Sopa De Garbanzos - Chickpea Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups canned chick-peas
• 4 1/2 cups chicken stock (or vegetable)
• 1/2 lb lean bacon
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 onions
• 2 tomatoes
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse and drain the chickpeas. chop the onions, garlic, and tomatoes.
• 2 put the chickpeas and 1/4 cup broth into a blender and puree until smooth. add the puree to the remaining broth in a large soup pot and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• 3 fry the bacon in a large skillet; remove and set aside. saute the garlic and onions in the same pan until soft. add tomatoes and cook 3 more minutes. drain off as much fat as possible.
• 4 add vegetables and bacon to the simmering soup and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 simmer until heated through. serve very hot.