The theme he has chosen is „stews“. I like stews. Also in Andalucía is not always shining the sun, so a stew is perfect to warm inside and out.
Of course I used for my stew some typical Spanish specialties: chorizo, pimentón and olives. It turned out delicious!
Olive-Bean-Stew
makes 2
1 red bell pepper (~200 g), seeded, cut into 1 cm pieces
1 small onion, cut into slices
2 Chorizos, cut into 1 cm slices
1 clove of garlic, cut into slices
1-2 ts pimentón picante
1/2 ts fresh oregano, chopped
0,5 dl chicken broth
50 g green olives (without stones)
150 g black-eyed beans (weight before soaking)
1 bay leaf
1/2 onion
salt, pepper
parsley, chopped
Soak beans overnight in cold water. Rinse and add beans with water, 1/2 onion and bay leaf to the Pressure Cooker for about 8 minutes (ring 1). Apparently you don’t need to soak this kind of beans. I did it, and it was okay.
Sauté chorizo over medium heat after 5 minutes add red bell pepper and onion. Sauté until vegetables begin to soften about 10 minutes. Add garlic, pimentón, oregano then add broth. Cover skillet and let cook for 20-25 minutes.
In the meantime mix 25 g olives (add 1-2 tb broth) in blender. Add olive purée, olives, beans to the stew. Season with salt and pepper. Before serving decorate with parsley.
Don’t forget to serve homemade bread for dipping into stew and cleaning the bowls.
Many thanks for taking part Zorra and providing a great looking recipe; I shall have to try it very, very soon!
das mach tmich total an!! Leckeres Winteressen – obwohl es gar nicht kalt ist! Mein Sohn hat aus Spanien leckere Chorizo mitgebracht – diesese Rezept passt mir supergut in den Kram!
Danke Ellen
REPLY:
Hier hat es gerade angefangen zu regnen und kälter ist es auch schon geworden. Also nur noch eine Frage der Zeit, bis es bei euch anfängt zu schneien, und dann wärmt dieser Eintopf schön von innen. Was ich vergessen habe zu schreiben: Wer einen empfindlichen Magen wie ich hat, sollte die Peperoni schälen.
Mmmh, beans and chorizo – a favourite combination with me!
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Looks wonderful! I’ll see if they have those black-eyed beans here, so I could try it soon.
REPLY:
You can also use other beans, like white beans. That’s no problem. I used the black-eyed beans only because I like their look. ;-)
This looks gorgeous Zorra, and I love chorizo!