If there is something that makes Catalan recipes special and unique, it is the cicadas. They are used in multiple stews and recipes and give a unique flavor. The recipe that we present is one of them: it is a recipe for Catalan-style chickpeas, a very complete dish of vegetables that adds a very simple cicada, the touch that gives the dish its identity.
Do you want to see the detailed step by step to know how to make Catalan-style chickpeas? Well keep reading because, let’s go with the recipe!
Ingredients to make Catalan Chickpeas:
- 1 onion
- 1 can of natural crushed tomato
- 200 grams of chickpeas
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 10 grams of fresh parsley
- 1 handful of hazelnuts
- 1 tablespoon of flour
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
How to make Catalan Chickpeas:
1 Soak the chickpeas the night before. The next day, cook the chickpeas in a pot with water over high heat for approximately 1 hour and a half. On the other hand, chop the onion very fine and poach it with the hot olive oil.
Tip: if you have a pressure cooker, you can cook the chickpeas in 30 minutes.
2 When the onion is golden, add the crushed tomato. Let everything fry and concentrate for 10 more minutes. Next, add a tablespoon of flour, mix well to integrate and let it cook for 4 or 5 minutes.
3 At this point, and with the help of a ladle, add the broth from the chickpeas to the sauce and stir well. In this way you will bind the soffit and it will be ready for the next step. Without a doubt, this is one of the tricks to get good Catalan-style chickpeas.
Trick: with two ladles of broth is enough to bind it.
4 Incorporate all the soffit that you had linked to the pot of chickpeas and mix well. Let it reduce with low heat.
5 Prepare the cicada, which is another of the keys to the Catalan-style stewed chickpeas recipe. To make it, put the two peeled and chopped garlic cloves, the parsley and the handful of hazelnuts in a mortar. Blend it all until you have a paste.
Trick: you can use almonds for the bite.
6 Add all the minced meat to the pot of chickpeas and mix very well so that it dissolves.
7 Let reduce a little more, depending on whether you like more or less liquid, and serve the chickpeas in a deep plate or a bowl. You will now have some delicious Catalan-style chickpeas ready. Bon Appetite!
With what to accompany the Catalan chickpeas
The Catalan style chickpeas recipe can also include a boiled egg, as you can see in the presentation. Do not forget, it is a great option that will make your dish more complete.
