| 1 | Fry onion, garlic and white stems of chard until barely limp. |
| 2 | Add chopped greens and fry a bit. |
| 3 | Either peel the yams or scrub them well with a vegetable brush, then slice them into thick slices. |
| 4 | Add garbanzos, raisins, yams, tomatoes, salt and pepper. |
| 5 | Cook a couple of minutes. |
| 6 | Make a well in the center of the mixture in the pot. |
| 7 | Put the rice in the well and pat it down until it"s wet. |
| 8 | Cover and cook until rice is done, about 25 minutes. |
| 9 | Add tabasco sauce to taste. |
| 10 | Notes: * a spicy vegetable stew -- i got this recipe from my mom, who got it from a friend. |
| 11 | It"s very easy to make. |
| 12 | * i find that the flavors of the vegetables don"t stand out unless you put in a lot of tabasco. |
| 13 | But then, i"ve got a cast-iron tongue. |
| 14 | You should add enough to make the stew seem spicy to you. |
| 15 | : difficulty: easy. |
| 16 | : time: 15 minutes preparation, 30 minutes cooking. |
| 17 | : precision: no need to measure. |
| 18 | : jeff lichtman at rtech (relational technology, inc.; alameda, california) : saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent... |
| 19 | : : amdahl, sun!rtech!jeff : ucbvax, decvax!mtxinu!rtech!jeff : |
