Recipe: Garbanzos
For 6 Persons
Category: Vegetable
10 oz Dried garbanzos (1-1/2 cups)
1 Stalk celery; cut crosswise
-in quarters
1 Onion; cut in quarters
1 Carrot; cut in quarters
1 Bay leaf
1 Sprig fresh thyme -or-
1/2 ts Dried leaf thyme
5 Sprigs parsley
1/4 lb Ham end -or-
1 Pork bone -or-
3 sl Bacon
Salt to taste
Sort & rinse beans, then place in a large pot, add enough water to cover by
2 inches & soak 8 to 10 hours. Drain & rinse. Tie vegetables, bay leaf,
thyme & parsley in a cheesecoth bag. (If you don't have any cheesecloth,
just add vegetables & herbs 'loose'). Place bag in large pot with beans,
ham end, pork bone or bacon & enough water to cover. Bring to a boil,
reduce heat, cover & simmer 1 hour, skimming occasionally. Add salt &
continue cooking about 30 minutes longer or until beans are just tender.
Drain garbanzos & discard cheesecloth bag & ham. Adjust seasonings. Makes 4
cups.
TIME INCLUDES 8-10 HOURS SOAKING
From the
(0-89586-542-4 paperback). Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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