Habas Guisadas (Faves Sacsaes)

📝 Ingredients

🥬 Vegetables and legumes:
✔️ 1 kg of fresh or frozen broad beans
✔️ 1 dry onion or 2 spring onions
✔️ 2 artichokes
✔️ 3 fresh garlic cloves

🥩 Meat and sausages:
✔️ 50 g of botifarra (black pudding)
✔️ 4 llonganisses (fresh white sausages)
✔️ 2-3 strips of bacon

🌿 Seasonings and extras:
✔️ 1 teaspoon of Murcia paprika
✔️ 1 pinch of mint
✔️ 500 ml of water (approximately)
✔️ 5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
✔️ Salt and ground pepper to taste
✔️ Eggs (optional, one per person)

👨‍🍳 Step-by-step preparation

🔥 1. Prepare the ingredients:

• Finely chop the fresh garlic and onion.
• Cut the artichokes into quarters.
• Slice the bacon into thin strips.
• Dice the botifarra and cut the sausages into small pieces.

🔥 2. Sauté the stew base:
In a large pot or cast-iron casserole, heat the olive oil and gently fry the onion, garlic, and artichokes until soft and golden.

🔥 3. Add the meats and sausages:
Add the bacon, botifarra, and llonganisses. Sauté everything together until the meats release their juices and brown slightly.

🔥 4. Cook the broad beans:
Add the broad beans and stir gently to coat them with the flavours of the sautéed ingredients.

🔥 5. Add the paprika and water:
Sprinkle the Murcia paprika and shake the pot to mix (do not use a spoon to avoid breaking the beans!). Quickly add water until the ingredients are just covered. Add more water as needed during cooking.

🔥 6. The final touch:
Once the stew starts to thicken, season with salt and pepper and add the mint for a fragrant touch.

🔥 7. (Optional) Add the eggs:
For extra creaminess, crack the eggs over the stew and let them cook in the residual heat.