Spanish Garbanzos Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, green pepper, Sazón seasoning, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few cracks of freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot occasionally, until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly darker in color and thickened, about 1 minute. Add the vino seco to deglaze the pan, scraping any browned bits with a wooden spoon.
• Add the garbanzo beans, potatoes, chorizo and 5 cups of water. Turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, then cover the pot and simmer until the potatoes are tender and the chickpeas are very soft, about 20 minutes. Once the potatoes have softened, use the back of a wooden spoon to crush some of them against the side of the pot to thicken the stew. Serve the stew over hot rice, if desired.

Steps:

• Pick over chickpeas, put them in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Soak for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
• Drain chickpeas (they should have swelled considerably) and put them in a soup pot. Cover with 6 cups water, add the onion stuck with clove, the carrot and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower heat and let chickpeas simmer gently. Skim any foam that rises to the surface. Cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until chickpeas are tender. (If chickpeas seem to be drying out during cooking, add 1/2 cup water to keep them submerged in liquid.) Season generously with salt, and leave chickpeas to cool in the broth (cooking liquid). You should have about 2 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas. (They may be cooked a day in advance, if desired.)
• Put olive oil in a deep, wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add the diced onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the chorizo and let it fry a bit, then turn heat to medium. Add the garlic, pimentón and 1/2 teaspoon of the cumin, and stir to coat. Add the cooked chickpeas and 1/2 cup broth. Bring to a simmer, add the greens and sprinkle with a little salt. Stir to allow the greens to wilt. Put on the lid and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until greens are completely cooked. Stir well, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. To serve as a tapa or side dish, transfer to a cazuela or deep serving platter. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin and the pine nuts, if using. Alternatively, to serve as soup, spoon the garbanzo-and-greens mixture into 4 deep soup bowls. Ladle 1 cup heated broth into each bowl, and sprinkle soup with the remaining cumin.

Steps:

• Place the garbanzo beans, bacon and onion in a stockpot. Cover with two inches of water. Bring to a boil, turn heat down and simmer until the garbanzo beans are just starting to get tender (about 1 to 1 1/2 hours).
• Add pork chunks and linquica chunks to the pot. Add more water to cover the contents to about 1 inch above. Stir, cover the pot and simmer until the meat is done (1 to 1 1/2 hours). Add more water during cooking, if necessary) to keep it about 1 inch above contents.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the rice to the pot with 2 more cups of water and stir. Place the cabbage on top, sprinkle with Tabasco sauce, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Let sit off heat for 20 minutes before serving.
• Serve with a bottle of Tabasco sauce and a bowl of olive oil on the table. A loaf of good crusty French bread and a nice red wine makes an unforgettable meal.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil
• Chop the onion
• Chop the anchovy fillets.
• Mince the garlic.
• Halve the grape tomatoes.
• Saute the onion in the olive oil until soft and starting to take on color.
• Add the garlic, anchovy fillets and tomato halves and stir until tomatoes start to soften.
• Add the garbanzo beans and rest of the ingredients.
• Cover and cook on low until tomatoes are soft, the liquid has thickened slightly, and the flavors have melded: about 10-15 minutes.
• Taste for seasoning: add salt if needed.
• Add sliced sausages before covering, or add whole grilled sausages at the end.