Pochero

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dried chickpeas
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut in serving size pieces
• 1 lb lamb, cut in large cubes
• 2 chorizo sausage, cut into 1" pieces
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 10 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 ripe tomatoes, , peeled and diced or1 small can whole tomatoes
• 1 lb sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 bok choy, cut acrossin 2" sections
• 8 green onions, cut in 2" lengths

Recipe

• 1 wash chick peas and soak overnight (or use a can of garbanzo beans).
• 2 in one pan put in the chick peas chicken, lamb, chorizo and add water to cover.
• 3 add sliced onion, salt& peppercorns, bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer until meats and chick peas are almost tender.
• 5 in another pan heat oil and fry garlic with the chopped onion on low heat, stirring frequently until golden brown.
• 6 add tomatoes and cook to a pulp.
• 7 add meats, stock& sweet potatoes.
• 8 simmer until potatoes are nearly cooked then add cabbage& green onions for the last few minutes.
• 9 serve broth as soup and the meats& vegetables as a separate course.