Tips and Advice

Only in Tenerife can we buy several types of peppers that can be more or less spicy. La Pimienta Palmera, La Puta De La Madre, La Picona, La Cuerno De Cabra, La Corazón De Paloma, La Ají Dulce, La Pinga De Gato.

The best steak sauces balance richness with acidity or bold flavors. Making pan sauces is relatively simple and imparts a rich, robust flavour to dishes. If you’ve already mastered how to cook the perfect steak then read on.

A classic steak with sauce is best achieved by pan-searing the steak in a hot pan (using butter/oil) and making a pan sauce while it rests. See below for 6 popular, quick, 5-minute sauces.

Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala and Vermouth: To create a sweet fortified wine, winemakers add the spirit before fermentation ends but dry fortified wine, they only add the spirit once fermentation has completed.

Green and black peppers both come from the same plant – the Piper Nigrum vine. White peppercorns pack some heat but aren’t quite as aromatic and pink peppercorns aren’t related to black peppercorns at all.