Paprika pork with chickpeas and spinach recipe

By Linda Tubby

  1. Serves 4
  2. Ready in about 1 hour
  3. Rating

This spicy pork dish is great served with noodles or rice.

tried and tested
Paprika pork with chickpeas and spinach

Ingredients

  1. 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  2. 1 large onion, finely chopped
  3. 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  4. 4 lean pork shoulder steaks (600g in total), each cut into 8 pieces
  5. 6 tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and roughly chopped
  6. 2 tbsp sweet smoked paprika or paprika
  7. 410g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  8. 225g baby spinach leaves
  9. 250ml soya cream

Method

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a flameproof casserole and fry the onion and garlic over a medium heat until pale golden. Transfer to a bowl.
  2. 2. Heat the remaining oil and fry the pork in batches for 2-3 minutes, turning once, until golden. Mix in the tomatoes, paprika, onion, garlic and season. Simmer for 2 minutes. Cover and cook in the oven for 35 minutes until tender.
  3. 3. Add the chickpeas, baby spinach and soya cream and stir. Cook for a further 5 minutes, then serve.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 518kcals, 29.1g fat (4.8g saturated), 43.4g protein, 23g carbs, 8.6g sugar, 1.2g salt

Chef's tip

Sweet smoked paprika is available in most good supermarkets – try the La Chinata brand.

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