This sweet potato and chickpea stew with a Mexican twist is made with guajillo and ancho chile, cumin, oregano, and thyme.
Cook time: PT35M
Total time: PT35M
Rating
5 stars (5 reviews)
Keywords
chile colorado, guisado, pork substitute
Ingredients
4 Ancho chiles, (dried, deseeded)
4 Guajillo chiles, (dried, deseeded)
1 Tomato, (medium)
5 cloves Garlic
1 tsp. Oregano, (dried)
1 Bay leaf, (dried)
1/2 tsp. Cumin, (ground)
1 cup Onion, (white, minced)
1 ½ cups (1 large) Diced Sweet Potato
1 cup (1 medium) Diced Yukon gold potato
1 can (14.5 oz) Chickpeas, (drained)
2 Thyme sprigs
1 cup Vegetable stock
Categories
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican
Steps
Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add chiles, tomato and bay leaf and turn heat down to a reallt slow simmer. Let simmer for 8 minutes.
While the chiles are simmering, heat a large pot to medium heat and add ¼ cup of water. Add onion and sweat until tender and translucent, about 4 minutes.
Add potatoes and sweet potatoes and 1 cup of vegetable stock. Cover and let simmer for about 6 min or until potatoes are beginning to become tender, but are not fully cooked.
Strain the chiles, but reserve one cup of the chile soaking liquid. Place the drained chiles, garlic, tomato, oregano, cumin, and 1 cup of the chile soaking liquid in the blender and blend until smooth. Strain the sauce.
Add sauce, chickpeas, and sprigs of thyme to the pot. Let simmer slowly for 8-10 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are cooked through. If the sauce is too thick, add more vegetable stock accordingly.
Season with salt and pepper. Remove thyme sprigs before serving.
Serve with rice and warm corn tortillas.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 278 kcal
Carbohydrates: 62 g
Protein: 8 g
Fat: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 326 mg
Sugar: 22 g
Reviews
Amelia Alvarado on 2021-01-05 (5 stars): Turned out great! Muy delicioso! My husband said, “save this recipe”! I’m thinking ahead for my maternity leave and think I’ll make a batch to freeze. Do you think this will freeze well?
Alma I Reed-Herrera on 2020-06-28 (5 stars): I used a combination of mulato, chipotle, pasilla and ancho ? Loooveed it. I served it with steamed barley. Pleaseee give us more recipes. I made so many of yours and love them
April on 2020-06-15 (5 stars): This sounds delicious!