Canarian Watercress Stew

1. To make a good watercress stew we are going to follow a few simple steps:
2. We soak the beans a day before.
3. We clean and cut the watercress
4. Crush the garlic and salt in a mortar, and add a little cilantro.
5. In the cauldron we add oil and over high heat we toast the surface of the ribs.
6. We cut the potatoes into half pieces to release the starch, the onion, the sweet potato, the pumpkin and all the vegetables and we add them, including the pineapples.
7. We add the watercress.
8. We add the beans.
9. We stir well and cover the cauldron with water.
10. For 2 and a half hours we will have to cook over medium-high heat, checking that the beans become tender and each of the tubers in the stew, including the carrots.
11. We take out the largest potatoes and mash them and mix them with the crushed garlic.
12. We added this mixture to the stew to give it extra flavour and thickness.
13. We add the paprika and balance the salt and pepper.
14. Let it rest and it is ready to serve.

Canarian watercress stew is an excellent recipe for cold days where the heat of this stew combined with the incredible nutritional value of all its ingredients, make this dish an impressive recipe . We recommend accompanying it with gofio and a good Canarian cheese.