Chickpea With Spinach And Chorizo Food

CHICKPEA WITH SPINACH AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• Remove the chorizo from its casing and break into 1 - 1½ inch pieces. In a dutch oven add olive oil and saute chorizo until browned, remove the pieces with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Reserve.
• Add the onion into the dutch over with the remaining grease from the chorizo. Saute until translucent, and add the garlic, red pepper saute for 1 more minute until garlic is fragrant. Add the tomato paste, smoked paprika, cumin, currants, andd chickpeas. Stir mixture together until chickpeas are well coated. Add the canned tomatoes, breaking up the tomatoes by hand and add approxiamtely half the juices remaining in the can. Add the broth and stir to mix. Bring mix up to a slow boil, reduce to a simmer and partially cover with lid over low heat
• Allow stew to cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Serve hot

CHICKPEA STEW WITH SPINACH AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, cover the chickpeas with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 2 hours; add more water as necessary to maintain the level. Drain; reserve 1 cup of the cooking water.
• In a medium enameled cast-iron casserole, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic, onion, rosemary and bay leaf and cook over moderate heat until the onion is softened, about 7 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook over moderately high heat until sizzling, about 4 minutes.
• Add the sliced chorizo, the cooked chickpeas and their reserved cup of cooking water and the cup of reserved tomato juices and bring the chickpea to a simmer. Stir in half of the spinach and cook until it is wilted, then stir in the remaining half of the spinach. Simmer the chickpea stew over moderately low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CHORIZO, SPINACH AND CHICKPEA SAUTE

Steps:

• Put 1 tablespoon olive oil in saute pan, add chorizo, breaking apart as it cooks. When cooked through, remove and drain on paper towels. Add drained chickpeas directly to pan and saute until lightly browned, approximately 5 minutes.
• Remove from pan, set aside. In same pan, add another tablespoon olive oil and saute the onions, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts until the onions are translucent. Add garlic, when just starting to gain color, add in spinach and chicken stock. Cover and let wilt on medium-low flame. Add in chorizo and chick peas, season to taste with salt and pepper
• Garnish with Parmesan.

FRIED CHICKPEAS WITH CHORIZO AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the broiler.
• Put three tablespoons of the oil in a skillet large enough to hold chickpeas in one layer over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add chickpeas and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until chickpeas begin to brown, about 10 minutes, then add chorizo. Continue cooking for another 5 to 8 minutes or until chickpeas are crisp; use a slotted spoon to remove chickpeas and chorizo from pan and set aside.
• Add the remainder of the 1/4 cup of oil to the pan; when it's hot, add spinach and sherry, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook spinach over medium-low heat until very soft and the liquid has evaporated. Add chickpeas and chorizo back to the pan and toss quickly to combine; top with bread crumbs, drizzle with a bit more oil and run pan under the broiler to lightly brown the top. Serve hot or at room temperature.

SMOKY CHORIZO, CHICKPEA, AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over med-high heat until just smoking.
• Add chorizo and cook until browned, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer to paper towel-lined plate.
• Add onion to now-empty pot and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add garlic, thyme, and paprika and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add tomatoes, chickpeas, and broth and simmer until flavors have melded and tomatoes are very soft, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer 2 cups soup to blender and process until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
• Return processed soup to pot.
• Stir in chorizo and spinach and cook until spinach has wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste; serve.