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sopa de grão, “Vegitarian Chick Pea Soup”

One of my mother’s favorite soups to make is “sopa de grão”. Grão is what is called chick peas or garbanzo beans. A very nutritious & healthy food. This soup is all “vegitarian” (no meat, dairy or broths).. A very traditional “casairo” (homestyle) soup, A meal in itself….

The ingredients seem to vary whenever she makes it. This time with some elbow noodles and cabbage.

The process is simple, In a large pan add the chickpeas (grão) with some diced onion, potatoes some water, and salt. Boil them until the chick peas are soft, then mash them or put in a food processor. This will provide your base and broth. There is no set measurements and no wrong way to make it. The more chick peas and potatoes you use the thicker the broth, you may like your soup thinner. So play with it & taste it.

Then add more water to the pan, add diced cabbage and more chick peas and the noodles (check for taste, you may need more salt), cover & let simmer until the noodles are cooked. The whole process takes one hour to 1.5

drizzle olive oil over the top & have some crusty bread, olives and red wine on the side.

To your health, bom apetite……

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One Response to “sopa de grão, “Vegitarian Chick Pea Soup””

1		March 1st, 2010 at 5:56 pm Tee says:
		Yum-Yum..this soup is for me. Love it.

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