Name: Puerto Rican Chick-Peas (Garbanzos Criollos)
Ingredients: Chickpeas---; 1 lb Chickpeas; 2 1/2 qt Water; 2 tb Salt; Pumpkin---; 2 1/2 qt Water; 1 1/4 lb Pumpkin -- or squash cut up; 6 oz Chorizo -- bite-size pieces; Sofrito---; 1 ts Vegetable oil; 1/2 oz Cured ham -- diced; 1 Onion -- chopped; 1 Green pepper -- seeded and; Chopped; 3 Sweet chile peppers --; Seeded and chopped; 2 Cloves galic -- peeled and; Chopped; 6 Fresh cilantro leaves; 1/4 ts Oregano -- crushed; 1/4 c Tomato sauce; 1 tb Salt

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	Puerto Rican	Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Chickpeas—
1	lb	Chickpeas
2 1/2	qt	Water
2	tb	Salt
		Pumpkin—
2 1/2	qt	Water
1 1/4	lb	Pumpkin — or squash cut up
6	oz	Chorizo — bite-size pieces
		Sofrito—
1	ts	Vegetable oil
1/2	oz	Cured ham — diced
1		Onion — chopped
1		Green pepper — seeded and
		Chopped
3		Sweet chile peppers —
		Seeded and chopped
2		Cloves galic — peeled and
		Chopped
6		Fresh cilantro leaves
1/4	ts	Oregano — crushed
1/4	c	Tomato sauce
1	tb	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

I love Puerto Rican Food!... It's usually simple, yet rich with lots of
cilantro and garlic!!.  Enclosed are examples of 4 dishes that can be
simplified to taste.  I always add mucho mas cilantro, peppers and garlic
with fresh ingredients (I never used canned foods).
I prefer to also add a pinch of red chili powder just to make it
interesting (not a traditional ingredient in Puerto Rican food).
Pick over chick-peas, wash well, soak overnight in water and salt.
Drain chick-peas, rinse and place in large pot, together with pumpkin,
chorizo, and 2 1/2 quarts water.  Bring rapidly to a boil, cover, and boil
over moderate heat 1 1/2 hours or until chick-peas are almost tender.
Uncover, mash pumpkin and add sofrito, tomato sauce, and salt.
Mix and boil over moderate heat, uncovered, about 1 hour or until sauce
thickens to taste.
Tammie K Nakamura <nakamurt@UCSU.COLORADO.EDU>
Recipe By     : Puerto Rican Cookery   ISBN 0-88289-411-0
From:                                 Date:
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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