Habas con Chorizo 
(Spanish fava beans simmered with spicy sausage)

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Serving bowl of habas con chorizo
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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. Try substituting serrano ham for the chorizo, or experiment with different seasonings according to what you have on hand.

Habas con Chorizo
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Habas con Chorizo

Course: Beans and Pulses, VegetablesCuisine: Spain
Makes 6 to 8 serving

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.

Ingredients

  • Olive oil — 1/4 cup

  • Red onion, finely chopped — 1

  • Garlic, minced — 2 or 3 cloves

  • Spanish chorizo sausage, cut into 1/4-inch rounds — 1/2 pound

  • Fresh fava beans, shelled and skinned — 1 pound

  • Water, stock or white wine — 1 cup

  • Tomato sauce — 1/2 cup

  • Oregano — 1 tablespoon

  • Salt and pepper — to taste

Directions

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium-high flame. Add the onion and garlic and saute until the onion is translucent, 3 or 4 minutes.
  • Add the sausage and saute for 3 or 4 minutes to lightly brown it. Then stir in the fava beans and cook, stirring to heat through, for another 2 or 3 minutes.
  • Add the water, stock or wine, tomato sauce, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low, cover, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Adjust seasoning and serve with crusty bread.

Habas con Chorizo Notes and Variations

  • Habas con jamón (Favas with ham): Substitute the chorizo with chopped serrano ham or prosciutto.
  • Instead of the olive oil, saute 1/4 pound of chopped salt pork or bacon until it renders its fat. Then saute the onions, etc. in the pork fat.
  • Try other seasonings instead of oregano like chopped parsley or mint, smoked paprika or some fennel seed.
  • Eliminate the tomato sauce if you prefer.
  • At the very end of cooking, stir in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or sherry vinegar.

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