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Moorish-Spiced Spanish Garbanzo Beans

Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 35 ml
  • 1/2 onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 zucchini
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 20 oz jar or canned cooked garbanzo beans 570 grams
  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth 125 ml
  • 1/4 tsp cloves .50 grams
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1.25 grams
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powder .88 grams
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder .65 grams
  • 1 tsp dried cilantro .60 grams
  • 1/4 tsp hot smoked Spanish paprika .57 grams
  • 1/4 tsp saffron threads .17 grams
  • handful freshly chopped parsley
  • sea salt & black pepper

Instructions

  1. Finely dice 1/2 onion, roughly mince 4 cloves garlic, finely chop 1/2 red bell pepper, finely chop 1/2 zucchini, finely grate 4 tomatoes (to end up with 1 cup / 225 grams grated tomato) and rinse a 20 oz can or jar of cooked garbanzo beans under cold running water

  2. To make the spice-blend, add in 1/4 tsp cloves into a mortar, using a pestle pound down until you form a powder, then add in 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp ginger powder, 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder, 1 tsp dried cilantro, 1/4 tsp hot smoked paprika and 1/4 tsp saffron threads, mix together until well combined

  3. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in a generous 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes add in the diced onion, chopped bell pepper and chopped zucchini, mix with the olive oil, after 5 minutes and the onion & zucchini are tarnslucent, add in the minced garlic and continue to mix, after 30 seconds add in the spice blend, give it a quick mix and then add in the grated tomato, the drained garbanzo beans and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together, then add in 1/2 cup vegetable broth and simmer

  4. After simmering for 10 minutes and most of the broth has been absorbed, remove the pan from the heat, transfer into shallow bowls and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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