Berebere Bean Stew

Ingredients:

• 3x 15 oz cans chickpeas, or 2 cups dry
• 1 lg. onion
• 1 red bell pepper
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1x 28 oz. can tomato puree
• 2 1/2 cups water or broth
• 3 Tb tomato paste
• 1/4 tsp - 1 Tb maple syrup
• 1/2 - 1 tsp berebere
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/4 coriander
• cayenne pepper to taste
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 bunch red chard, swiss chard, escarole, or baby spinach

Instructions:

1. Saute onion and bell pepper until soft.
2. Add garlic, saute 1 min.
3. Add remaining ingredients except beans & greens
4. Boil. Simmer 5 min.
5. Add beans. Simmer 10-15 min.
6. Mash beans. But don't mash them all; you want the textures of both mashed and whole beans.
7. Add greens & simmer 5-10 min longer.
8. Serve as-is, or over rice.