Puerto Rican Chick Peas Garbanzos Criollos Food

GARBANZOS GUISADOS (STEWED CHICKPEAS)

Steps:

• Drain the canned chickpeas and discard the liquid.
• Add the chorizo to the pot and cook until crisp. This should take a couple of minutes.
• Stir in the sofrito, tomato sauce, bay leaf, oregano, sazon, adobo, cumin, and dry white wine. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the chickpeas, water, and bring to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 25-30 minutes. Check for seasoning, add salt and pepper if needed and cook uncovered for 5-10 minutes. To thicken, cook uncovered for 10 minutes extra or mash some of the chickpeas with the back of a spoon. Enjoy!

PUERTO RICAN CHICK-PEAS (GARBANZOS CRIOLLOS)

Steps:

• I love Puerto Rican Food!... Its usually simple, yet rich with lots of cilantro and garlic!!. Enclosed are examples of 4 dishes that can be simplified to taste. I always add mucho mas cilantro, peppers and garlic with fresh ingredients (I never used canned foods). I prefer to also add a pinch of red chili powder just to make it interesting (not a traditional ingredient in Puerto Rican food). Pick over chick-peas, wash well, soak overnight in water and salt. Drain chick-peas, rinse and place in large pot, together with pumpkin, chorizo, and 2 1/2 quarts water. Bring rapidly to a boil, cover, and boil over moderate heat 1 1/2 hours or until chick-peas are almost tender. Uncover, mash pumpkin and add sofrito, tomato sauce, and salt. Mix and boil over moderate heat, uncovered, about 1 hour or until sauce thickens to taste. Tammie K Nakamura Recipe By : Puerto Rican Cookery ISBN 0-88289-411-0 From: Date: File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

ARROZ CON GARBANZOS (RICE WITH CHICKPEAS)

Steps:

• If using dried chickpeas, place the soaked peas in a large stockpot with the water and bay leaf and simmer, covered, over low heat 2-1/2 hours, or until tender.
• Drain, reserve the cooking liquid, and discard the bay leaf.
• There should be 3 cups of liquid; if necessary, add some water to make that amount.
• If using cooked or canned chick-peas, use 4 cups water in place of the reserved cooking liquid.
• In a large, heavy casserole add the onion, garlic, bell pepper, chorizo, and bacon, and cook over low heat until the onions are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, sherry, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add rice, reserved cooking liquid, and chick-peas, and stir to blend.
• Cook over medium-high heat until most of the liquid has been absorbed and small craters appear over the top of the rice, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low, stir the rice with a fork, cover, and cook until the rice is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Serve with masitas de puerco, (fried pork chunks) and platanos maduros (ripe plantains)and a vegetable salad.

SOPA DE GARBANZOS (CHICK PEA SOUP)

Steps:

• Drain beans and set aside.
• In a large Dutch oven (or pressure cooker), over medium heat, brown bacon to render some fat; add ham and sausage and brown them a little as well.
• Add peppers and onion; saute until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and saute a minute or so.
• Add water, pumpkin or squash (okay, pumpkin is squash), cilantro or parsley, potatoes, and cabbage; stir in tomato paste.
• Return pigs feet and add beans to pot; cover and cook 1 1/2 hours (if using pressure cooker - 1 hour).
• Open pot, taste for salt and add, if necessary.