And certainly you do not contemplate having a calçotada for dinner. Ever.

[@marksimpson2321]

Can't wait to see James make romesco sauce as he knowd traditional Spanish dishes! ❤😅😊

[@yaboifet9058]

in a year this channel will have half a million subscribers james.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I hope so! haha

[@yaboifet9058]

@@ChefJamesMakinson James, bro, you are a cool dude, you are making videos on a topic you are passionate about and ill be honest with you, i dont give a flying fuck what people eat in spain because all i care about is maths and coffee. However, your passion and interest for the culinary arts is what makes me watch your videos. It is genuinely entertaining and i respect you for your committment. I feel the same way towards my academic peers and profesors. They are experts, head and toes in love with their field. You got the spark big boy. I hope i didnt creep you out, greetings from the netherlands. Make a billion euros and start your own restaurant so i can have the pleasure of dining at your place.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

@@yaboifet9058 Thank you! no you didn't, haha I understand what you mean. I make a lot more then just Spanish food but since I live here its the easiest to find the ingredients! haha I would love to have a restaurant someday but at the moment I have limited resources and try to teach what I can.

[@sadiasyed9918]

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[@ChefJamesMakinson]

thank you!

[@jkman10]

Man you live in an apartment and have a range hood? As someone who cooks a lot, it's frustrating its not standard in houses in the Americas. Nice video!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

yeah i know what you mean, here its pretty common but the kitchen is still a bit to small for 2 people to work in.

[@rafaellisiecki]

in Poland we even take the green leaves. Chop it and we can put on bread with butter and salt eat or chop green leaves and put in cotton cheese salt and then spread on bread.. Poormans food back then. BUT even poormans food is a delicatesy

[@theanithusiast1478]

What if one is allergic to tree nuts? How would we do the salsa?

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

you will have to add more roasted red peppers, adjust the recipe and you could add some bread to help thicken the sauce if need be

[@theanithusiast1478]

@@ChefJamesMakinson That's great. Thank you! Would I lose a certain flavor or would it essentially be the same?

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

@@theanithusiast1478 not a problem! you're changing the recipe and you're not adding some other ingredients that are usually added to it, so yes. it will taste different

[@theanithusiast1478]

@Chef James Makinson Okay thank you. I'll definitely try it.

[@Maplecook]

Duuuuude! Magnificent as always! =)

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you buddy! :)

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

Green onions are also very essential in Asia.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I use them all the time! :)

[@SwallowThisbyTCMahone]

Nice video Chef! Here in the comment with big like and big support. Keep up the good work. Stay connected and see you in the next video-..

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much!

[@manuelmacalinao500]

Is this the authentic romesco sauce? All the romesco i see on uses tomato and with onions garlic which just looks like brava sauce.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

A lot of recipes very, but most of the time it contains red peppers and hazelnuts, Bravas sauce also varies

[@manuelmacalinao500]

@@ChefJamesMakinson so no need for roasted tomato?

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

@@manuelmacalinao500 I didn't use them and the sauce that you get here doesn't always have roasted tomatoes as a base, it's roasted peppers

[@manuelmacalinao500]

@@ChefJamesMakinson thanks james, ecently addicted with spanish cuisine and understanding their flavor profile because all the spanish food i knew before youtube was invented was way different.

[@framegrace1]

This is a very very very old sauce... in fact this sauce is a live medieval remnant on how sauces were made back then. (Lots of nuts and garlic as a sauce base...). Hence, there are no new-world ingredients. (No tomato) The more traditional recipe will use Nyoras (Smoked dried peppers) instead of paprika , but they are not found everywhere, so Spanish Paprika is a common replacement. (Make sure is Spanish, or at least Smoked, not all paprikas are the same) Some places use a romescu hot variant as the hot half of patatas bravas sauce, with the mayonnaise. Is not the traditional way, but is also very good.

[@marym434]

Are they scallions?

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

green onions

[@marym434]

@@ChefJamesMakinson Thank you. I thought they were regional names for the same item. They do look delicious!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

@@marym434 not a problem!

[@sehaty0425]

Yummy 👍🙏🏼

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

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[@ChefJamesMakinson]

thank you!

[@idolidiot]

Interesting...

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

that's what i thought at first

[@مطبخماماماجده]

Like 🌹 👍 good 🌹

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you very much!

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