Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Another Use for Leftover Pumpkin



This is an attempt to re-create a canned chickpea stew made by Goya. It was good, although not as good as the original. I think some extra seasoning would make it better. Why try to duplicate it when it is so easy to open the can? Good question. It does contain something called "artificial ham flavor," which they also sell separately. I believe it contains MSG, which I am not sure is the best thing. Anyway, it's a good way to use up half a can of pumpkin!


Spanish Chick Peas

½ small onion, chopped
olive oil
2 cloves garlic, sliced
½ green pepper, chopped fine
1 can chickpeas
½ can pumpkin
½ c chopped tomatoes
1 c water
½ t smoked paprika
½ t regular paprika
1 T soy sauce
1/4 t salt
pepper
5 shakes liquid smoke
Frank’s red hot sauce to taste


Saute onion in oil until starting to brown. Add garlic and pepper. Continue sautéing until peppers are soft. Add all other ingredients. Simmer until hot and flavors are blended.
Served with Fingerling Fries from Vegan Express:

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yum! This looks delicious.

River (Wing-It Vegan) said...

Homemade things are always better than their canned versions in my book! The Fingerling Fries are so tempting!

Sal - AlienOnToast said...

Anything with chickpeas gets my vote - that looks yum. The potatoes look really really good too!