Canarian Recipes: ROPA VIEJA

Dear Blog-readers,

Today we show a new Canarian receipe, called ROPA VIEJA:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 Kg of chickpeas
• 1/2 Kg of beef
• 1/2 Kg of chicken
• 1 Kg of potatoes
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 pepper
• 1 onion
• 1 tomato
• 1 small cup of white wine
• 1 small cup of water
• paprika
• black pepper
• thyme
• cloves
• bay leaf
• salt and oil.

PREPARATION:

1. Leave the chickpeas to soak overnight to tenderize them.Wash them on the next day and place them in a pot along with the meat, salt to taste and water.
2. Once cooked, drain everything off and shred the meat. Fry the meat and the chickpeas until they get crispy and set them aside.
3. Apart make a frying base by first chopping up the onion, the pepper, the peeled tomatoes and the garlic cloves. Fry it all with the oil adding to the black pepper and the cloves.
4. Once this base is ready, introduce the paprika, the wine, the thyme, the bay leaf and a small cup of water.
5. Then add the meat and the chickpeas and then leave it some minutes on the heat.
6. Finally, fry the diced potatoes and mix all the ingredients. You can also add to this dish certain vegetables like carrots or green beans.

Good Appetite, wishes you Mur Hotels!
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