One Hour Spanish Chickpea Soup 6 Qt Pressure Cooker Food

ONE-HOUR SPANISH CHICKPEA SOUP - 6-QT PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Heat a 6-quart pressure cooker over medium-high heat.
• Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes.
• Add garlic and chorizo; sauté 2 minutes.
• Stir in 2 1/2 cups water, broth, chickpeas, and bay leaves.
• Close lid securely, bring to high pressure over high heat. Adjust heat to medium or level needed to maintain high pressure. Cook 1 hour.
• Remove from heat. Use quick release method favored by your pressure cooker manufacturer: release pressure through steam vent, or place cooker under cold running water to release pressure.
• Remove lid, directing steam away from you. Discard bay leaves.
• Add escarole and remaining ingredients, stirring just until escarole wilts.
• Serve immediately.

PRESSURE COOKER CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Place the water, chickpeas, and salt in a 7-quart pressure cooker (the water should cover the chickpeas and come to the 1/3 full line). Cover and lock the lid. Bring to pressure over high heat, about 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, so that you barely hear hissing from the pot. Cook for 45 minutes. Release the pressure by running cold water over the lid for 5 minutes. Open carefully. Drain and serve immediately, or use in desired dish.

SPANISH CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the chickpeas on a bowl of water overnight, rinse and drain. You can used tinned chickpeas to skip this step, in which case just drain and rinse.
• Heat the oil in a soup pan, fry the chunks of Chorizo until beginning to crisp before adding the chickpeas and cooking for a further 3-4 minutes, stirring.
• Stud the onion with the whole cloves and add to the mixture in the pan along with the garlic and coriander.
• Pour enough water over to cover ingredients with about ¼ inch to spare, cover with pan lid and simmer for 2 hours, checking every now and then to make sure water doesn't evaporate and adding more if needed.
• Remove the clove studded onion and season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
• Blend half the soup mixture until smooth, adding more water if necessary, then return to the pot, give a good mix and reheat.
• Whilst reheating, toast some almond flakes until lightly brown under the grill.
• Serve with a swirl of cream on the top and a sprinkling of the toasted, flaked almonds.

PRESSURE-COOKER CHICKPEA AND POTATO CURRY

Steps:

• Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, cook and stir onion until crisp-tender, 2-4 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and dry seasonings; cook and stir 1 minute. Add stock to pressure cooker. Cook 30 seconds, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Press cancel. Stir in chickpeas, tomatoes and potato., Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 3 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. , Stir in lime juice; sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with rice and, if desired, red onion and lime wedges.