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Three cozy, budget-friendly classics are on the menu: chickpea stew with prawns, French-inspired onion soup with crispy bread and melty cheese, and hearty spinach-potato stew. Grandma’s tricks make these comforting dishes easy and delicious. Which one will you make first? #Recipes #Cooking #ComfortFood
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0:00 - Chickpea and Prawn Stew
10:01 - French-Inspired Onion Soup
16:56 - Spinach and Potato Stew
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0:00 - Chickpea and Prawn Stew
10:01 - French-Inspired Onion Soup
16:56 - Spinach and Potato Stew
We're now available on Spotify! Listen now https://open.spotify.com/show/58XnsaQBkgin9QfKXkMWBB
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00:00Check out what we've got for you today! Three hearty soups and stews! Quick, cheap,
00:06and comforting to make your month so much easier! I'm VT, this is La Cocina de la
00:13Abuela, and let's get started! First, a chickpea stew with prawns, which only uses
00:1810 frozen prawns super affordable. Look at this wonder! Chickpeas with prawns
00:26prepared with all the little tricks, some easy ones, and you'll have them on your
00:32table much sooner than you think. Today, with a handful of frozen prawns and
00:37chickpeas, we're going to prepare a classic stew, just like in the old days!
00:43Spectacular! My grandmother made it incredibly well! I'm using her recipe and
00:47after you watch this video and the little tips I'm going to share, yours will turn
00:51out just as spectacular! Look how amazing it looks! It's incredible! A stew that's
00:58perfect for Sunday lunch, spectacular, but it's so easy to make that it's also
01:03great for a weekday meal, so make sure to write it down! And even if it seems too
01:08complicated at first glance, how would you feel if I told you that you can have it
01:12on the table in just half an hour? Absolutely spectacular! I'm VT, this is La
01:17Cocina de la Abuela! Let's get started! Let's start with the ingredients! Chickpeas!
01:22300 grams that we're going to soak for 12 hours! Look how plump they've gotten
01:28after soaking! We're going to put them in there, in a pressure cooker, to make this
01:33recipe super fast! If you're going to use a regular pot, it will take you twice as
01:39long. We add salt! We're also going to add water until our chickpeas are covered! As
01:44soon as you have water, salt and chickpeas in your pot, close it and just cook for 15
01:53minutes! From the moment the valve closes, you can use canned chickpeas and save
01:59yourself the whole process of cooking the chickpeas and having them soak the day
02:03before and all that hassle! The symphony of flavor begins! Two cloves of garlic, a
02:09super Spanish ingredient that we love! Chop them finely! There! Let's grab a pot!
02:14If the garlic was Spanish, the olive oil is even more so! A splash of olive oil and we
02:23start to brown our garlic! Meanwhile, let's take half an onion! We're going to make an
02:30amazing sofrito! We're going to cut it into small cubes, like this! Take it easy, carefully
02:37chop it! We want to keep all five fingers on each hand! We're also going to use bell pepper! In
02:44my
02:44case, half a green one and half a red one because, besides flavor, we're going to give
02:48it a gorgeous pop of color! We also cut it into small cubes! First the green one and then
02:54the red one! If you want to do it the other way around, don't worry, it won't change the
02:59final result! Soon you'll have this! Well, with this we go to the pan! The garlic has
03:04started to dance, see? Like this! But it's not golden yet! Otherwise it'll burn! So now
03:10it's time to add these three little things to our pan! This is going to give it a
03:18base of flavor that's truly wonderful! There you have it! Now you're going to cook it on
03:23low heat, slowly, we let it soften! I'll give you a little tip! If you add salt, it'll
03:29be done much sooner! That's a good trick! Stir it, and in 10 minutes it'll be ready!
03:35As always, these traditional stews are very simple, but with the little trick I'm going
03:39to share, they'll turn out even better! We're taking it up a notch! First little trick! This
03:45one's about the sofrito! Take your time! While the chickpeas are cooking, don't worry! It won't
03:52take you an extra time, but let the onion and the pepper get really soft, almost caramelized!
03:58It will give the whole dish a deeper flavor, and it will turn out much better! Let's continue!
04:04We're going to use our frozen prawns! 10 or 12 pieces! You don't need more than that!
04:11What we're going to do is remove the skin, the shell, or whatever it's called, the tail
04:16and the head! There you go! On one side, we're going to leave all of this, and on the other,
04:22the prawn meat that we're going to set aside! So, one by one, all your prawns! We're going to use
04:29them
04:29in two different batches! On one side, we'll go the meat, and on the other, the shells, and we'll end
04:34up with an amazing dish! This really is the foundation! Come along! One on one side, and the other on
04:41the other!
04:42How easy! Let's go! The shells go into a pan! We add a splash of olive oil, and toast them!
04:49Tons of
04:49aroma and flavor! And if you squeeze the heads, even more! Great trick! Essential! To make this dish
04:58turn out better than ever, you have to make the most of those shrimp! Those prawns! In my case,
05:03those king prawns! So, we peel them, set aside the shells and heads, and with them, we're going to make
05:10a
05:10stock that we'll add to the vegetable base, which turns out amazing! Let's go with another super
05:17Spanish ingredient that we love! A teaspoon of paprika! See how we already have the shells ready!
05:23See how they've changed color? They're looking great! This is what I meant by making good use of our
05:31seafood! We add the paprika! Give it a good stir! Here, quickly! Just 10 seconds, and let's move on to
05:39the
05:39next ingredient! Otherwise, this will burn! Next ingredient! We need a glass of white wine, which
05:46we'll use to quickly lower the temperature so the paprika doesn't burn! Two minutes for the alcohol to
05:53evaporate! And we continue! See how easy it is? Next ingredient! Broth! 400 milliliters of fish broth!
06:02If you don't have it, you can use vegetable broth or water! Add it in until our prawn heads and
06:10shells
06:10are well covered! 10 minutes! Medium heat! Don't touch it! Let's keep adding things to the pot! Cooked tomato sauce!
06:203 tablespoons! It gives depth! It gives body! It gives flavor! And it works wonderfully! So in go the
06:28tablespoons of cooked tomato sauce! And here we're going to give it a good stir so it evaporates a bit!
06:36I think 20 seconds is enough! And I'm going to add something else that I love and is also super
06:42Spanish! Here I go! Cottesero pepper paste! If you don't have it, don't worry! The recipe will still
06:48work! But it goes great with it! One tablespoon is enough! Five minutes! Everything together so it
06:54thickens! And we'll have this! Done! How are the chickpeas doing? Well, the time is up! The valve has gone
07:01down! So we open the pot and there they are! Look how they turned out! Perfect! Cooked chickpeas into our
07:09pot!
07:09They're not fully cooked yet! They still need a little more! Don't worry! We add the chickpeas to the
07:16stew! And here they're going to finish cooking even though they're already soft! Come on! In they go!
07:23All the chickpeas we had in our pot! And this is where the magic is going to happen! We add
07:29this wonderful
07:30thing we had in the pan! We strain it so the prawn shells don't get through! For the chickpeas and
07:35so the
07:36stew turns out perfect and clean! And here we have flavor! Wow! Absolutely spectacular! See? There it is!
07:45We still have to add a few things that I'll tell you about as we go! First, cover it with
07:50broth! The
07:51broth we had left over! We want our chickpeas to be completely submerged! Give it a little shake like
07:57this so they settle down and don't break! Good! And we add salt to taste! This dish is turning out
08:10wonderfully!
08:11We add bay leaf, aroma and flavor! We cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes!
08:20Once the cooking time is up, I'll show you! Look how good it looks! The broth has thickened! The chickpeas
08:28are
08:28perfect! And now it's time to add the prawns we had set aside! The prawn meat! Come on! In it
08:35goes!
08:36And now we're going to turn off the heat and cover it! Because this cooks super fast and the residual
08:45heat
08:45alone is enough to finish the dish! But we still have a little trick left! Don't think we're done yet!
08:52The last one! Come on! 5 minutes! Residual heat! After that time, look how amazing this looks! See?
09:00Everything has cooked! The flavors have blended together! This is top notch! And of course,
09:06the last trick! The easiest one! Did you think it was over? Well, no! There's one last trick left and
09:11it's
09:12the simplest of all! You have to let it rest before bringing it to the table! 5 minutes! Don't overdo
09:19it!
09:20Because if it gets cold, that's not good either! But if you let it rest those 5 minutes, the broth
09:26gets
09:26more concentrated, the flavors come together and the broth turns out thicker and much better to eat!
09:32So, 5 minutes! That's it! Time to serve! Look at this! It's wonderful! I'm going to sprinkle a little
09:40parsley because I love it and the dish is ready! Done! Easy chickpea and prawn stew!
09:49We just used a handful of frozen prawns and the result is really worth it! Serve yourself a big plate!
09:58Because this is truly amazing! See? Secondly, onion soup! It's a grandma's recipe made with stale bread
10:06and it's delicious! Onion soup with a crispy top! Listen to how it sounds! And the inside, juicy,
10:17full of flavor with this perfectly cooked onion! It's spectacular! It's good! Plus, I'll tell you in
10:25advance that the recipe is affordable, simple and on top of that, it goes a long way! First, an essential
10:33ingredient! 3 onions! That's about 600 grams and they're white onions! What we're gonna do is cut
10:39them, slice them and chop them up! Careful! Use a sharp knife and you'll have them ready in no time!
10:47First little trick! It has to do with the onion! Slice the onion into thin julienne strips! Otherwise,
10:54your recipe will be a flop! The truth is that onions go a long way! So, with three medium-sized
11:02onions,
11:03you have enough! Let's go! It'll only take us a couple of minutes! That's all! And the central element
11:10of our recipe will be ready! Look! I have it right here! We're going to use a pot, a large
11:18pot,
11:19where we're going to put a piece of butter! It's two tablespoons! About 40 grams and also olive oil!
11:28Three tablespoons! Which will be 20 milliliters! We melt it over low heat, being careful not to burn
11:35it and not to let the butter stick! Soon, all the butter will melt and we'll have something like this!
11:41At this point, we'll add the onion! Don't worry if it looks like a lot, because when it cooks down,
11:49it reduces a lot and will fit in the pot without any problem! High heat! Two minutes! Here we go!
11:57So everything mixes well! Stir non-stop for two minutes and we'll be back!
12:05See! After two minutes, we add salt! And now we give it a good stir so the salt mixes in!
12:11And now,
12:12we're going to cook it for much longer because we want the perfect onion!
12:17So, 20 or 30 minutes on low heat until our onion is soft and cooked down, almost caramelized!
12:24This is one of those recipes you need to take your time with!
12:29If you're in a hurry, it's not going to turn out well!
12:33Second little trick! Leave the onion alone!
12:36We need it to change color to be perfect and it will take 20 or 30 minutes, so don't rush!
12:43See! Here's where I'm at! I've been at it for about 20 minutes and it's not there yet!
12:49Careful! It still needs more time!
12:52Alright! I've been at it for 25 or 26 minutes and I think this is how I want it!
12:58Perfect!
12:59Third little trick! And this is what makes this onion soup work!
13:04Add a teaspoon of flour to the mixture, cook it for a bit and the soup will get a lot
13:09thicker
13:10and it'll turn out much better! If not, it turns out too watery!
13:16So make sure to remember this little trick!
13:18So with our onion nice and soft and starting to turn golden, it's time to add the flour!
13:23You see? It's just a teaspoon! Don't overdo it!
13:27Cook for 2 minutes so the flour toasts and gives us a good flavor instead of a bad one!
13:33And that's it for this step! Let's add the liquids!
13:36We need white wine, about a glass or so, about 150 milliliters that we'll add directly to our pot!
13:45Add the wine, stir, turn the heat to high and cook for 2 minutes so the alcohol evaporates!
13:52We're also going to add broth, vegetable broth, chicken broth, beef broth, 1 liter of broth!
14:00If you want me to give you the recipe for my bone broth like this one, you know, let me
14:05know in the comments!
14:06Medium heat, 20 minutes!
14:07Now, here's today's existential question!
14:11I hope! The answer is, the one I'm thinking of!
14:15Which do you prefer? That French inspired dish or a French classic?
14:20Onion soup! Or a dish as Spanish as a slice of potato omelette? Which one would you choose?
14:28Next ingredient, bread! 9 slices of bread, 3 per person so this soup gets a little better!
14:35We cut them into thin slices! Don't overdo it! As you can see, they're about a centimeter thick!
14:41And I already have them here! And what I'm going to do is place them on a baking tray,
14:47because we're going to give them a very special touch!
14:51We brush each slice of bread with olive oil!
14:57See how easy it is? You can also do it in the air fryer!
15:01Don't worry, we bake them! 5 minutes, 180 degrees Celsius!
15:06Last little trick! The bread has to be well toasted! It should look almost burnt, starting to get really golden
15:13around the edges!
15:14Because if not, it will get too soggy in the soup, it will sink, and it won't turn out well
15:21at all!
15:22So, bread, nice and toasted!
15:24As soon as you have them like this, nice and toasted and crunchy!
15:29Set them aside, because we'll use them soon!
15:32Let's go! The soup in our pot has reduced, and it's just right! That's how we like it!
15:38Now we just have to find some nice bowls that are oven safe! Be careful!
15:43We fill these bowls with our soup, in my case, mugs, all the way to the top!
15:51And we place three little slices of crispy bread here and there! See how nice it's looking!
15:59And now, all that's left is the cheese! A handful of cheese that melts well, grated cheese, in my case,
16:07mozzarella!
16:07You can use a pizza cheese blend, you can use Havarti, you can use whatever you want, into the oven
16:13to brown the cheese!
16:15After some time, we take it out of the oven and let it cool down a bit!
16:20You have to make this French-inspired onion soup!
16:23It's a super easy recipe, it goes a long way, it's delicious, it has everything to be a hit! Look,
16:29check it out!
16:30That crust of melted cheese is just perfect! The best part of the recipe? Here I go! Grab a spoon
16:38and enjoy!
16:40See? The cheese inside is still melted! It's wonderful! Just like that! Who can top that?
16:49Put this soup on your table and you'll enjoy it, that's for sure! Uro!
16:56Third up! Spinach stew! Super healthy! Super easy! You have to make it!
17:04A classic dish with grandma's recipe that always turns out great! Don't miss it! Look how amazing it looks!
17:13First step! Potatoes! Well washed and well peeled! Better the other way around! Peel them first and then wash them!
17:21We're going to break the potatoes into pieces, like this! Snapping them off with a small knife, little by little!
17:28So that with these rough edges and the bubbling in the pot, we'll get a thick and really tasty sauce!
17:34We make a few little holes in it so the fat comes out and it turns out amazing!
17:39Now let's move on to the base of the recipe! Spinach! 250 grams of spinach!
17:46If it's 300! That's fine too! We chop them into pieces! However you like! It's up to you!
17:54I like them like this! A bit chunky! Although my grandmother preferred to chop them very finely!
18:01Next ingredient! A clove of garlic! We slice it like this! Slice! Slice! Slice! That's it!
18:09Let's move over to the pot! A splash of olive oil! At the bottom, we turn on the heat! In
18:16goes our garlic!
18:17There it is! Let it start to dance, as the professional chefs say! And at that moment,
18:23we add the paprika, turn off the heat, give it a good stir, and that's it! Lower the temperature by
18:30adding
18:30the potatoes and giving them a good stir! 20 seconds, it'll turn out spectacular! It's not hot enough for
18:38the paprika to burn and it'll be perfect! After giving it a good stir, we're going to start adding ingredients!
18:46Our chopped spinach! Let me remind you! It's 250 grams! Special touch! 50 grams of Serrano ham in cubes!
18:55This touch is optional, but it gives it an amazing flavor! We also add the coriso, of course,
19:01it's really good! And a pinch of salt! Be careful with the salt, because the ham is already quite salty!
19:07We add water, until it covers everything! We stir well! There it is! Don't worry, because it will lose
19:16volume as it cooks, and everything will turn out fantastic! And we cook for 25 minutes! That's all there is
19:29to it! And look! Look at those bubbles! Look how good it looks! Don't tell me you're not craving a
19:35big
19:35spoonful of this wonder! Wow! An incredible stew! Perfect for these cold days! You have to make it!
19:44Let's take out the sausage and cut it into individual pieces! And onto the plate! Well, to the table!
19:53There you have it! Spinach and potato stew! There you go! Try to beat that! Rears! Razz! It looks fantastic!
20:01Look at this plate! Just imagine it in winter! Wow! This dish is wonderful! Really simple! You have to make
20:09it! You won't regret it! Well, that's it for today's show! I hope you liked the three recipes! My favorite!
20:16Is the spinach stew? Super good! And also, super healthy! What's yours? You know, leave it in the comments!
20:24I rate them all! Thanks for joining me! Love you all! See you in the next video!
20:30We'll see you in the next video!