Garbanzo Bean

Garbanzo Bean

Course :	Soups
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4

Ingredients:

2	cups	dried garbanzo beans (chickpeas) -- presoaked
3/4	cup	shredded red cabbage
1	teaspoon	crumbled oregano leaf
8	cups	water
1	cup	grated zucchini
2	cups	chopped yellow onion
1	cup	grated yellow squash or zucchini
3/4	cup	chopped celery
3	cloves	garlic -- pressed or minced
16	ounces	can stewed
2	teaspoons	sea salt
1	cup	thinly sliced carrots (1/8 inch thick) -- cut on diagonal
3	teaspoons	tamari -- or to taste
2	teaspoons	crumbled basil leaf

Preparation:

Check beans carefully, discarding rocks if any, and wash thoroughly. Soak beans in 4 cups water for 12 hours. In a 6--8 quart pot, bring to a boil: 8 cups water, presoaked beans, onion, celery, and garlic. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, tightly covered, about 25 minutes. Add sea salt and continue simmering, covered, until beans are tender, about 25-30 minutes. Add carrots, basil, and oregano. Simmer ten minutes. Add red cabbage, zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes and additional water, as needed, and simmer until added veggies are tender, about 5-10 minutes. Add tamari. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve.