Garbanzos con Chorizo
Chickpeas stewed with chorizo and smoked paprika.
Ingredients
- 2 tin Cooked chickpeas
- 200 g Cooking chorizo
- 1 Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 200 g Canned tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Pimenton dulce (sweet smoked paprika)
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- ¾ tsp Salt
Method
- Chop the onion and garlic; slice the chorizo.
- Render the chorizo in the oil until it colours and releases its fat, then soften the onion and garlic in the same pan until translucent.
- Stir in the paprika, then add the tomato and cook down into a thick base.
- Add the chickpeas and salt and simmer until thick and saucy, about 13 minutes.
- Serve with bread.
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About Garbanzos con Chorizo
Garbanzos con chorizo is a rustic Spanish chickpea stew, the kind of honest, economical cooking found in home kitchens and neighborhood bars across the country. It pairs tender chickpeas with cooking chorizo, whose paprika-spiked fat is the engine of the whole dish, and binds them in a thick, smoky tomato base. This is comfort food in the peasant tradition, filling and inexpensive, where a small amount of good sausage flavors a whole pot.
The taste is deep and warming: smoky and savory from the rendered chorizo and a spoonful of sweet pimentón, with sweet softened onion and a tomato base cooked down until it clings to the beans. The technique that carries the flavor is rendering the chorizo first so its orange fat coats the pan, then softening the aromatics in that seasoned fat before the tomato reduces, which layers the dish rather than boiling everything together. Ready in about half an hour and satisfyingly high in protein and fiber, it is served with crusty bread for dipping and works equally as a hearty tapa, a starter, or a full plato with a glass of red.
Garbanzos con Chorizo: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Garbanzos con Chorizo?
A serving has about 447 calories — 22.2g protein, 36.7g carbs, 24.9g fat, 10.5g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Garbanzos con Chorizo gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Garbanzos con Chorizo has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Garbanzos con Chorizo take to make?
About 30 minutes start to finish, but only around 17 of those are hands-on — the rest is cooking time. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Garbanzos con Chorizo make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.