Fillet steak in a red wine sauce - this recipe deserves a really good fillet steak. As it is sliced, it will cook very quickly, so if you like it rare, be careful not to overdo it. Some nice fresh bread makes a good accompaniment to mop up the sauce.

Stuffed crab - a popular dish in seaside towns of Spain. Use any pickles of your choice and to taste. Depending on the size of the crab, use the ingredients pro rata.

Asturian bean stew - this is the signature dish of Asturias in northern Spain, using all local ingredients. Winters are cold here and this warming stew is just the ticket. Do try to find the genuine fabes, but if you can’t, then butterbeans or cannellini beans will suffice. The meats are sold as a compango, which saves buying large quantities of each one. Traditionally, the beans and meats are sometimes cooked and even served separately.

Octopus with garlic - the potatoes are optional. They pad the dish out and provide a different texture, but if you have plenty of octopus and are making small tapas, you con omit them. The amount of chilli can be varied according to taste.