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Puerto Rican Chick-Peas (Garbanzos Criollos)

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Category: Vegetables

 Ingredients List

  • Chickpeas---
  • 1 lb Chickpeas
  • 2 1/2 qt Water
  • 2 tb Salt
  • Pumpkin---
  • 2 1/2 qt Water
  • 1 1/4 lb Pumpkin -- or squash cut up
  • 6 oz Chorizo -- bite-size pieces
  • Sofrito---
  • 1 ts Vegetable oil
  • 1/2 oz Cured ham -- diced
  • 1 Onion -- chopped
  • 1 Green pepper -- seeded and
  • Chopped
  • 3 Sweet chile peppers --
  • Seeded and chopped
  • 2 Cloves galic -- peeled and
  • Chopped
  • 6 Fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1/4 ts Oregano -- crushed
  • 1/4 c Tomato sauce
  • 1 tb Salt

 Directions

I love Puerto Rican Food!... It's 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.

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