Platos de cuchara

So the traditional Spanish diet is in essence the Mediterranean diet. Lots of ham, lots of seafood, olive oil, garlic and parsley. In a nut shell.

So the other day my boyfriend prepared a traditional dish that falls into the category of platos de cuchara because they are all eaten with a spoon. They are all basically stews prepared by throwing into a pressure cooker: pork parts & bones, dried beans, vegetables and olive oil. They're easy to make, super healthy and quite cheap.

This is the lentil stew he made:

Lentils (since they cook so quickly, we just do this in a regular pot) with water

Potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic (halved) and bay leaves

Chorizo (which is nothing like it's Mexican counter-part; it's actually more like pepperoni)

Throw it all in together with salt and olive oil

And enjoy! (Usually with a piece of bread in one hand to mop up the broth)

I know I didn't include any measurements, but Spaniards tend to measure everything in "handfuls" or "pinches" and I don't know how to translate that into the English system ;)