Description
Garbanzos con Patas de Cerdo is a type of Puerto RIcan stew made out of pork leg, butternut, potatoes and chickpeas cooked in tomato and pork stock.
Ingredients
Scale
Sofrito
- 1 large red capsicum (bell pepper), seeded and roughly chopped
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1 medium onion, peeled
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 stalks cilantro leaves
- 2 stalks parsley leaves
Pork Leg Stew
- 1 1/2 kg pork hock, cut into 1 inch thick pieces
- 2-3 cups cooked chickpeas
- 1/4 butternut, sliced into cubes
- 1 red capsicums (bell pepper), sliced
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 3 cups water
- 3 cups pork stock
- olive oil
- freshly ground black pepper
- salt
- chopped parsley, to garnish
Instructions
- In a pot add oil then brown pork hock on all sides, add water and pork stock bring to a boil. Remove any scum that rises to the top then simmer for 45 minutes.
- In a food processor process sofrito ingredients together until it becomes a smooth paste, add a bit of olive oil if necessary.
- In a sauce pan add oil then sauté sofrito in medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until fragrant. Pour into the pot with pork hock together with the tomato paste, bring to a boil then simmer for 20 minutes, add water if necessary.
- Add butternut then continue to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add chick peas and capsicum then continue to simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, garnish with chopped parsley then serve.
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I may try this with a completely lean pork. Somehow though, if the meat does not have the fat, it is not as good. Again, this food looks amazing. I may have to look for a new adjective to describe your foods aside from good, amazing and delicious... Wow! will work for now.
Youre correct it would not be as good this is because without this the soup would not be thick and collagen rich which is extracted from the pork skin with fat during the cooking process. I guess the best way to do this without fat is use the same part but trim off the fat once cooked.
I love pork hock, but do not but it often because my husband do not eat...such an interesting recipe with chickpeas...looks delicious Raymund.
Have a great week :D
Another beautifully hearty and warming dish. I've never used pork hock before, that's a new one to me!
Yummy! I can't wait to try this one.
Oh that just made me hungry. I'm Puerto Rican and I grew up on a lot of incredible food like this. Ever try mofongo? Mashed fried plantains with pork and garlic, absolutely delicious. puts plantains on the grocery list
Got to try that mofongo, do you have a good recipe for it?
Here's a basic recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mofongo/
I've also added grilled shrimp or roasted chicken to make a more complete meal, not that the mofongo isn't filling enough on its own...
Thanks for this
Those dishes without a name are usually the best and this one is no exception. Great list of ingredients and they all come together to make a fabulous meal! My kind of meal!