Gonzo Garbanzo Chicken & Sausage Soup

I started thinking about this soup while watching “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” a great movie adapted from the great Hunter S. Thompson book of the same title. 

Gonzo Garbanzo Chicken & Sausage Soup

Since this soup has a kind of unique and bizarre and raw element to it like Gonzo journalism created by Hunter S. Thompson. Thus, Gonzo Garbanzo soup was born.

Gonzo Garbanzo Chicken & Sausage

Yield 6 - 8 servings

Ingredients

3 organic chicken thighs (skin and bone removed but not the fat, cut into 1 inch chunk)

3 links organic Italian sausage (cut into ½ inch slices and rolled into cherry tomato size balls)

1 organic sweet onion, chopped

3 organic carrots, peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces

2 organic celery stalks, halved, and cut into ½ inch chunks

4 cloves organic garlic, chopped

15 ounce can organic garbanzo beans (do not drain use liquid)

28 ounce can organic diced tomatoes (do not drain use liquid)

4 cup organic beef stock

1 teaspoon organic sage

2 tablespoons organic all purpose unbleached flour

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground

Preparation

Heat a 6 - 8 quart stock pot to high. Add the sausage and chicken and saute for 1-2 minutes. Now add the onions, garlic, celery, and carrots to the pot and saute until onions are translucent.

Add the flour and stir until the meat and vegetables are coated. Then deglaze pan with the beef stock. Now add the can of tomatoes with liquid, the garbanzo beans with liquid, sage, salt, and pepper.

Bring the soup to a boil then reduce heat to low and cook for 60 minutes. Adjust the salt and pepper to taste and serve with a good crusty bread.