Colombia: Callos con Garbanzos

Colombia: Callos con Garbanzos

A classic Colombian dish this time with tripe, a meat that not everybody likes. To be honst I did not like it. Also the cooking process is quite long, I had one stove I could use and it took almost 4 hours to make the final meal.

Ingredients - Enough for 4 people.

• 1kg of Tripe (Callo o Mondongo)
• 500g of Garbanzo beans (Chickpeas), soaked overnight or hydrated ones
• 750ml of bitter beer
• 2 ripe tomatoes, peeled and sliced
• 4 yellow onions, chopped
• 4 spring onions
• 2 garlic gloves
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 tsp of Achiote (Special Colombian Spice, Paprika powder can replace it)
• 2 Tbsp of oil
• 1 tsp of baking soda
• Salt, cumin and pepper to taste
• 400g of white rice
• Cilantro for decoration

How to make it

1. Cook the tripe in a pot with water and baking soda for about 2 hours or until soft.
2. When soft, take them out and chop into small, bite sized pieces.
3. Cook the garbanzo beans until soft, which takes roughly 1 hour.
4. Prepare a stir fry with the tomatoes, onions, garlic, bell pepper, oil and Achiote on high heat in a large pan.
5. Combine the stir fry, the tripe and the garbanzo beans in the large pan. Add the beer and let simmer for 15 minutes on low heat.
6. Serve with white rice and cilantro as decoration.