Chickpea and Chorizo Soup

Chickpea and Chorizo Soup

I found a recipe for this soup on a Jamie Oliver recipe. I changed it a little, like I didn't add the egg for example. I just thought I'd make the recipe a little easier from things from my fridge and pantry. It was a nice spicy soup, good for the winter time.

ingredients:

half a link of chorizo
1 can of chickpeas

1 carrot
1/2 onion
handful of kale
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 container of chicken stock (or veggie)
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp cayenne

1 tsp paprika
salt
pepper

directions:

1. Dice one onion, and put it in a large pot with some oil or butter. Chop up about half a link of store bought chorizo, and toss that into that pot after the onions get translucent or caramelized. At this point you can also toss in one carrot cut into tiny pieces. Put in 1 tsp of cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper and mix. Next, put in about 2 cloves of garlic crushed. And cook for 1-2 minutes.

2. Then add your can of diced tomatoes, and about 1/2 container of chicken stock. Put in about as much as you'd like. After that, you can put in one can of whole chickpeas. Put the pot at about medium heat, and cooking for 15-20 minutes.

3. Let the pot cook, so that the carrots and chcikeaps are all cooked through. Then add in a handful of chopped kale into the pot. Cook for a few more minutes.

4. Taste the soup. Is it spicy enough? Salty enough? Add more cayenne pepper or chili flakes for spice. If you'd like the soup to be a little redder you could also add some paprika.

Sweet Potato, Kale and Chorizo Hash With Fried Eggs

Sweet Potato, Kale and Chorizo Hash

This hash has the perfect combination of salty, sweet and smokiness. It works for a breakfast, lunch or dinner. The plus is it's easy to make, and the hash is also good as leftovers. My girlfriend has made me a hash like this without chorizo, so I decided to kick it up a notch. But if you don't have chorizo or want to make it vegetarian, omit it.

ingredients:

1/2 a chorizo cut into cubes
A handful of kale sliced/chopped thinly
1 sweet potato cubed
1/2 onion diced
1/4 tsp of cayenne
pepper
salt
garlic or garlic powder (optional)

directions:

1. Fry onions in a frying pan on low until they get translucent, or slightly yellow in colour.

2. Add in your chopped chorizo, and mix it with the onions, and let it cook and play for a few minutes

3. Stir in your sweet potato to the mix, and add your spices (cayenne, salt, pepper)

4. Occasionally turn and move around the whole works with a wooden spoon or spatula. You want to try to get a little bit of brown and crispyness on your sweet potato.

5. Once the potatoes are cooked through and have a bit of colour to them. Toss in your kale to cook for the last 1-2 minutes. It won't take long.

6. Eat with fried eggs if you have them!