African Vegetable Stew

Title:
African Vegetable Stew

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Soups




Ingredients:





     1    Onion (very large),


          -chopped


     1    Swiss chard bunch


     1 cn Garbanzo beans


          -(known also as chick


          -peas, ceci, etc.)


   1/2 c  Raisins


   1/2 c  Rice, raw


     2    Yams


          Several fresh tomatoes


          -(or large can)


     1    Garlic clove


          -(or more to taste)


          Salt and pepper,


          -to taste


          Tabasco sauce,


          -to taste






 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:


 


 *  A spicy vegetable stew -- I got this recipe from my mom, who got it from


 a friend. It's very easy to make.


 


 *  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.


 


 : Difficulty:  easy.


 : Time:  15 minutes preparation, 30 minutes cooking.


 : Precision:  no need to measure.


 


 : Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.; Alameda, California)


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