Fabada (Bean Stew)

Hi everyone! Today I have been cooking a traditional dish for you all. Fabada is an ancient recipe which is mainly prepared in Asturias, in the north of Spain. It's a delicious meal high in vegetable protein provided by legumes. It is easy to cook and healthy. Moreover it is a great choice for cold days during the winter and a full meal as well. This recipe can be prepared the day before and it can also be frozen once cooked, keeping all its flavour and properties. Sliced black pudding can be added to this recipe too, however I prefer to prepare it only using chorizo and bacon.

Ingredients:

(Serves 4)

500 g. dried beans
125 g. Spanish chorizo
125 g. diced bacon
1 chicken stock cube
2 cloves of garlic
half an onion
1 teaspoonful of sweet paprika
ground cumin
ground black pepper
ground cayenne pepper
salt
100 ml. extra virgin olive oil

Difficulty and cooking time:

Easy
2 hours

Method:

Soak the beans in cold water for 8- 12 hours or overnight.

Slice the chorizo and dice the bacon.

Drain and rinse the beans. Put them in a large pot with cold water, salt to taste and boil for 10 minutes.

Remove froth with a spoon or a skimmer.

Add the chicken stock cube.

Put the diced bacon together with the beans.

Then add the sliced chorizo, cover with lid and simmer for an hour.

In the meantime finely chop the garlic and onion.

Put the extra virgin olive oil on a frying pan and stir- fry the vegetables until onion is golden brown.

Then add the sweet paprika.

Pour out the resulting sauce in the pot.

Stir and add the ground cumin, black pepper and cayenne pepper.

Simmer for 5 minutes and our dish is ready.

 Serve it very hot.

I hope you like it!
See you soon,

María