This Chickpeas in Red Wine Sauce recipe is an exclusive from Jason Tjon Affo’s new cookbook Vegan Soul Food. Click here to find out where you can purchase a Dutch copy of the book.
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Ingredients
- 1 red onion - chopped
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 large carrot - (250 gram), diced
- 1 bell pepper - diced
- 1 can chickpeas - rinsed
- 2 bay leaves
- 200 ml water
- 2 tbsp cane sugar
- 1 cube vegetable bouillon
- 450 ml red wine
- 1 tsp fresh thyme
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Warm a pan on medium/high heat. Add a tbsp of oil and saute the onion for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, carrot, and bell pepper, and cook while stirring for another 5 minutes.
- Add the chickpeas, bay leaves, water, sugar, bouillon cube, and red wine. Bring to a boil, let it simmer for 30 minutes while covered with a lid. Stir every now and then.
- Remove the lid, add the fresh thyme and cumin, let it simmer uncovered for about 3 minutes.
- Add the cornstarch to a small bowl and mix it with the water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan while stirring continually. Let it simmer for 2 minutes or until you’ve reached your preferred thickness.
- Serve with rice or bread and fresh herbs of choice.
Notes
Reprinted with permission from Vegan Soul Food by Jason Tjon Affo © 2020 Uitgeverij, Becht Haarlem. Photo credit: Jason Tjon Affo.
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About the Author
Jason Tjon Affo currently works as a recipe developer and food photographer. When he first went vegan 7 years ago, he felt the need to create dishes that he could share with his family and friends. This led to him starting an Instagram page and blog where he published some of his recipes. Throughout the years he’s used these media as a space to not only share recipes but also share more about other topics that interest him. He looks at food as something that can bring people together and set the scene for deeper conversations.
About the Book
Vegan Soul Food is a book filled with colorful and comforting recipes. After years of sharing recipes online, Jason felt the need to create a bundle of recipes that best describe his cooking style and recipes that he grew up with. This is a mixture of some of his favorite Surinamese meals, which are the base of his cooking, and other dishes he loves to share with his loved ones. It’s his take on soul food: colorful, bold, and made to share.
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