Chorizo, pork belly & chickpea casserole

Chorizo, pork belly & chickpea casserole

By Barney Desmazery
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Prep: 20 mins Cook: 2 hrs, 30 mins

Easy

Serves 4
A Spanish-influenced stew with slow-cooked belly pork, a cheap cut with great flavour and soft texture

Nutrition and extra info

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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal680
  • fat45.2g
  • saturates15.7g
  • carbs22.6g
  • sugars9.4g
  • fibre4.4g
  • protein43.5g
  • salt1.3g
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
    olive oil

    Olive oil

    ol-iv oyl

    Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…

  • 700g skinless, boneless pork belly, cut into large bite-sized chunks
  • 100g cooking chorizo, sliced into thin rounds
    Chorizo

    Chorizo

    chore-reeth-oh

    A coarsely textured spiced pork sausage widely used in Spanish and Mexican cooking. It is made…

  • 1 large onion, chopped
    Onion

    Onion

    un-yun

    Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…

  • 1 large carrot, finely chopped
    Carrot

    Carrot

    ka-rot

    The carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…

  • 1 tsp fennel seed
    Fennel seeds

    Fennel seeds

    feh-nell seeds

    A dried seed that comes from the fennel herb, fennel seeds look like cumin seeds, only greener,…

  • small pinch dried chilli flakes
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 4 bay leaves, fresh are best
  • sprig of thyme

    Thyme

    This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…

  • large pinch golden caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 50ml sherry vinegar or good quality red wine vinegar
  • 400g tin chopped tomato
  • 400g tin chickpea, drained and rinsed
  • fresh chopped parsley
    Parsley

    Parsley

    par-slee

    One of the most ubiquitous herbs in British cookery, parsley is also popular in European and…

Method

  1. 1 Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Heat the oil in a casserole dish with a lid and spend a good 10 mins browning the pork on all sides. If your casserole dish isn’t wide enough to fit the pork in a single layer then brown it in batches. Scoop the pork out and set aside then add the chorizo and sizzle for a minute. Add the vegetables, fennel seeds, chilli flakes, garlic and herbs and cook for about 5 mins until the vegetables are soft and just starting to colour. Sprinkle over the sugar and stir in the tomato purée then splash in the vinegar and bubble for a moment. Tip in the tomatoes and a can of water. Stir the pork and juices into the sauce, season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.

  2. Cover the dish with a lid and place in the oven for 1 hr 45 mins, checking occasionally and if the sauce becomes too thick add a splash more water. Remove the pan from the oven and stir in the chickpeas and return to the oven for 15 mins. Remove again and leave to cool slightly so it’s not scorching hot then stir through the parsley. Taste for seasoning and serve with crusty bread or boiled potatoes.

  • Recipe Tip

    Tip

    If pork belly is hard to find or you don’t fancy skinning your own then skinless pork shoulder will work just as well.

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Worrallm
30th Mar, 2018
5.05
Super easy and yummy. Will definately be making again!
lizleicester
4th Nov, 2017
5.05
I see I made this over 5 years ago when I gave it 4 stars. This time I cooked it in the oven (not the slow cooker), and added real chicken stock instead of water and it's edged it's way up to 5 stars!!
Bleaden94
31st Oct, 2017
5.05
Loved this recipe as it was similar to what I've made before with chickpeas & chorizo, really simple to make, yet so delicious. Fennel seeds and pork belly is always a winner, then the chilli flakes add a great oomph! I didn't have any carrots in so I added celery & red pepper which worked really well! I also only had 400g of pork belly which was plenty!
pmercier
15th Jul, 2017
3.8
excellent. used pork loin and cooked for 60 mins not 120. worked very well.
gingersof
24th Apr, 2017
5.05
Delicious! Served this to guests with green beans, new potatoes and crusty bread ..... not a drop was left! Even from someone who confessed after they wouldn't usually eat chorizo or chickpeas everyone loved it.
Jvjp24601
8th Mar, 2017
5.05
Amazing dish. My wife loves it
macdeb
14th Feb, 2017
Can I cook this in the slow cooker?
ricaroo
19th Nov, 2016
5.05
Great recipe I browned the pork and veg in a frying pan then transferred to a slow cooker set to low. I added a little water and used a Rosemary and Thyme flavour pot for the herbs. Served with crusty bread and beans this recipe was a hit with the four of us.
Nontofussy
6th Nov, 2016
I love the review toughtoplease left. With the changes and substitutions made, it not really the same recipe. Made me chuckle. However, I made it for supper tonight and it was delicious.
toughtoplease
6th Jul, 2016
3.8
Made this but didn't have a full can of chickpeas so subbed a half can of baked beans I had in the fridge which worked wonderfully. Had no carrots but had a few sticks of celery to use, no bay or fennel seeds and like others I upped the garlic and chilli. Also threw in a few handfuls of frozen spinach which came up a treat. Happy with this recipe and its so versatile!

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gingersof
24th Apr, 2017
5.05
Used chunks of chorizo cut up small from a ring rather than the thin slices suggested. No bay leaf and put fresh coriander on top when serving. Served with steamed beans, herby new potatoes and crusty bread. All our guests loved it.
BillyDragon1000
12th Feb, 2017
5.05
Delicious, simple and filling. I used a pork stock cube instead of just "a can of water" and put potatoes and button mushrooms in from the start and it came out perfect.
trolleytom
22nd Mar, 2015
5.05
Red lentils work brilliantly as a non bean replacement for the chickpeas.
pmw
4th Feb, 2015
This sounds delicious - has anyone tried making it in a slow cooker? I've just bought one and am looking for interesting recipes, but not quite sure how much of this I would have to prepare in advance...
nicgmay13
26th Jun, 2014
5.05
Love this dish! I had maple flavoured pork belly strips and wasn't quite sure what to do with them, so found this recipe and the outcome was delicious!
casafood74
6th Oct, 2013
Solced my own problem for this one! We had the leftovers with herby cous cous last night and it was a fabulous combination. Cous cous was just made with veg stock, garlic oil, a mix of herbs we had in our fridge (parsley, thyme and coriander) lot of lemon juice squeezed over at the end.