Join KindChef Denise Schleckser to make a Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew (based on this recipe from Yeung Man Cooking.) After completing your soup, freeze and label it for donation, then drop off at one of our participating food assistance providers, with a person or family that is in your heart, or anyplace that you prefer, when convenient. Finally, report on where you shared your KindSoup and spread the word: Post a picture or two of you and your soups on social media with #DoKindWorks and tag us @DoKindWorks.
Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew
Ingredients
- 6 red onions (sweet onions work too)
- 10 pieces garlic
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tsp cumin seeds (ground cumin works too)
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 generous tbsp sweet paprika
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- few sprigs fresh thyme
- 4-15.5 oz cans chickpeas
- 4- 14.5 oz.cans San Marzano whole tomatoes (diced work too)
- 6 cups of water
- 6 tsp pink salt (start with half and add more to taste)
- 4 bunches of collard greens (spinach works too)
- 1/2 cup sweet raisins
- few sprigs fresh parsley
Instructions
- Dice the onions, finely chop the garlic, and peel and cube the sweet potatoes
- Heat up a stock pot on medium heat. Add the olive oil
- Add in the onions and garlic. Then, add in the cumin seeds, chili powder, paprika, and cinnamon
- Give the pot a good stir and add the thyme
- Add in the sweet potato and chickpeas. Stir well
- Add in the tomatoes and crush to release it’s juices
- Pour in water
- Add the pink salt and stir well. Turn up the heat to bring to a boil, then simmer on medium for 15min
- Remove the leaves from the collard greens and give it a rough chop
- Add the greens into the stew along with the dried raisins
- Transfer 3 cups of stew into a blender and blend on medium high
- Pour the blend back into the stew and give it a good stir
- Plate and garnish with freshly chopped parsley
Health and Safety Information
In order to protect the the quality of our KindSoup program, we ask that volunteers conscientiously observe the following guidelines:
- Start with clean hands and wash again frequently as needed throughout the cooking process.
- Start with clean kitchen surfaces and utensils (antibacterial wipes do a great job).
- Keep longer hair tied back.
- Follow other common sense procedures, such as never returning a tasting spoon to the pot!
Thank you for maintaining a high cleanliness standard for our KindSoup donations!
How to Donate Your KindSoup
Seal containers with a tight lid and freeze. Label each container with: date prepared, your first name and last initial, “Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew,” and “Vegan.” When convenient, drop containers of frozen soup off at one of the following participating food assistance providers, with a person or family that is in your heart, or a place that you prefer.
- New location! Interfaith Works New Leaf Shelter 5320 Marinelli Road, Rockville. Drop off weekdays, 10 am-6 pm.
- 5171 Manning Place NW (in the Palisades neighborhood in DC). NOTE: Soups dropped here must be vegetarian or Halal only, please.
- Here2Help @ Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 7611 Clarendon Road, Bethesda. (Go down driveway next to brick house just before the church on Clarendon and look for coolers labeled for soup donations). Drop off Sundays, 9:30 am-12 noon.
- Homes Not Borders 3610 East St., Landover. Drop off daily 10 am-2 pm. NOTE: Soups dropped here must be vegetarian or Halal only, as they will be shared with newly arriving refugee families in the area.
- Upcounty Consolidation Hub 12900 Middlebrook Rd., Germantown (supporting 1,000 families with food and other supports). Drop off Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays 9-11 am.
- Embry Rucker Shelter 11975 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, 703-437-1975. Leave donations on the table around the back. Drop off anytime!
- NYC Community Fridges located throughout New York City.
- Bread and Roses 58 Newbury St., Lawrence, Mass., 978-681-8768. Drop off Mondays-Thursdays, 10 am-4 pm.
- Community Refrigerators located in Los Angeles.
See you in the KindSoup kitchen!
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