Dried broad beans, michirones, with chorizo and ham

Dried broad beans, michirones, with chorizo and ham

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Dry broad beans, cooked in a pressure cooker with chorizo, Iberian bacon, and Serrano ham, seasoned with garlic and bay leaves: a hearty Spanish dish.

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These “michirones” are dried broad beans that have been soaked for a long time, then cooked in a pressure cooker with chorizo, bacon, and ham. The result is a hearty, tender, and very flavorful dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodpressure cooker
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people
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Directions

  1. Soak the broad beans for 24 hours in a ratio of 3 parts water to 1 part broad beans, changing the water 2 or 3 times.
  2. In the pressure cooker, add the rinsed broad beans, ham bones, chorizo slices, bacon pieces, Serrano ham, whole unpeeled garlic head, bay leaves, chopped chili peppers, and paprika. ≈ 3 min
  3. Cover the pot, close the pressure cooker, and start timing from the moment the valve begins to whistle. ≈ 3 min
  4. Once the broad beans are tender, turn off the heat and let them rest for 10 minutes.
  5. Serve hot. ≈ 2 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of dried broad beans, soaked for 24 hours in water
  • 250 g of chorizo, ready to cook
  • 250 g of Iberian lard
  • 3 slices of ham
  • 300 g of Serrano ham
  • 1 head of Allium sativum (garlic)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika
  • 2 or 3 small dried chili peppers
  • salt

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