Thursday, June 19, 2014

Michirones Spanish Recipe


Today we return to land Mancha to know as michirones are made ​​. The michirones are one of the many traditional recipes from this area of Albacete . There are exclusive of Hellin , can also eat at many other locations in Murcia and Alicante Vega Baja . It is a recipe in which the main protagonist is the bean. A meal of people very rich and very strong which was taken at the cold days. If you walk through the bars of that hinterland southeast of Spain and order a beer, do not be surprised that you put a lid on michirones ... real good. They are very simple to prepare and in little more than an hour you have them ready. 

TIME 80 MINUTES       MEDIA DIFFICULTY           LOW PRICE





INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE


  • 1 KILO OF DRY BEANS, THE FIND IN ANY SUPERMARKET
  • 2 O 3 CHORIZOS RED FOR STEW
  • HAM BONE
  • LAUREL
  • SAL
  • BLACK PEPPER
  • SPICY CHILI
  • POTATO (OPTIONAL)
  • PUDDING (OPTIONAL)
  • BACON (OPTIONAL)
  • 1 head of garlic
  • SWEET PEPPER
  • WATER

A COOKING!

As with all traditional village meal ingredients change according to the family. The recipes are passed from parents to children, and should always be, but now we will not fault the help of "internete".

1. beans being dried must rehydrate. This means leave them in water for at least 48 hours and change the water three times.You going to see a lot of similarity between this recipe lentil stew. 

Two. Put the beans in a pot and hydrated and clean, the ham bone, bay leaf (2 pages) and hot pepper. 15 minutes in the pressure cooker. You can have more bone if you want a more intense flavor.  

3. surpassed a quarter of an hour uncover the pressure cooker and add the remaining ingredients, ie the sliced ​​sausage, black pudding, bacon, potatoes, garlic and teaspoon paprika. Allow to simmer until all ingredients are ripe and beans are tender. Within half an hour to 45 minutes approximately. View removing the foam that may form above. The soup should be thick like a stew. Watch the salt, and there is no more to serve. 

PRESENTATION

The michirones taken as an appetizer or first deep dish lid. If you have the typical clay pots are the perfect place to put portions. The ideal is a good country bread slices to go wet. Served hot, but as with many dishes of this type ... are better the next day. 

DRINK WHAT?

A red wine goes perfectly with michirones 

VARIATIONS

Well since you have realized that I have put many optional ingredients. Potato, garlic amount, the amount of bone ham, sausage, bacon ... According to what you have in the pantry, you do not worry, the essence are the bean, bay leaf, paprika, sausage, ham bone and chili. 

ORIGIN

is a dish in which the ingredients are dry, is typical of the people who worked the fields and herding. In Cartagena is a culture deeply rooted, as in much of Murcia but Hellin michirón not fall short. 

A more dish to the collection. The truth is that the name is unique, of which not forgotten. By the way remember that beans should be dry and large. Now you can not say you do not know how to michirones. 

soon!

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