How to cook Catalan fuet?

A popular dish of Spanish origin, Catalan fuet can be prepared in several ways. Over the years, recipes based on or made with this Spanish dry saucisson have multiplied. Directos.eu reveals here different ways to cook Catalan fuet.

Fuet salad

Catalan fuet is a perfect ingredient for making a salad. This is a recipe made with lettuce shoots, rocket and lamb's lettuce. You then add the tasty espetec in the form of diced pieces and cherry tomatoes. Since salad accepts almost any ingredient, some people also add spring onion.

Fuet-stuffed croquettes

Croquettes are actually a dish that accepts any kind of filling. To give your croquettes a special flavour, you can therefore replace the traditional ham with Catalan fuet. The Spanish dry saucisson in your croquettes will bring a new, more pleasant taste to your palate.

Fried eggs with fuet

An original recipe, fried eggs with fuet lets you enjoy your dry saucisson in a different way. First fry potatoes cut into strips and put them on a plate. It is then recommended to fry eggs in oil, taking care to leave the yolk intact. Place the fried eggs on your potatoes, accompanied by slices of Catalan fuet. You are free to add seasoning to taste.

Fuet and olive bites

Like savoury muffins, fuet and olive bites are an original recipe, much appreciated by discerning food lovers. To make them, you will need:

• 100 g pitted olives,
• 350 g wheat flour,
• 160 g Catalan fuet,
• 100 g grated cheese,
• 200 g plain yoghurt,
• 50 mL olive oil,
• 2 eggs,
• a teaspoon of oregano,
• salt.

To prepare them, first mix the eggs, the oil and the yoghurt. The rest of the ingredients are then added along with the carefully chopped saucisson. Put the mixture into moulds and bake for 20 minutes at 175 °C.

Potato omelette with fuet

The potato omelette is a traditional recipe into which you can add Catalan fuet. Specifically, this means combining poached potato, vegetables, sausage or blue cheese. You then add a few pieces of fuet and that's it. Your recipe is ready to enjoy.

Catalan saucisson as a filling

Catalan fuet is a perfect ingredient used as a filling in certain meals. If you want, for example, to stuff large pieces of chicken, turkey or pork loin, fuet is the ideal solution. You can include it in the filling of these dishes. It can also be used as a substitute for minced meat or sausage meat. You can also substitute Spanish dry saucisson for Serrano ham.

Catalan fuet on toast or canapés

How about a slice of bread with a tomato base and a few cubes of Catalan fuet on top? For an exquisite flavour, you can add grated mozzarella, semi-cured cheese or camembert. The result on your taste buds will be spectacular.

Catalan saucisson to top macaroni or spaghetti with minced beef

To make this recipe with Spanish dry saucisson successfully, prepare your pasta as usual. In the tomato base or the sauce, then add an onion and small pieces of fuet. Your dish is then ready to enjoy. It is also a perfect substitute for traditional chorizo mince.

Fuet-flavoured pizzas

This Catalan fuet recipe first involves preparing a traditional pizza. This should include a tomato base and grated mozzarella on top. Season with ingredients to your taste that pair well with fuet. Add slices of Catalan fuet to give your pizza a good smoky flavour. As a reminder, the original idea behind pizza is to combine any other ingredient to get the desired flavour.

Fuet tartare with cherry tomato

Catalan fuet tartare with cherry tomato is a simple, easy recipe to make. Simply chop all the ingredients into small pieces. Then mix them onto a slice of crusty toasted bread. The essential ingredients are: cherry tomatoes, mustard, onion, fuet, Worcestershire sauce and capers.

Catalan fuet escalivada

To properly cook a fuet escalivada, you need to know the essential ingredients and the cooking method.

Ingredients to make your Catalan fuet escalivada

Preparing escalivada with Spanish dry saucisson requires:

• a Catalan fuet,
• an aubergine,
• 3 courgettes,
• 2 red onions,
• 250 g cherry tomatoes,
• 3 red peppers,
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil,
• fleur de sel,
• freshly ground pepper.

Once these ingredients are gathered, prepare each one for proper use during cooking. Prepare the aubergine and the courgettes this way. Slice the vegetables lengthways. Empty the pepper and cut it into strips. As for the onions, cut them into 8 pieces.

Preparing your fuet escalivada dish

Place the vegetables in a dish. Add the olive oil, the freshly ground pepper and the fleur de sel. First preheat your oven to 200 °C. Everything is then baked for 45 minutes. While it cooks, be sure to stir the mixture at least twice.

Ten minutes before this is finished cooking, add the finely chopped cherry tomatoes. Then check whether the vegetables in the dish are grilled and soft. This is the sign that your meal is ready.

There is still, however, the fuet that has not yet been added to the recipe! You then have two options. Either cut your dry saucisson into rounds to enjoy with the grilled vegetables, or add rounds of fuet to the dish to grill them together. This adds flavour to your tasty fuet escalivada recipe.