Garbanzo Bean And Sausage Stew

Serves: 3

Graciela O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

41

Sweetness

56

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Olive Oil

5 cloves

Garlic (minced)

2 tbsps

Dried Basil

2 tbsps

Dried Parsley

1

Salt

Directions:

1

Place the garbanzo beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight

2

Or, bring the beans and water to a boil in a large pot over high heat

3

Once boiling, turn off the heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour

4

Drain and rinse before using

5

Heat olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, then stir in the sausage

6

Cook and stir until the sausage is evenly browned and no longer pink

7

Remove sausage and set aside, leaving any grease from the sausage in the skillet

8

Return the skillet to the stove and reduce the heat to medium, then add the bell pepper and onion

9

Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes; stir in the garlic

10

Continue cooking and stirring until the onion is golden brown, about 5 more minutes

11

Reduce heat to medium-low

12

Stir in the flour until the mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes

13

Gradually stir the tomatoes and chicken stock into the flour mixture, and bring to a simmer over medium heat

14

Cook and stir until the mixture is thick and smooth, 10 to 15 minutes

15

Season with basil, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper

16

Stir in the sausage

17

Cover and cook over low heat for 2 hours, then add the prepared garbanzo beans

18

Cook for an additional hour

19

Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat

20

Once the water is boiling, stir in the pipette pasta, and return to a boil

21

Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes

22

Drain well in a colander set in the sink

23

Stir the pasta into the stew, adding more chicken stock, if necessary