Simple and straightforward, this dish of fresh fava beans simmered with chorizo makes a whole meal if you pair it with a few slices of crusty bread.
Tag: Spain
Habas con Chorizo
Gazpacho
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)
Gazpacho, the famous chilled tomato and cucumber soup from the Andalusia region of southern Spain, is an amazingly refreshing foil to a hot summer day.
Flan de Leche
(Latin caramel custard)
This simple yet elegant dessert is one of the most common sweet dishes in the Latin world and has spread in popularity as far as the Philippines and Japan.
Fabada Asturiana
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)
Fabada, or fabada asturiana, is a rich, warming stew of beans and sausages that originated in the Asturia region on the northwest coast of Spain. Asturians enjoy it as a hearty midday meal.
Empanadas
(Latin savory stuffed pastries)
Empanadas are meat pies popular throughout the Latin world. The variety of fillings for empanadas is endless and includes stew-like mixtures chicken, beef, ham and cheese, fish and seafood.
Zarzuela de Mariscos
(Spanish seafood stew)
Zarzuela de mariscos is an excellent seafood stew from the Catalan coast of northeast Spain.
Puchero
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)
Puchero is a meat and chickpea stew from the Andalusia region of Spain. Pork, sausages and often chicken are slow-simmered with hearty vegetables and garbanzo beans.
Pollo Chilindrón
(Spanish chicken with tomatoes and peppers)
Pollo chilindrón is a wonderful dish from the Aragón region of northeastern Spain that uses red bell peppers, a common ingredient in Aragonese cuisine.
Arroz con Pollo
(Latin chicken with rice)
Arroz con pollo, or "rice with chicken," originated in the Andalusia region of Spain. It shares similarities West African jollof rice, and may in fact have origins there.
Paella Valenciana
(Spanish meat, vegetable and rice dish)
Both rustic and elegant, this exquisite rice dish from the Valencia region of Spain is originally made over a wood fire in a large, shallow pan called a paella, or paellera.