potaje de garbanzo

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Monika Rosales
Pembroke Pines, FL

This can be made vegetarian also, however the correct way is with ham and chorizo.

(2 ratings)
yield 4 -6
prep time 4 Hr
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For potaje de garbanzo

  • 2 pkg
    garbanzo beans, dry
  • 1 lg
    chorizo
  • 1/2 lb
    cooking ham, not sweet
  • 1/2
    chopped onion
  • 1/2
    chopped green pepper
  • 3
    garlic cloves
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1 tsp
    all purpose seasoning with azafran(in your spice section)
  • 2
    culantro leaves
  • 2
    diced potatoe
  • 1 sm
    diced squash
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil

How To Make potaje de garbanzo

  • 1
    soak the garbanzos for at least 4 hours
  • 2
    I use a pressure cooker, and pressure cook for 30 mins...however...you can slow cook longer, or just use 2 large cans of garbanzo in salt water.
  • 3
    in a saute pan, add olive oil...and all the ingredients ( minus the potatoes and squash) and saute...put in the pot of beans and add the potatoes and squash.. simmer for an hour,until all the flavors come together...mmmm, comfort food at it's best....

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