Basic Chickpeas (aka Garbanzo Beans)
Author: Mary Saylor
Recipe type: beans
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Serves: 5
- 1 pound, or a generous two cups, of dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
- 3 large peeled cloves of garlic
- 3 large or 4 or 5 small bay leaves
- salt to taste
- Measure chickpeas into a large pot.
- Sort through the chickpeas to find any rocks or clods of dirt.
- Cover the chickpeas with water to three times the level of the beans in the pot.
- Leave to soak overnight or for eight hours.
- Drain, refill pot with water to several inches above the level of the soaked chickpeas.
- Add garlic and bay leaves to the pot.
- Cook until soft, 35 minutes to an hour.
- Add salt to taste.
Recipe by Fit and Fed at http://fitandfed.net/2012/01/21/basic-chickpeas-aka-garbanzo-beans/
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