Slice the stale bread very thin, put it in a bowl and cover with a damp kitchen towel.
In a large pan, sauté the finely chopped garlic in olive oil, then remove it.
In the same oil, fry the green pepper strips, add the garlic, then the bacon and chorizo, and fry through.
Pour off some of the excess fat, add a little water, lower the heat and begin adding the bread slices a little at a time, stirring constantly so they become well moistened.
If needed, add a little more water - the end result should be neither too dry nor lumpy.
When the moisture has evened out, stir the fried bacon, chorizo, garlic and pepper back in, remove from the heat and cover with a clean kitchen towel to rest for a few minutes.
Traditionally served with grapes, sardines, herring, chocolate, radishes or crushed olives as accompaniments.