Ropa vieja (chicken leftovers recipe)
- 1 plate of leftovers
- 2 onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- 1 jar chick peas
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 few sprigs fresh coriander
- Cut the leftovers into small pieces
- Chop the onions.
- Heat the olive oil and add the cumin seeds.
- Fry over a gentle heat for a minute and add the onions and the cloves of garlic (whole and unpeeled).
- Drain the chickpeas and keep some of the brine.
- When the onion is nice and soft add the chickpeas to the pan, turn up the heat and stir well for five minutes.
- Add your leftovers
- Add the tomato puree to the brine to make it more liquidy and add the sugar.
- Stir.
- Add to the pan and stir well.
- Cook over a moderate to high heat for another 10 minutes.
- As it browns and starts to stick to the pan, move it around with a spatula so that it gets evenly cooked.
- Try for seasoning - you might want to add pepper but shouldn't need salt because of having used the brine.
- Serve with chopped fresh coriander (or parsley).
- Enjoy!
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leftovers, onions, garlic, cumin seeds, chick peas, tomato puree, coriander
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/312217-ropa-vieja-chicken-leftovers-recipe (may not work)