Saturday, 9 August 2025

Chickpeas with prawns - Recipe from Cádiz

Chickpeas with prawns is a very typical recipe from the province of Cadiz, it is very tasty.

Chickpeas with prawns - Recipe from Cádiz


Ingredients (2 people):

- 400 g chickpeas.
- 200 g prawns.
- 1 big onion.
- 1 green pepper.
- 1 tomato.
- 2 cloves of garlic.
- parsley.
- paprika.
- oil.
- salt.
- 1 carrot.
- 1 /4 dry ñora pepper.
- 2 bay leaf.
- 50 ml white wine.
- a few strands of saffron.
- 10 ml tomato sauce.


Method:

1- Soak the chickpeas the night before.

2- We cook the chickpeas in a pressure cooker with a bit of salt and water, put the lid on and first put on high heat, once the steam starts coming out, put on low heat and cook for 1 hour.

3- Place the prawns in a pot with enough water to cover them by about two fingers. Boil for a few minutes until they turn red. Save the broth. Peel the prawns once they are cooled. If you bought pre-cooked prawns, peel them and make a broth using the shells.


4- Turn the vegetables into slices.



5- Sauté the onion and garlic in a bit of oil until the onion becomes translucent.


6- Add bay leaf and ñora, sautée for one more minute.


7- Add the rest of vegetables and cook until they are soft.


8- Add the broth , get rid of the bay leaf and crush everything.



9- Add the cooked chickpeas, salt, pepper, saffron, wine, and parsley. Cook for 5 more minutes to let the alcohol from the wine evaporate.

10- Add the prawns.


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