Smoked Morcilla and Chorizo Fabada

[minesamojito]

A Fabada is a Spanish white bean stew enriched with Morcilla (similar to black pudding), Chorizo, and pork, cooked in a fragrant rich sauce. I managed to get my hands on a couple of smoked morcilla and a couple of cooking chorizo from the Totnes Good Food Market here in lovely Devon, and had always planned to cook this dish which was a favourite of mine from travels in Spain. If you can’t get your hands on the morcilla, then a good quality black pudding along with smoked paprika would have a similar rich smoky taste.
Smoked Morcilla and Chorizo Fabada(serves 4-6)
2 smoked morcilla ( or a couple of slices good quality black pudding)
2 cooking chorizo
400-500g pork loin or steaks
2 cans cannelini or white beans
1 can cherry tomatoes
1 can passata
1 onion finely diced
3 cloves of garlic
olive oil
a pinch each of smoked paprika and saffron
Fry off the sliced sausages in a medium hot pan with a little olive oil until just getting crispy and set aside in a separate bowl, turn the heat up and brown the pork, set this aside too.
Turn the heat down and soften the onion and garlic, add the beans, the meat and sausage, the tomatoes and passata, and the spices. Simmer on a low heat for a few hours with the lid until until the sauce becomes rich and smoky.
Serve with some crusty bread and some greens, we had some steamed purple sprouting broccoli from the garden.
Goes perfectly with a wonderful glass of Rioja.
Cheers
Marcus

[Calaf]

I've never had it, despite spending a lot of time in Spain. The Morcilla puts me off a bit, tbh.

Have you cooked Lentejas? (Lentil stew with chorizo.) If not I'll post a recipe.