Pulses Recipes

Ingredients for Little Devils Recipe
2 c Raw peanuts
1/2 c (yes cup) Tabasco or other
-hot pepper sauce
Peanut oil
Salt to taste

Little Devils Preparation...Combine the peanuts with the Tabasco in a small bowl. Let the nuts sit in the sauce for about 30 minutes. Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 200 F to 220 F. Select a smokeproof dish that will hold the peanuts in a single layer. Thickly coat the dish with the oil. Add the peanuts, stir them, and sprinkle with salt. Place the peanuts in the smoker and cook until the peanuts are well browned and dry, 50 to 60 minutes. Check the nuts toward the end of the cooking time to avoid burning. Transfer the peanuts to absorbent paper to cool. Serve immediately or keep in a covered jar for several days.


Ingredients for Garbanzo Cassoulet Recipe
1-1/2 c Garbanzos — (dry)
7 c Water
1 sm Onion — peeled (whole)
4 Whole Cloves
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Inch Slice Fresh Ginger
1 c Carrots — cubed
2 tb Oil
1 c Chopped Onion
1 tb Garlic — minced
6 md Tomatoes
2 c Tomato Sauce
1-1/2 c Water
1 ts Dry Basil
1 ts Thyme
Salt And Pepper — to taste
2 tb Oil
1/2 c Parsley
2 c Bread Crumbs

Garbanzo Cassoulet Preparation..Beans: Soak beans in water overnight. Drain, then add water to cooking pot so beans are covered with 1-2 in. of water. Stick cloves into peeled onion (left whole). Add to pot along with garlic and ginger. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 min. Add carrots; simmer, covered, for 20 more minutes until beans and carrots are tender. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Discard onions, garlic and ginger. Set aside. Sauce: Heat oil in skillet. Fry onion and garlic till onion is translucent. Stir in tomatoes. Add tomato sauce, reserved bean cooking liquid (or water), basil and thyme. Bring to boil; simmer, covered, for 45 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set sauce aside. Topping: Heat oil. Fry parsley and 1 cup bread crumbs for about 1 minute. Stir often. Mix with remaining 1 cup bread crumbs in a bowl. Set aside. Assembly: Preheat oven to 350F. Combine bean mixture and sauce in a deep casserole or baking dish. Sprinkle 1/3 of topping mixture on top. Bake for 15 min, then push topping layer down with back of spoon and sprinkle another 1/3 of topping on. Bake another 15 min, repeat procedure and add remaining topping. Bake 10 min, then place under broiler for 5 min or until lightly browned on top. Recipe By : From Gemini’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini