Name: How To Make Delicious Cuban Style Garbanzos Fritos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1 can 15 ounces garbanzo beans; 3 garlic cloves - minced; 1 small red pepper - chopped; 1 cup chopped tomatoes in plain tomato sauce; 1 large Spanish chorizo link - approximately 15 slices; 3 strips bacon - roughly chopped; 1/2 sweet onion - diced (approximately 1/2 cup); 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/2 teaspoon cumin; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper; Chopped parsley (optional topping)

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This cuban style garbanzo dish is easy to prepare and flavorful! These beans are packed with Spanish chorizo, bacon, sauteed vegetables, and spices.

Serve it as a side dish or over white rice with a slice of crusty bread as the main course.

Two white round bowls with garbanzo beans, chorizo sausage, bacon and tomatoes in it. There is chopped fresh parsley on top of the beans. There is a wooden bowl with slices of white bread in the background. Bowls are on a dark gray surface.

Ingredients For Garbanzos Fritos

Wood board with a pile of chopped uncooked bacon and a pile of uncooked chorizo sausage on it. There is also 3 whole garlic cloves, a small clear glass ramekin with brown sauce in it and a wooden scoop that has salt and dry oregano in it sitting on the wood board. To the side of the wood board, there is a square white bowl with garbanzo beans in it. There is a white round bowl with red tomato sauce in it. There is a whole red pepper and a whole white onion. There is a wood dish with three small scoops carved out. Each scoop has a different dry spice in it. All the items are on a dark gray surface.

Garbanzo beans
Garlic clove
Red pepper
Chopped tomatoes in plain tomato sauce
Spanish chorizo
Bacon
Sweet onion
Worcestershire sauce
Smoked paprika
Cumin
Oregano
Salt
Ground pepper
Fresh chopped parsley

Helpful Tools

Large pot or large bottomed skillet
Cutting board
Large kitchen knife
Measuring spoons

How To Make Cuban Style Garbanzos Fritos

There is a wooden cutting board with a pile of chopped red pepper and a pile of chopped white onion. In front of the piles there is a small pile of minced garlic. The wooden cutting board is on a dark gray surface.

Rinse and chop the red pepper and onion.

Mince garlic cloves.

Slice chorizo and cut bacon in small bits.

Drain garbanzo beans and set aside.

Large round pot with cut up bacon cooking in it. The pot is on a dark gray surface.

Heat pan over medium-high heat. Cook bacon until brown but not crispy, then transfer bacon to a paper towel lined bowl.

Large round pot with cut up red pepper, onion and garlic cooking in it. The pot is on a dark gray surface.

Saute red pepper, onion, and garlic in the bacon grease for approximately 2-3 minutes.

Large round pot with cut up red pepper, onion, garlic tomatoes, garbanzo beans, chorizo sausage, bacon, and spices cooking in it. The pot is on a dark gray surface.

Put the bacon and the remaining ingredients into the pot and blend throughly.

Reduce the flame to medium low heat and cook for 20-25 minutes.

Give the beans a few stirs and serve.

Variations

Skip the chorizo and bacon for a vegetarian dish. If you omit the meat, heat up a little olive oil to saute the red peppers, onion, and garlic.

Red pepper – green pepper, orange, or yellow.

Salt and pepper – try a little seasoning salt or sazon seasoning.

Canned tomatoes – chopped fresh tomatoes.

Cuban dishes are known for their incredible flavor. Check out some recipes from Allrecipes: 10 Traditional Cuban Recipes with flavor.

Green round bowl with garbanzo beans, chorizo sausage, bacon and tomatoes in it. There is a sliver spoon in the beans, resting on the side of the bowl. There is a wooden bowl with slices of white bread in the background. Bowls are on a dark gray surface.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is The Difference Between Chickpeas And Garbanzo Beans?

The difference between chickpeas and garbanzo beans is, actually, nothing! It’s all just semantics.

The word chickpea derives from the Latin word cicer arietinum, which is the scientific name for the plant. The name garbanzo comes from the Spanish-speaking bean eaters.

Both words are used to describe the same, wonderfully healthy superfood.

Should You Cover Beans When Cooking?

If you simmer beans in an uncovered pot, they will end up firmer and more intact which is great for salads or pasta dishes.

Beans simmered in a pot with the lid on but slightly ajar will end up much creamier, tender and some beans tend to fall apart. This technique is what I do for soup recipes.

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Yield: 2-4 servings