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Get out, did you get orange chicken and mongolian beef?

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How to make gambas al ajillo sizzle without overcooking them?

Simple. put a cuenca (earthenware bowl) in the oven at about 200º. In a sartén (frying pan) gently cook thickly sliced garlic and one or two chilis in a good amount of extra virgin olive oil. When the garlic is soft but not browned, raise the temperature and add the peeled gambas. They should be barely cooked: only a couple of minutes. Remove the cuenca and place it on a plate. Sprinkle some coarse sea salt on the gambas and empty the sarten into the cuenca: instant sizzle. Never found a wine for this, cerveza is better. And lots of bread to soak up the spicy oil (some people think this is the best part.

Aprovechen.

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No, that is the gringo stuff they make here.

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sounded better

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how many potential members come to this forum and then leave because of the nonsense discussions that are carried on here.

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I think all the cooking **** in this thread is disrespectful to members who don't want to read about it.

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He made Antonio an offer he couldn't refuse...

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If these guitars are bad or mediocre, then why does Antonio seem to like them? I mean, he is a monster player, who does know how to use colors and dynamics, and has a total mastery of tone and expression. If the guitars were just mediocre, why does he appear so interested?

What gives?

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I think all the cooking **** in this thread is disrespectful to members who don't want to read about it.

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MAybe this could could be flamenco food

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If you want to trade recipes, then why not open a new thread with an appropriate title so me and others don't have to read this crap.

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ORIGINAL: Lenador

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If you want to trade recipes, then why not open a new thread with an appropriate title so me and others don't have to read this crap.

Aight, but then you gotta start a thread titled "I want to argue." [:D]
Cus you know that's the only thing that's gunna go down......

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what's the menu Antonio ate to be convinced by the doc?

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May I link you to this recipe for tortilla de papas?

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ORIGINAL: KMMI77

I like Ruben, I think he is an interesting guy[:D] I believe I would have fun hanging out, learning or playing some guitar with him.

I subscribe to his youtube accounts and learn the things that are of interest to me. He shares a lot of interesting info for free. I, like anyone else, Am still free to form my own opinions regarding flamenco or Paco de Lucia's technique. He just shares his knowledge, opinions and beliefs just like every other flamenco guitar teacher.


I know lots of people think he is taking his students for a ride. But from what i have seen, they are mostly grown men capable of making their own decisions. So why should it bother us?

IMO, they will be able to learn a lot from him. And as they gain more knowledge, they will also be able to make their own decisions regarding whether or not any of their teachers information was bias or inaccurate.

Same goes for guitars. If years go by and one of his students decides he prefers something different to an Andalucian guitar. Then they can purchase a different one. The first guitar i had was not very good at all. An andalusian guitar would have been much better. So what?

Yes, I get why many people people don't agree with his style or methods. . But we all have our good and bad points. Maybe the universe will eventually sort us all out?

I believe he makes a good teacher. Especially if you prefer English over Spanish.I also believe that he possesses many good qualities alongside the ones that have caused such a fuss. His students will have a strong foundation to build on if they study with Ruben. Ruben has always been very polite in any private conversations i have had with him over the internet.

As for the guitars. From what i can tell, Ruben has access to heaps of those guitars. There are bound to be some that sound really cool. I'm sure he has kept some the best ones he has come across. Maybe they are the ones he is showing Antonio? There is probably a bit of new sound excitement happening in the video as well. I know when someone shows me a new guitar with a different sound than the ones i have, I always get right into it and often want one!

Antonio seems like a cool guy. The two of them seem to be having a good time together. I like seeing that.

It is however a shame that his interactions here and other places did not pan out better overall. But he is who he is, and I'm fine with that. I enjoyed his latest videos performing on tv with the group he has put together. He played very well, and the group sounds really good together. They have their own thing going and I enjoyed seeing it.

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but dude... he spammed this forum with his countless links, made huge claims about PdL and by that started some heated discussions and pissed several valued members off.

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... Nor not make use of, or discuss any of his videos.

When we do that we mainly punish ourselves.

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ORIGINAL: Grisha

If these guitars are bad or mediocre, then why does Antonio seem to like them? I mean, he is a monster player, who does know how to use colors and dynamics, and has a total mastery of tone and expression. If the guitars were just mediocre, why does he appear so interested?

What gives?

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ORIGINAL: mark indigo

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having to read these posts about your cooking tips in a flamenco forum is something else. They're off topic and they're boring as hell. If it's something you must talk about, why don't you start a new thread.

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Prof: "It's 20 times better than any Spanish guitar"

if the maker and place of manufacture of the guitars in question is posted, the cooking tips would probably evaporate (or at least reduce down to a nice consistency[;)])