Best Chickpea And Spanish Chorizo Paella Recipes

CHICKPEAS AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• Put garbanzo beans into a large container; add enough cool water to cover by several inches. Soak beans 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse before using.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Halve both the red bell pepper and green bell pepper from top to bottom. Remove and discard the stem, seeds, and ribs. Arrange pepper halves with cut sides down onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Roast peppers under the preheated broiler until their skins have blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes; transfer to a bowl and tightly seal bowl with plastic wrap to steam the peppers as they cool until the skins are loosened, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skins. Slice peppers.
• Heat canola oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir potatoes in hot oil until browned, about 10 minutes; add chorizo and continue to cook and stir until chorizo is hot, 3 to 5 minutes more. Stir peppers, onion, garlic cloves, paprika, and salt into the potato mixture; cook, stirring infrequently, until the onion softens, about 10 minutes more.
• Stir soaked garbanzo beans into the mixture. Pour sherry over everything. Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and cook at a simmer until the beans are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

PAELLA WITH CHICKEN, CHORIZO AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a mortar or food processor, grind parsley, almonds and garlic to a paste. Set aside. Place stock in saucepan, add saffron, bring to simmer and remove from heat.
• Heat oil in 17-inch paella pan, on two burners if necessary, or in two 13-inch pans. Add chorizo and saute until heated through. Remove from pan. Season chicken with salt and pepper, place in pan and saute until nicely browned, leaving legs and thighs in pan a little longer than breast pieces. Remove chicken. Lower heat. Saute onion and leek until soft but not brown.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add red and yellow peppers to paella pan. When soft, add tomatoes and wine. When most of the liquid has evaporated, add paprika and rice and stir to coat. Add stock mixture and stir. Simmer 5 minutes.
• Fold in parsley mixture, beans and chorizo. Add chicken and simmer another 5 minutes. Arrange shrimp on top. Place in oven about 15 minutes, until chicken and rice are cooked.
• Remove from oven, cover loosely with foil and set aside 10 minutes. Garnish with olives and serve.

CHICKPEA AND SPANISH CHORIZO PAELLA

Steps:

• Add the chorizo to a 12-inch skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain; remove all but one tablespoon of the rendered fat from the skillet.
• Add the olive oil, onion, sliced garlic, and large pinch salt; cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until softened and just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining garlic, paprika and saffron, and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and paprika has darkened, 1 minute. Stir in the rice; add thyme and broth, and bring to a simmer.
• Stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula to redistribute the broth and rice, cook for 10 minutes. Sprinkle the chickpeas, tomatoes, and red peppers evenly over the top. Cook uncovered, without stirring, until the liquid is completely absorbed and the rice is tender, about 10 minutes longer. Sprinkle peas, cooked chorizo and green onions over the rice; cover, and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges on the side.