Chorizo And Chickpea Stew With Baked Eggs Recipes

SPANISH CHICKPEA & CHORIZO STEW

Steps:

• Heat a large deep fry pan or stock pot with a medium heat and add in 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Meanwhile, roughly dice the onion, roughly chop the garlic, cut the potato into small 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) pieces and cut the chorizo into 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) thick rounds
• After heating the olive oil for a couple of minutes, add in the onion and garlic, mix with the olive oil, after 2 minutes and the onion is starting to get translucent, add the sliced chorizo and continue to mix with the olive oil
• Once the chorizo is lightly sauteed, about 4 minutes, add in 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika, quickly mix together, then add in 1/2 cup tomato sauce, mix together and simmer, after 3 minutes and the sauce has thickened, add in the chopped potatoes, season with sea salt & black pepper and gently mix together, then add in the canned chickpeas (drained & washed), 3 cups vegetable broth and 1 bay leaf, turn up the heat to a high heat and give it one final mix
• When the broth comes to a boil, place a lid on the pan and lower to a low-medium heat, simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are just cooked through, then remove from the heat
• Transfer into shallow bowls and sprinkle with finely chopped fresh parsley, enjoy!

CHORIZO AND CHICKPEA STEW

Steps:

• If ever there were justification for cupboard love, this would be it: a full-on feast thrown together to enormous effect, simply with ingredients that you can more or less keep on permanent standby. And, like so many of these recipes, it's pretty well instant. After all, if you haven't got time to shop, it's hardly likely you'll be able to spend many hours at the stove.
• I am, anyway, a huge fan of bulgar wheat - think couscous, only more robust - but cooked like this, with some strands of pasta tossed in hot oil first, it really has something extra. I was taught to do this, just chatting stoveside, by an Egyptian friend when I was in my twenties, and I've never seen any reason to change the drill. He, actually, didn't use torn-up spaghettini but, rather, lokshen, which are the short lengths of vermicelli customarily found in echt chicken soup.
• This is a tradition about as far away from the chorizo-cooking culture as you could get, but the chickpea-studded, tomatoey and paprika-hot stew goes extremely well with the nubbly grain. I keep a stock of cherry tomatoes in sauce in the cupboard, but regular canned tomatoes could be substituted easily enough.
• Warm the olive oil in a thick-bottomed saucepan on a medium heat.
• Fry the pasta bits in the oil for a minute, stirring, until they look like slightly scorched straws. Then add the bulgar wheat and stir for another minute or two.
• Stir in the cinnamon and the salt, and then pour the water into the pan. Add the bay leaves, and bring to a boil, then turn down to the lowest heat, add a lid, and leave for 15 minutes, until all the water has been absorbed.
• Put another thick-bottomed saucepan on a medium heat, add the chorizo pieces and fry until the orange oil runs out. Then add the sherry and let it bubble away. Add the apricots (if using), along with the chickpeas (or beans) and canned tomatoes, and 3/4 fill each empty tomato can with water and swish it out into the pan. Put on a high heat to bubble for about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve with the bulgar wheat and, if there's any to hand, some chopped cilantro.

CHORIZO AND CHICKPEA STEW WITH BAKED EGGS

Steps:

• In a large frying pan on medium heat, add in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent and softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add in the chorizo and cook until the chorizo is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Add in chickpeas, tomato, chicken stock (or water) and bay leaves. Turn the heat to low and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In the meantime, preheat the oven to 375°F / 190°C.
• Stir in the spinach and oregano and remove from heat.
• If you are making it family style, crack two eggs on top and place in the oven. If you are making it as individual servings, evenly distribute the stew into 4 individual ramekins. Crack an egg on top of each ramekin.
• Place in the top 1/3 of the oven. Bake for 10-13 minutes for runny yolks, or 13-16 minutes for yolks that are a bit more set.
• Serve with bread (optional if GF)

SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; warm over medium-high heat. Add chorizo; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk eggs and salt together in a bowl. Pour into the skillet; cook and stir until eggs are set, about 5 minutes.