Chickpea Pot

Warm up during the cold months with this hearty chick-pea and ham dish. This recipe was found in an old recipe box and was typed word-for-word.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 702 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups water
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 dash ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• 1 pound dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
• ¾ pound ham hocks
• 1 pound Italian sausage links, cut into chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Put chickpeas and water in a large pot; soak beans 8 hours to overnight. Or, bring the beans and water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Once boiling, turn off the heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour.

Step 2

Add ham hocks, oregano, and bay lead to the water and chickpeas; bring to a boil, place a lid on the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the chickpeas are tender, about 2 hours. Remove and discard bay leaf.

Step 3

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute sausage chunks in hot skillet until some of the fat renders, 2 to 3 minutes; add onion, bell pepper, and garlic and saute until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add sausage mixture to the mixture in the pot along with Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.

Step 4

Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover the pot, and cook until the sausage chunks are no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes.