3 portuguese bean and chorizo stew Recipes

dried navy beans or 1 lb great northern bean, picked over, sliced bacon, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, water, tomato paste, portuguese chourico or 1 lb spanish chorizo sausage, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices, dried red pepper flakes , to taste, paprika, salt and pepper

dried kidney beans or great northern beans, rinsed and picked over or 2 (15- oz) cans or kidney beans, sliced smoked bacon , optional, spanish chorizo (cured spicy pork sausage), kielbasa or other spicy sausage, cut into 1/4-inch-thick coins, yellow onion, roughly chopped, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, tomato paste, yukon gold potatoes , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, water, diced tomatoes, honey, sweet paprika, kosher salt, plus more for seasoning, bay leaf