What do we eat at Christmas in Palencia, SPAIN?

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On Christmas Eve we usually eat : lamb , prawns , mayonnaise salad

prawns

Lamb

mayonnaise salad

Xmas food

We give you the recipe.

The most special dish is the Lamb

Ingredients: ½ Lamb, garlic, 1 onion, 1 pepper, 2 carrots, lauriel, rosemary, salt and olive oil.

We put in a casserole the lamb with the ribs up, in the bottom a tablespoon of olive oil, a little water and salt.We introduce in the oven on low heat (150 ° C) for one hour.After that, we turn the piece of lamb and season it and add a few tablespoons of water with lemon.Again we introduce into the oven for approx. 30 min. high heat (180 ° C) and is ready to be served.We can add a few roasted potatoes with onion in another pan in the oven, if we have room, or we can make them in advance and then heat them.It can also be accompanied by a salad of endive, lettuce and fresh chives.

Chocolate Cake , ice cream , turrón…

And for dessert…

Turron is the most popular dessert in Spain. It is made of: sugar, almonds, eggs, honey and lemon skin. Children like it with chocolate.

A Special Day: THREE KING´S DAY

This dessert is eaten on the 5th and 6th of January, when the Three Kings bring presents for everybody. It is usually filled with cream or chocolate. Above it is orange, lime and red and green cherries. Delicious!!!