Spanish-style chickpea stew with chorizo

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chickpea and chorizo tapas with sherry

I think this Spanish-style chickpea stew with chorizo with sherry dish has to be the tastiest chickpea dish I have ever made, and I can’t wait to make it again. Slightly spicy with loads of flavour, it makes fabulous tapas for three or four people. I love to serve this with a good dollop of creme fraiche and a few sprigs of fresh coriander. It sort of takes the flavours from a smokey Spanish vibe to that of Central America and Mexico. Scoop it onto slices of toasted baguette which adds crunch and mop up the juices.

Sherry is making a comeback on the world’s cocktail and bar scene with this retro drink becoming trendy again. The name Sherry is protected as a designation of origin fortified wine and is made only in the ‘sherry triangle’ made up of the three centres for Sherry making, Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria which fall on the South Western coast of Spain. Sanlucar is on the Andalusian Atlantic coast where sea breezes are said to add to the tangy salt aromas and flavours of, particularly, a dry Sherry – which is why salty almonds, slices of jamon, chorizo and olives are such a perfect accompaniment.

Sherry is also having its turn in London restaurants like St John, owned and run by well-known nose-to-tail eating chef Fergus Henderson who refers to dry sherry as leaving the palate ‘almost perfectly clean’ and ‘it’s just one of those things that can give you a ‘lift’ in the day, and we’re all looking for those lifts.’

Sam and Samantha Clark of Casa Moro in London cook extensively with Sherry and refer to it as ‘wine’ when cooking. When they visited Cape Town for the Good Food and Wine Show, they presented some fabulous dishes where Sherry and olive oil made the perfect creamy emulsion sauce and their recommendation was to drink Sherry with their chilli prawn dish. They also loved the local Fino.

This quick and easy chickpeas and chorizo casserole was delicious with a medium cream Monis fortified wine added to it and served with it, and I can’t wait to get stuck in and use it more extensively in my cooking. It adds a phenomenal depth of flavour. Most of the ingredients are store cupboard staples too.chickpea and chorizo tapas with sherry

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chickpeas and chorizo with sherry

A delicious chickpeas & chorizo stew that is perfect to serve as a tapa snack.
Print Recipe
chickpea and chorizo tapas with sherry
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 130 g Chorizo sliced
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1/2 red onion finely diced
  • 1/2 red pepper finely diced
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1/4 cup Monis Medium Cream
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tins chickpeas
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • Salt and Pepper to season
  • creme fraiche to garnish optional
  • fresh coriander leaves to garnish optional
  • toasted baguette to serve

Instructions

  • Heat a large frying pan and fry the chorizo until the oils start releasing and the meat brows. Remove the sausage and set aside.
  • Add the olive oil to the pan of orange oil and gently fry the onion for about 3 minutes until softened. add the red pepper and continue to fry for a further 2 or so minutes until they too are softened. Return the chorizo to the pan with the garlic and briefly fry.
  • Add the Monis Medium Cream and allow the liquid to (mostly) cook off.
  • Add the tomatoes, sugar, chickpeas, smoked paprika and cumin, and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Allow this to bubble on gentle heat for about 20 minutes.
  • Empty into a serving dish and garnish with creme fraiche and fresh coriander leaves
Servings: 2 -4
Author: Sam Linsell

 

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23 Comments

  1. Ruth Scheepers says:

    Dear Sam

    This looks so delicious – but any ideas of what I could use as a substitute for the chorizo in order to make the dish vegetarian – have to make book club supper this week and one of the girls is a vegetarian:( All I can think of is aubergine and that’s a bit dreary!

    regards

    Ruth

  2. Hi Ruth, maybe mushrooms? just add some chilli to replace the heat from the chorizo and a little more smoked paprika. no need to pre cook them, add them when you add the red pepper. Or you could just add more onion and red pepper and just use chickpeas.

  3. Great pictures!! My mouth is watering for your chickpea dish!!

  4. I have always wanted to try Sherry ever since Frasier was on air, which was a long time ago (You know, because they drank Sherry every episode), but never got a chance to do so. But now that I see this post, I think I would prefer yours better.

    Btw, I have always loved your photos, this post included, of course. 🙂

  5. Thanks Pang – that is kind :-). And I did not know this about Frasier. How interesting.

  6. I made the chickpea and chorizo tapas with sherry 10am this morning, to have as dinner tonight with my husband. It is 12.30 now and I have finished it all on my own. One of the most delicious dishes I have ever made and very, very moorish. The sherry gave it a wonderful kick and smell. Thank you.

  7. Oh I am so glad Ingrid, how easy? I also found them moreish. thanks for the comment. Sam

  8. i always loving going out for tapas, never though to make my own tapas dish at home. definitely need to try the recipe – i love chorizo and chickpeas together!

  9. Kathy Makgill says:

    How much does each tin of chickpeas weigh (or how many ounces)?
    There are various container sizes here. Thanks!

  10. Hi Kathy – a standard tin – 400g each. (if its 410g thats also fine)

  11. Paul Van Uytrecht says:

    Sam, can confirm that mushrooms work well – we make a similar dish with mushrooms, spinach and Chick-peas – very yummy.

  12. Hi Paul – mushrooms sound amazing with this too. Thanks for letting me / us know.

  13. I made this dish with spicy chicken sausage since I don’t eat chorizo and it was so tasty! It was even great the next day.

  14. Hi Beata – thanks for letting me know, glad you enjoyed.

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