Chickpea Stew (or is it a Soup?)

A potaje is one of the most popular poor foods in Spain. By ‘poor’, I mean that it is made from cheap, storecupboard ingredients. Potaje is a word used mainly by Andalucians. If you go further north, a similar dish would be called cocido or even olla, which means simply a pot. Potaje contains stock with meat or fish and either dried beans or chickpeas. It doesn’t need to be carefully watched and tended, making it popular with busy housewives. The final poi