AFRICAN VEGETABLE STEW

A spicy vegetable stew

I got this recipe from my mom, who got it from a friend. It's very easy to make.

Ingredients

(Serves 4)

1 very large onion, chopped
1 bunch Swiss chard
1 can garbanzo beans (known also as chick peas, ceci, etc.)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup uncooked rice
several fresh tomatoes (or 1 large can of canned tomatoes)
1 clove garlic (or more to taste)
2 yams
salt and pepper to taste
tabasco sauce to taste

Procedure

Fry onion, garlic, and white stems of chard until barely limp. Add chopped greens and fry a bit.
Either peel the yams or scrub them well with a vegetable brush, then slice them into thick slices. Add garbanzos, raisins, yams, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook a couple of minutes.
Make a well in the center of the mixture in the pot. Put the rice in the well and pat it down until it's wet. Cover and cook until rice is done!about 25 minutes.
Add Tabasco sauce to taste.

Notes

I find that the flavors of the vegetables don't stand out unless you put in a lot of tabasco. But then, I've got a cast-iron tongue. You should add enough to make the stew seem spicy to you.

Rating

Difficulty: easy.
Time: 15 minutes preparation, 30 minutes cooking.
Precision: no need to measure.

Contributor

 
Jeff Lichtman  
Relational Technology, Inc., Alameda, California 
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Recipe last modified: 1 Jan 86

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From: jeff@rtech (Jeff Lichtman)
Newsgroups: mod.recipes
Subject: RECIPE: African vegetable stew
Date: 31 Jan 86 05:10:40 GMT
Organization: Relational Technology Inc., Alameda CA
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