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Spanish Civil War Rice | Arroz a lo Pobre Recipe

Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 65 ml
  • 1 potato
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1/2 green bell pepper
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 2.30 grams
  • 1 cup uncooked round rice 200 grams
  • 1 1/4 cups jarred or canned cooked chickpeas 210 grams
  • 3 cups vegetable broth 710 ml
  • handful freshly chopped parsley
  • sea salt & black pepper

Instructions

  1. Add 3 cups (710 ml) vegetable broth into a sauce pan and heat with a medium-high heat

  2. Heat a large fry pan with a medium-high heat and add in a generous 1/4 cup (65 ml) extra virgin olive oil

  3. Meanwhile, cut 1 potato (washed & patted dry) into 1/4 inch (.635 cm) thick rounds

  4. After heating the oil for 2 minutes, add in the slices of potato, making sure they´re all in a single layer, cook for 4 to 5 minutes per side

  5. While the potatoes are cooking, roughly dice 1/2 onion, roughly mince 4 cloves garlic, thinly slice 1/2 green & 1/2 red bell pepper and finely grate 2 tomatoes

  6. After cooking the slices of potato for 8 minutes (4 minutes per side), remove from the pan and set aside

  7. Using the same pan with the same heat, add in the diced onions and strips of green & red bell pepper, mix with the olive oil, after 3 minutes and the veggies are lightly sauteed, add in the minced garlic, mix and cook for 30 seconds, then add in 1 tsp (2.30 grams) sweet smoked paprika, quickly mix together, then add in the grated tomato and simmer for 2 minutes, or until the tomato has thickend up, then add in 1 cup (200 grams) uncooked round rice, 1 1/4 cups (210 grams) cooked chickpeas and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together until well combined, then add in the hot vegetable broth, give it one final mix and add the fried potatoes back into the pan, in a single layer

  8. After simmer for 9 to 10 minutes and most of the broth has been absorbed, but there is still a little bit left, lower the heat to a low-medium, simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until all the broth has been absorbed, then remove the pan from the heat and cover with a dishcloth, after 3 minutes uncover the pan, add to serving dishes and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley, enjoy!