Garbanzo Bean Soup
"This recipe comes courtesy of my MIL, Linda. I have not made this recipe yet, but think I will make it over the Thanksgiving holiday. My DH requested that I get this recipe from her and swears it is outstanding!
11-25-07 UPDATE: Made this the night before Thanksgiving for a quick and easy meal and it was great! Had a couple of issues with the chorizo sausage I bought because it turned out to not be in a casing, but other then that it was great. Would definitely make this again."
- Ready In:
- 24mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 (16 ounce) package dried garbanzo beans or (16 ounce) cans garbanzo beans
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 1 chorizo sausage (spanish sausage)
- 1 1⁄2 quarts water
- 1⁄2 lb potato, cubed
- 1 ham hock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 carrots, chopped
directions
- Soak beans overnight with 1 tsp salt and sufficient water to cover.
- Before cooking, drain salted water and recover with fresh water.
- To cook beans, bring to a rapid boil. During cooking, never let the water stop boiling. (This is the secret which softens the beans.).
- Cook beans and ham hock at least 4 hours. You have to stir often to prevent sticking on bottom.
- About 1 hour before serving, add the onions, potatoes, carrots and slice chirizo to pot. When adding other ingredients, turn heat up to prevent boiling from stopping. This ensures tender beans.
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Just made this again and its sooooo deeelicious! I did add 1tsp of Pimenton which is Spanish Paprika. Loooove this dish. So easy and healthy.
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About my ratings, I don't give anything lower than three stars. The recipes that I give four stars to are ones that I will definitely make again and will share with family and friends. I reserve five star ratings for recipes that are so fantastic that they are received with rave reviews from family and friends. These are recipes that become instant favorites and are made over and over. I appreciate constructive criticism about my recipes and how I can make them better.
I have lived in the South all of my life and have been cooking for as long as I can remember. I started cooking with my mom as a very young girl. I am fortunate to have been surrounded by wonderful Southern cooks all of my life and nothing says comfort food like fried chicken, mashed potatoes and vegetables that have been cooked down to mush! :-)) That is just the Southern way! To me, Southern cooking is very intuitive in that the best cooks don't ever work from a recipe. I try to do that also and almost never make something the same way twice!
