Fabada
Description
In Spain, tourists are often served fabada—a dish that frequently combines many types of meat products, and visitors try to guess exactly what has been added. Preparing authentic fabada properly under our conditions could be quite expensive if following the original recipe. However, there are quite a few variations of fabada in Spain itself, depending on the region. Therefore, you can experiment and create your own version of fabada.
Instructions
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Step 1
Soak the beans beforehand. The name "fabada" itself comes from the word for beans, which are very popular in Spain. Since this type of bean is hard to find where we are, you can simply use white beans.
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Step 2
Prepare the meat: if you can't find a good pork tail, you can use another part of the pig (or even meat other than pork).
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Step 3
Chop the onion and garlic, then simmer together with the beans in a deep frying pan. Add the spices. If desired, you can also add tomato paste.
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Step 4
Now chop the meat ingredients and add them to the beans. Simmer everything for about 40 minutes over low heat with the lid closed.
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Step 5
When everything is ready, remove the tail and cut off the meat, then add it to the fabada. And our fabada is ready! It can be served simply with bread and no side dish, or garnished with herbs.