Spicy kale & chick-pea stew
Yield: 1 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 c chickpeas -- dried
- 10 c water
- 2 lg onions -- chopped coarse
- 3 lg garlic cloves -- minced
- 1/4 c olive oil
- 2 green bell peppers -- : chopped coarse
- 1 1/2 lb kale -- stems removed : leave
- 2 cn plum tomatoes -- chopped : undrained
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 2 1/2 TB chile powder
- 1 ts dried thyme
- 1 ts dried oregano
- 1 ts dried hot red pepper flakes
- 1 ts ground cumin
- 1 ts sugar
- 1 bay leaf : steamed couscous or rice as : an accompanime Chickpeas should be soaked overnight in enough water to cover them by
- 4 inches
Instructions:
drained and rinsed. In a large saucepan simmer the chickpeas in the water covered partially for 1 1/2 hours or until they are tender. In a heavy kettle cook the onions and the garlic in the oil over moderate heat stirring occasionally until the vegetables are golden add the bell peppers and cook the mixture stirring for 10 minutes. Add the chick-peas with the cooking liquid the kale the tomatoes with the juice the tomato paste the chili powder the thyme the oregano the red pepper flakes the cumin the sugar and the bay leaf bring the liquid to a boil and simmer the stew stirring occasionally for 1 hour. Discard the bay leaf season the stew with salt and serve the stew on the couscous or rice. Makes about 14 cups serving 8 to 10. Recipe By : talmy@rand.org (Shel Talmy)
