A few weeks ago, our whole family decamped to Derbyshire to celebrate the parents' 40th wedding anniversary. Being a large family, we didn't all manage to be there for the whole time, but we did manage one big celebration dinner together.
Heidi wrote a great overview of the meal here: http://www.movingfoodie.com/2012/06/recipe-pork-belly-with-coriander-and.html but I failed to provide her with the recipe for my contribution, a chorizo and butterbean side dish, in time. Here it is.
As cooked that evening, for 10 people as a side dish, you need to:
- Crush and gently fry two cloves of garlic in some olive oil
- Slice a chorizo sausage into thin rounds, add, and fry for a few minutes
- Add about 4 teaspoons of paprika, 2 of coriander and 2 of cumin, plus salt and pepper
- Add two tins of chopped tomatoes and a tin of butter beans
- Bring to boil, stirring occasionally, then turn down low and cook until the sauce thickens, stirring from time to time. We cooked it for about an hour, but it probably doesn't have to be that long. The longer the better in terms of developing flavour!
Further to this, I cooked this tonight as a main dish. In addition to the ingredients above, add two diced chicken breasts with the chorizo, then a chopped sweet potato, 3 potatoes (butternut squash or carrot would work well too), and 440ml water (I filled a tomato tin with water and tipped it in!) with the tomatoes and beans. Cook slowly for a couple of hours on the hob, stirring regularly. Yum! Would serve 5-6.
Sorry it's late, Heidi!
No problem! It was absolutely delicious. You should add a photo too :-)
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