May 21

May 21 Barcelona- Paella Cooking Class

I couldn't wait to learn how to make paella in Spain! I found a half day class with Cook & Taste where we learned how to make romesco sauce, roasted eggplant into a garlic spread, custard flambe, and of course paella. Word of advice, do not take the Devour Barcelona Wine tour the night before then take this class the next morning.

There was about a dozen of us in the class so we all were given jobs throughout the afternoon. I was on chopping duty. Helpful tip: if you slice "X" on the top of a halved potato it will roast quicker and more evenly.

Tim was in charge of peeling the peppers for the romesco sauce.

While we all took turns we did get to see most of each step of the cooking process of each dish. It was kind of nice having 12 people sharing the work. After everything was prepared and cut we then put everything together in this massive pot to make our paella. Yes, that is enough paella to feed us all plus some extra. Biggest pan I have ever seen. It even needed two people stirring at all times. It turned out fabulous! No crumb left behind.