Chard Stew Recipe

Chard stew is a very traditional dish from the Mercian countryside. A vegetarian version and another with black pudding can be prepared, as well as chickpeas can be added. In any case, the result will be a very nutritious and low-fat spoon dish, perfect for filling us with energy in a healthy way and warming up.

If you have a garden, do not hesitate to make the stew with your own vegetables and herbs harvested at home, so you can enjoy a recipe made in the most traditional and authentic way possible. Despite the fact that it has very simple and humble ingredients, this stew absorbs the combination of all its flavors very well and gives us a delicious dish. Stay until the end and discover how to make chard stew.

Ingredients to make chard stew:

• 400 jars of white beans
• 1 green bell pepper (medium)
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 dessert spoon of paprika from la Vera, cumin and Nora
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 3 pinches of salt or Malden salt (optional)
• 1 ripe tomato
• 2 pieces of blood sausage (optional)
• 4 sprigs of Swiss chard
• 1 splash of extra virgin olive oil
• 2 glasses of water with a dash of vinegar
• 1 bay leaf

How to make chard stew:

1. Wash the chard leaves under the tap so that they are clean of impurities. Leave them in a drainer.
2. Cut the peppers, onion and garlic into medium pieces. Sauté everything for at least 4 minutes while stirring.
3. Prepare a small cup with all the spices together so that they mix with each other. Cut the tomato into cubes of a finger of grazer and add it to the sauce along with the spices. Stir and let it cook for 3 minutes.
4. After the time, add the water with vinegar to the pot and let it boil for 2 minutes.
5. Now add the white beans and then cut the chard an inch wide and remove their ends. Add the chard leaves to the pot along with the rest of the ingredients. You will think that they will not fit, but then they are nothing.
6. Tip: In this step you can also add the chickpeas if you want to add them.
7. Continue cooking and add the salt flakes to the point, add the black pudding if you like. Stir carefully, cover the pressure cooker and let it cook for 25 minutes.
8. You already have your chard stew with beans prepared; you can serve it in a clay pot so that diners can enjoy this delicious dish 100%. Accompany it with a few slices of loaf bread and a good glass of wine, and enjoy!

Swiss chard stew and other recipes

This stew recipe varies according to the different districts and regions of each area, but, basically, they are made up of legumes, vegetables, meat or fish. They are very complete for the daily diet when it starts to get cold, because a good portion of stew will feed us for the whole day and help us to get warm more easily.