Tag Archives: garbanzos

Arroz al Horno

Arroz al Horno (arròs al forn – in Valencia and Catalan) is a very simple rice dish from Valencia – there’s an annual festival for it in Xàtiva. This Baked Rice was traditionally cooked on Mondays, using the leftover broth … Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Cazuela de Garbanzos con Chorizo y Panceta

Cazuela de Garbanzos con Chorizo y Panceta is a typical and delicious Spanish stew, using fairly basic ingredients. The recipe may vary from town to town and when times were hard, one solo chorizo (no panceta or stock) would suffice … Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Potaje de Vigilia

Potaje de Vigilia is a very popular Spanish dish, containing chickpeas and bacalao (salt cod), served on the Fridays during Lent. The word potaje translates directly from the old French pottage, meaning cooked in a pot – the English translation … Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Pork and Chickpea Stew

I had some leftover roast pork and started to cook a stew with chickpeas. I’ve cooked this kind of dish lots of times and went to check my recipe post …but there was nothing! I thought I’d better write one, … Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Rabbit with Chorizo and Chickpeas

Rabbit is not an indigenous British species, it’s thought that they were brought here from mainland Europe by the Romans or Normans, to farm for meat and fur. Wild rabbit meat is low in fat and cholesterol and it will have … Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Game, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Merluza con Garbanzos y Chorizo

Hake with Chickpeas and Chorizo I really enjoyed a bacalao with chickpeas and chorizo dish recently in Barcelona and thought I’d cook something similar at home. Hake is quite a good substitute for bacalao, since it’s from the same fish … Continue reading

Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 25 Comments