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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Cuban Chickpea Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 6 oz chorizo 
  • ½ of 1 large onion, diced
  • ½ of 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, finely minced
  • 3 carrots, sliced in rounds
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 large russet potato, cubed
  • 1 1/2 Lbs sweet potato
  • 1 smoked ham hock
  • 1 8-oz can of tomato sauce
  • 1 quart chicken broth
  • 2 cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • (Optional) 1 bundle of chard, ribs removed and leaves coarsely chopped

Directions

  1. Throw everything except chard in a slow cooker and cook on low 6-8 hours
  2. Add the chard in the last 30 min

or

  1. In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chorizo, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. 
  2. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and carrot, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until onions are translucent.
  3. Add the potato, sweet potato, ham hock, tomato sauce, broth, garbanzo beans, and bay leaf. Cook until the potato and sweet potatoes are fork tender. 
  4. Remove the bay leaf and ham hock
  5. Shred the meat off the ham hock, and return to pot.
  6. (Optional) Add the chard, and continue cooking until chard wilts.


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Original recipe: My Jewish Learning 
Posted by Jasmine