Garbanzo Bean Soup

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) package dried garbanzo beans or 2 (16 ounce) cans garbanzo beans
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 chorizo sausage (spanish sausage)
• 1 1/2 quarts water
• 1/2 lb potato, cubed
• 1 ham hock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 carrots, chopped

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight with 1 tsp salt and sufficient water to cover.
• 2 before cooking, drain salted water and recover with fresh water.
• 3 to cook beans, bring to a rapid boil. during cooking, never let the water stop boiling. (this is the secret which softens the beans.).
• 4 cook beans and ham hock at least 4 hours. you have to stir often to prevent sticking on bottom.
• 5 about 1 hour before serving, add the onions, potatoes, carrots and slice chirizo to pot. when adding other ingredients, turn heat up to prevent boiling from stopping. this ensures tender beans.