Chorizo, Chickpea & Banana Stew

Submitted by rpgaymer

"This is a unique-tasting stew that's packed with flavor. You can use plantains instead of bananas, but they need to be cooked a bit longer. I make my own lean turkey chorizo for this, but any chorizo will do. If you're unconcerned about calories, serve this with some additional fried bananas - yum!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons ginger, grated
• 3⁄4 lb chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 pint beef stock or 1 pint chicken stock
• 3 bananas, peeled and sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• cilantro, to garnish

directions

1. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, garlic and ginger and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the chorizo and brown the meat for a further 2-3 minutes. Drain off any excess fat if desired.
2. Add the tomatoes and stock, stir, and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
3. Add the chickpeas and bananas to the stew and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until the bananas are just starting to fall apart. Season with a salt & pepper and serve garnished with cilantro.

Reviews

[DailyInspiration]

This definitely is a very unique and tasty stew. Sometimes you really need to take a culinary leap outside the box and try something, that to you, may not seem to fit together -- and you just might find that you are pleasantly surprised. We definitely were and the result was a really nice blend of flavors that complimented each other really well. Thanks for posting this recipe. I will certainly make it again. Made for PRMR, January, 2013.