Chickpea Soup

==Description==
A Vegetable Soup
Cook Time: aprox. 2 hours and 15 minutes
===Ingredients===
* 1 clove garlic, whole 
* 1 tspn rosemary 
* 2 tomatoes, chopped 
* 4 cups dried garbanzo Beans
* 4 cans Chickpeas, rinsed and drained (aprox. 15 oz.)
* aprox. 4 cups water or chicken stock 
* 2 tbls baking soda 
* 2-3 onions, chopped 
* 1 cup olive oil 
* salt & freshly ground black pepper 
* lemon slices (for garnish) 
===Directions===
Soak the Beans overnight in warm water. 
Strain and dust with baking soda. 
Let stand for 15 minutes. 
Rinse with hot water and rub a few at a time between your fingers to remove the skins (throw away the skins). 
Place into a strainer and rinse thoroughly for several minutes. 
Put into a large pot along with enough water or chicken stock to cover and bring to a boil. 
Skim off the foam as it rises. 
Add the onions, oil, salt and pepper. 
Simmer covered until the Beans split for about 90 min. to 2 hours. 
Serve hot with lemon slices. 
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==See also==
Category:Lebanese Soups
Category:Soups Category:Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Lebanese Recipes
Category:Lemon Recipes
Category:Rosemary Recipes
Category:Chickpea Recipes
Category:Garlic Recipes
Category:Lemon Recipes
Category:Rosemary Recipes
Category:Clove Recipes
Category:Pepper Recipes
Category:Baking soda Recipes
Category:Oil Recipes
Category:Chicken stock Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Water Recipes
Category:Fresh Beans Recipes
Category:Salt Recipes