![]() ![]() "You're going to look at them, talk to them," he says. How do you know when they're done? Andres says you just have to listen. They're like little pieces of gravel until you soak them overnight in water and a pinch of baking soda.Īfter that, rinse the softened chickpeas and boil them for about an hour in a heavy pot with just enough water to cover the ingredients. They're less expensive, and they have less salt and none of that goopy liquid you find in the can. The main ingredient of Andreas' meal, chickpeas, can be found in a can, but the chef suggests using dried chickpeas. "I remember that without a lot of food left, some of the best meals happened right there."Īn empty refrigerator led to an abundance of creativity. But at the end of the month - because my father would be waiting for paycheck - the refrigerator would get empty," he says. "I remember that at the beginning of the month, the kind of menus my mom and father would prepare for us would have fish, chicken. The dish is the kind of simple one-pot meal that reminds Andres of his own childhood in Spain. But the telephone bill is something I will remember forever." "I remember how good it was, how affordable it was. ![]() "This is probably one of the most expensive dishes that she made for me ever, not because of the ingredients, but because I think she called her mother, and I think she was on the phone almost through the entire process of making these chickpeas with spinach," Andres tells NPR's Michele Norris. It's a Moorish-style chickpea and spinach stew, or, in Spanish, garbanzos con espinacas. He's a frequent volunteer at the community kitchen, which feeds the hungry while providing job training in the food-service industry.Īndres decided to prepare a favorite family recipe - a dish that his wife, Patricia, made for him soon after they were married. and Los Angeles, the Made in Spain PBS cooking show and several popular cookbooks.įor his meal, Andres suggested that he cook at DC Central Kitchen instead of doing a show-and-tell at one of his posh restaurants. ![]() The hitch? The meal must cost less than $10 - and the cheaper the better.Ĭelebrity chef Jose Andres presides over a culinary realm that includes a collection of acclaimed restaurants in Washington, D.C. 'How Low Can You Go' Family Supper Challenge The Neelys Get Playful With A $9 Mac 'N' Cheeseįor NPR's "How Low Can You Go" family supper challenge, some of the nation's best cooks have each agreed to come up with a budget-conscious, delicious meal for a family of four. ![]()
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