Pretend Cocido
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 - 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  12            ounces  Chick Peas -- (Garbanzo), soaked
                        overnight and
                        drained
  3             medium  sized Potatoes - peeled and cut into even
                        sized chunks
  2                     Onions -- sliced
  1                     Turnip -- sliced
  2                     Carrots -- sliced
  2                     Leeks -- washed well and
                        sliced
  1              small  Cabbage -- quartered
                        At least 2 cloves of crushed Garlic
  1           teaspoon  Paprika pepper
  1                     Bouquet Garni -
  2             sprigs  Parsley
  1              sprig  Thyme Bay leaf tied
                        together
  1               pint  Veg. stock
 

Preparation:

Place the Chick peas in a large pan and cover with enough stock to cover. Bring to the boil, then simmer until the chick peas are *almost* tender (1 hour?). Add the veggies, the bouquet Garni, the Paprika and some more of the veg. stock if you think it's required. Simmer for a further 30 minutes, remove the Bouquet Garni and serve. Great in a bowl with a hunk of w/w bre

 

Nutritional Information:

352 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (5% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 79g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 258mg Sodium