
Tomatoes Fabada
A slow-simmered spanish pot of tomatoes, root vegetables and rich broth — dinner that tastes like a warm kitchen on a cold day. About 50 minutes from fridge to table.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Onion2, chopped
- Tomato6 large
- Garlic4 cloves, minced
- Potato3 medium, cubed
- Olive Oil2 tbsp
- Carrot2, thickly sliced
- Stock or Broth750 ml
- Chorizo150 g
- Butter Beans2 cans
- Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the tomatoes well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
- 2
Lift the tomatoes out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the smoked paprika.
- 3
Return the tomatoes, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
- 4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
- 5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh parsley right before serving.
Chef's tip
For deeper flavour, toast the smoked paprika in the oil before adding anything wet.
/dish/5756Watch how it's made
Video: Fabada | Spanish Recipe |Tisha Acuna · on YouTube