Chickpea, chorizo & spinach stew
A Spanish dinner made with pork. Ready in about 34 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 24 minPrep (about)
- 10 minCook (about)
- 34 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 7 oz chorizo
Fresh & other
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery
- 3 thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1.8 lb chickpeas
- 14 oz spinach
Sauces & oils
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
Spices & seasonings (3): bay leaves, cinnamon, paprika
- 2 bay leaves
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp paprika
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat the oil in a large pan.
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Fry the onion for 3-4 mins till it begins to soften.
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Stir in bay leaves, thyme, celery and the carrot.
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Season.
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Cook for 2-3 mins.
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Stir every so often.
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Add the smoked paprika, cinnamon, chorizo and garlic.
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Fry till your vegetables soften plus your chorizo starts to release its oils plus crisp up.
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Stir in ½ cup + 2 tbsp water, vinegar and the chickpeas.
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Bring to simmer for 1-2 mins till the chickpeas have heated up.
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Add the spinach.
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Mix through the chickpeas till it wilts a little.
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Take it off the heat.
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Season to taste.
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Serve warm with crusty bread.
On the side: Crusty bread
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (5 min)
- Slice the bread. Warm it in the oven for 5 minutes if you like.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.