Garbanzo Bean Stew
An easy vegan built around saffron threads, new potatoes, halved and cooked chickpeas, drained β roughly 70 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Warm the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, then add the red onion and bell pepper and cook for 6 to 7 minutes until soft and starting to caramelize.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then add the smoked paprika and stir for a few seconds until fragrant, taking care not to let it scorch.
- Crumble in the saffron threads, pour in the sherry and let it bubble for 1 to 2 minutes to cook off the alcohol while scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock, bay leaf and halved new potatoes, then bring to a simmer.
- Cover and cook gently for about 15 minutes, then stir in the chickpeas and continue simmering uncovered for another 10 to 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender and the stew has thickened.
- Remove the bay leaf and season the stew generously with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Scatter the chopped parsley over the top and serve hot with crusty bread to soak up the sauce.
You'll use: Large pot Β· Saucepan
Tips & common questions
How long does Garbanzo Bean Stew take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 14 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Garbanzo Bean Stew vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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Garbanzo Bean Stew is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Berza-con-pringa-restaurante-venta-aurelio-chipiona.JPG by Venta Aurelio, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.