Greek Garbanzo Stew Food

GREEK CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until they begin to soften, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and seasoning and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the tomatoes, garbanzo beans, broth, bay leaves, and pepper. Stir well. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the chicken, lower the heat to medium, and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent sticking. The mixture will thicken. Remove the bay leaves and discard. Stir in the olives and lemon juice, and serve immediately over the couscous.
• While the stew is simmering, bring the broth, oil and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the couscous and raisins, cover, and remove the pan from the heat. When the moisture has been absorbed, about 5 minutes, sprinkle the cinnamon and orange juice over the couscous. Fluff with a fork to combine the flavors and loosen the couscous. Do not stir.

GREEK VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Lightly brown onions in a hot dry skillet in 2 Tablespoons oil. Add oregano & garlic. Cook 1 minute. Add 4 cups water and tomatoes. Cook 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Cook covered for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with a lemon slice in each bowl.

GARBANZO STEW WITH MALANGA AND CALABAZA

Steps:

• Soak chickpeas in water with a pinch of baking soda overnight, 10 to 12 hours. Drain and rinse well.
• In a large heavy pot, combine chickpeas with 7 cups of water. Bring to a boil then lower heat to medium, cover, and simmer until just tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Drain and reserve 4 cups of the cooking water.
• To make the sofrito, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the cubed ham and saute until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the onions, peppers and garlic and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, wine, paprika and bay leaf to the sofrito, roughly crushing the tomatoes. Return to a simmer and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Return chickpeas to large pot with 4 cups of the reserved cooking water. Add the sofrito mixture to the chickpeas and bring to a simmer. Add the malanga and calabaza, and cook covered until the vegetables are tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Serve on its own with bread or over rice.

GREEK GARBANZO STEW

Steps:

• Saute onion in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat for 6-8 minutes, or until tender. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Stir in tomatoes and next 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
• Stir in spinach and chopped parsley; cook 5 minutes. Top with crumbled feta cheese, if desired.

GARBANZO AND GREEN CHILE STEW

Steps:

• Season the pork tenderloin pieces with salt and pepper.
• Heat a 2-quart sauce pot over high heat. Add the oil and the raw pork tenderloin. Cook on high until the pork is brown all over, but still raw in the center.
• Remove the pork from the pan and set aside.
• Place the pan back on the burner over medium heat; add onions, celery, carrots and garlic, cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the enchilada sauce and water; bring to a simmer.
• Add the beans and the liquid, let cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the pork back to the pan and let simmer until the pork is cooked to medium.
• Serve with corn tortillas and fresh tomato salsa, if desired.

GREEK CHICKPEA STEW

Steps:

• Saute onion in hot oil in dutch oven for 5 min.
• Add garlic for last minute.
• Stir in tomatoes stock tomato paste chickpeas oregano salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 min.
• stirring occasionally.
• Stir in spinach and parsley, cook 5 min.
• Serve topped with feta cheese.

ARTICHOKE AND GARBANZO STEW

Steps:

• Set a 4-to 6 quart pot over medium high heat.
• Add oil, onion and salt. Stir often until onion becomes translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Add garlic and chile flakes. Stir until garlic softens, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add carrots, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, garbanzos, and broth.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer until carrots are tender when pierced, about 15 minutes.
• Season with sage, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
• For Vegan/Vegetarian do not use the chicken broth option.

LAMB STEW WITH SPINACH AND GARBANZO BEANS

Steps:

• Sprinkle lamb with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add lamb and sauté until brown, about 10 minutes. Add onion and carrots and sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add garbanzo beans, broth, tomato sauce, and lemon juice and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot and simmer gently until lamb is tender, about 1 hour.
• Add spinach to stew. Cover and cook until spinach wilts, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Season stew with salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges.

GREEK AVGOLEMONO STEW

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth, chickpeas with liquid, rice and onions in large saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Stir in the carrots and reduce the heat so that the liquid boils gently. Cover and cook until the rice is tender but slightly firm to the bite, about 10-15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a small bowl, add lemon juice and stir to combine.
• Ladle 1/2 cup of the hot liquid from the stew into the eggs and stir. Still stirring, slowly pour the egg-lemon broth mixture into the stew. Reduce heat to low.
• Add the spinach and stir until wilted. Serve immediately.

GREEK STYLE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 5-quart pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Add half the beef; cook and stir until well browned on all sides. Remove beef with a slotted spoon and set aside. Brown the remaining meat and set aside.
• Place chopped onion in the pressure cooker; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add the garlic and stir for an additional minute. Pour in the red wine, red wine vinegar, and beef broth; stir in the tomato paste and mix well.
• Grind or crush rosemary, oregano, and peppercorns in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. Add crushed spices to the cooker with bay leaves, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, and brown sugar.
• Pour in tomatoes and their juice; rinse the can with 1/2 cup water and add the water to the cooker. Stir in potatoes and carrots. Return the browned meat to the pressure cooker. A 5-quart pot should be about half full and a little soupy; the potato will dissolve a bit and thicken it after cooking. Cover the pot and seal the lid.
• Bring the pot up to high pressure over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, maintaining full pressure, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let the pressure reduce naturally. Taste the stew and add salt, if desired.