Spanish Chickpea Stew With Cod Recipe

Ingredients:
1/2 lb  dried chickpeas (garbanzo )
1/2 lb  dried salt cod
  4 c   water
  2     bay leaves
  5 clv garlic
  1     onion
  1 sli bread (white)
  1     onion
  4 T   olive oil
  1 t   sweet paprika (Spanish)
  2     eggs
  1 bn  parsley
 10 oz  spinach (fresh)

Instructions:
Night before: If you use natural dried chickpeas rather than canned ones,
in a large bowl pour over enough cold water to cover chickpeas and set
aside overnight to soak. Soak for 18 - 24 hours the dried salt cod in
a large bowl with enough cold water to cover the cod. Change the water 3 -
4 times before cooking (step 1.-).  Drain and rinse chickpeas and
remove discolored ones. Put the chickpeas in a pot with the 4 cups water,
the bay leaves, 1 whole onion ( just peeled) and the cloves of garlic
(whole) without removing the peel, just with a small cut. Then bring to a
boil and boil them for 30 minutes in a pressure pot or 70-80 minutes for a
normal one. (Check your pot instructions for cooking chickpeas).Remove the
cloves of garlic and the onion and set aside.In a skillet fry the slice of
white bread with olive oil over medium heat until golden (1 - 2 minutes
each side) and set aside.Chop the second onion. Add it into the same
skillet with the oil that remains in there. Cook over low heat for 12-15
minutes.Turn off the heat, add the Spanish sweet paprika and stir for 1 - 2
minutes.Boil the eggs in a small pot with water for 10 minutes, or use
your favorite method for hard boiled eggs.In a mortar, place the cloves of
garlic, the onion from step 4., a bunch of fresh parsley, the fried bread
and the fried onion. Use a pestle to grind. Peel and chop the
hard-boiled eggs.Bring the pot with the chickpeas to a boil again and add
the mixture from the mortar. Drain, dice and add the cod. Simmer and stir
for 5 minutes.Add the hard-boiled eggs and the fresh spinach, stir and
simmer for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy your Spanish chickpea stew
recipe (Potaje Recipe). See more Spanish bean recipes.

Description:
Chickpea stew recipe! A delicious bean recipe from Spain called 'potaje'. Ge this fully nutritive chickpea recipe with cod, spinach and eggs prepared with the traditional Spanish cooking style!

Notes:
Skip soaking the chickpeas if using canned chickpeas.