A couple of weeks ago my lovely friend Jennifer invited me to her friends’ place on the outskirts of Palma. I have been there once before but in a bit of a rush, so I really took my time this time around to enjoy several flavourful plates by Andreas Aberg , a Swedish chef now based in Mallorca, who is running this stylish place together with his wife Violeta Minnick. We started with a grilled slice of Lozano sour dough bread with whipped butter and olives .
The bread was excellent and I really liked the playful texture of whipped butter. Next up we had a plate of Som Tam, a traditional smashed green mango and peanut salad . This was so fresh and moreish that we polished the plate clean before either of us remembered to take a photo.
Looking at the mains, I was intrigued by 1⁄2 grilled lobster with Formentera style chickpeas stew . How does something so luxurious as lobster work with a simple legumes stew, I thought. Well.
it worked brilliantly! The lobster was just perfect and it went really well with a rich, thick stew. It was a bit messy to at but I absolutely loved it. Jennifer opted for her favourite: Muay Thai Kickboxing chicken that consisted of stir fried minced chicken leg, green beans, basil and chilli, toppef with a fried egg.
I loved the name and the kick of this scrumptious dish. I could just imagine it being picked up from a stall on a roadside somewhere in Asia. Andreas came out to talk to us for a bit in between cooking for several other tables.
I loved how.