Spanish Cocido - Chicken & Chickpea Stew
Created by Linky on March 28, 2021
- Servings: 6-8
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 45m
- Recipe #36697
Ingredients
- 1 (3 1/2 pound) whole chicken (whole or parts with skin on )
- Salt and pepper , to taste
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 onion
- 1 small garlic head , outer layer of skin removed, top trimmed off
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 rib celery
- 2 cups carrots , cut into pieces (about 2 large carrots)
- 4 cups potatoes , cut into wedges (about 4 small potatoes)
- 10 ounces chorizo sausages (Spanish, not Mexican chorizo)
- 30 ounces garbanzo beans (drained, two 15 oz. cans chickpeas)
- FOR SAUCE
- 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tomatoes (under-ripe tomatoes , peeled, chopped)
- 1/4 cup onion, minced
- 3 cloves garlic , crushed and minced, or grated
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Salt and pepper , to taste
How to Make
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Step 1: Season the chicken with salt and pepper and let stand 30 minutes at room temperature.
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Step 2: Put chicken in a large pot and add the stock and enough water to cover it.
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Step 3: Add the onion, garlic, bay leaf, celery, and bring to a boil.
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Step 4: Skim any foam that appears off the top, cover the pot, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the carrots and potatoes and simmer for an additional 15 minutes.
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Step 5: Meanwhile, in a pot of boiling water, cook the chorizo sausages for a couple of minutes and drain them. Add the sausages and chickpeas to the pot with the chicken. Cover and continue simmering until the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
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Step 6: The sauce:
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Step 7: In a food processor, process the parsley, tomatoes, and 1/3 cup of the chicken cooking liquid, until the tomatoes are crushed but not pureed.
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Step 8: Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add the onion, garlic, vinegar, olive oil, and whisk. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 9: Serve the meats, veggies, and chickpeas in one bowl swimming in the cooking liquid. Add parsley sauce to taste.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (991 g)
- Calories 804.9
- Total Fat - 36.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.4 g
- Cholesterol - 683.8 mg
- Sodium - 1193.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 48.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 10 g
- Sugars - 16.9 g
- Protein - 70.8 g
- Calcium - 168.8 mg
- Iron - 10.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 51.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg