Valencian Chickpea And Chard Soup Recipes

VALENCIAN CHICKPEA AND CHARD SOUP

Steps:

• Drain the chickpeas and combine with 6 cups water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer 1 hour. Set a strainer over a bowl and drain the chickpeas. Measure the broth and add enough water to make 6 cups.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven, and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme, parsley and paprika, and stir for about 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes cook down slightly and smell fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the chickpeas, broth, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer, cover and simmer 30 to 60 minutes, until the chickpeas are thoroughly tender. Add the greens and bring back to a simmer. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until the greens are very tender. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• When ready to serve, if using the egg and lemon, beat together the egg yolks and lemon juice in a bowl. Making sure that the broth is not boiling, whisk in a ladleful of broth from the soup. Turn off the heat under the soup and add the mixture back into the soup while stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon. The eggs should not curdle but should cloud the soup.
• Spoon a few tablespoons of rice into each soup bowl and ladle in the soup. Serve hot.

VALENCIAN CHICKPEA AND CHARD SOUP

Steps:

• Soak chickpeas in 1 quart of water for 4 to 6 hours or overnight; drain chickpeas and combine, in a large soup pot or Dutch oven, with 6 cups of water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, for 1 hour; drain, reserving broth and adding water to bring the liquid back up to 6 cups.
• Dry out pot and heat the oil over medium heat; cook onions until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic, thyme, parsley, and paprika; stir.
• Add in tomatoes and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes cook down slightly, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add in chickpeas and broth; season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until chickpeas are tender, 30 to 60 minutes.
• Add the chard, cover, and simmer until the greens are very tender, 15 to 20 minutes; turn off heat.
• If serving with the optional garnishes, whisk the eggs and lemon juice together, temper with a ladle-ful of broth (not boiling!), stir into soup, stirring vigorously so that eggs do not curdle, but rather clouds the soup.
• Spoon some rice into each serving bowl and top with soup.

CHICK-PEAS AND SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Cook onion and garlic in oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Add tomato and chick-peas and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add Swiss chard and cook, covered, until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.