The most famous twins of the Spanish restaurant industry give us the essential keys to resist in the kitchen and face the quarantine
Coronavirus, last minute
Few vocations are earlier in the world of gastronomy. The twins Sergio and Javier Torres (Barcelona, 1970) discovered theirs at 8 years old! because of Grandma Catalina. After extensive professional experience separately, in 2002, knowing that the shortest distance between two points is the straight line, they decided to trace it in El Rodat (Jávea, Alicante). Since then, they have traveled a path that has both Cocina Hermanos Torres (Barcelona) and Dos Cielos Madrid their two flagships.
Today, separated by the coronavirus - they live in Barcelona, three kilometers away from each other - they continue to cook together: "We organize a duel in networks, each one preparing a dish, easy recipes for people to prepare at home and then vote for the one you liked the most. We do live shows and record; we attend to requests (children's dishes, for some special occasion ...); we help local producers, like a man who has sent us potatoes and we are going to do a challenge with them ... ".
For four years, these jovial, close, spontaneous, creative chefs filled the lunchtime with recipes - "almost 1,000", they say - that we could all prepare ( Los Torres in the kitchen , on TVE). Now, they give us the clues so that we can take advantage of the quarantine gastronomically.
We are experiencing an unprecedented situation, what are the key foods that cannot be missing in our homes? Especially vegetables, legumes and obviously fish, if we find someone to serve it to us of very good quality at home. El Barquero brings us great cod. You also have to have pasta and rice, which are very useful. It is very important to consume fresh products and avoid fast food . What dishes are of compulsory consumption during the week? We make a very varied diet, from vegetables to legumes. For example, you can prepare a vegetable gratin. On our Instagram profile we are uploading recipes daily for people to make at home, and so we also help organize the week. Some days vegetables, others basmati rice with cooked beans. And what recipes should be avoided or, if anything, taken at special times. Above all, junk food, processed. Now that we have time to cook, let's cook well. The markets are open and the stalls offer all the seasonal products, so we can make a good stew or stew or grilled meat. With leftovers, our mothers and grandmothers did wonders, how did we make them a great dish. Now more than ever we can make use of cooking, because surely we have some old vegetables that will serve us to make a broth, for a rice ... It can also be cooked for the whole week and frozen. If you make a pot of beans or bolognese in large quantities, these recipes will help you get onions, garlic and vegetables out of the fridge. Even a Bolognese does well when you add sausage, so you are consuming products and preventing them from spoiling and, in addition, you can freeze it.According to the criteria of
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