In the coldest times of the year, you always want to enjoy hot dishes, such as traditional spoon dishes, with that homely flavor that characterizes them so much. On this occasion, we share one of those dishes so full of flavor and tradition at the same time: chickpeas with chanterelles.
The recipe that we share below is not only delicious, it is very simple to prepare and allows us to take advantage of seasonal foods, so we will save money and improve quality. What more could you want? Keep reading and discover with us how to make chickpeas with chanterelles, a recipe with ingredients from the land and ideal for winter.
Ingredients to make Chickpeas with chanterelles:
- 500 grams of cooked chickpeas
- 1 potato
- 1 red bell pepper
- 8 fresh chanterelles
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 sweet onion
- 2 tablets of vegetable or vegetable broth (diluted in a liter of hot water)
- 1 teaspoon minced rosemary
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 pinch of ground black pepper
- 1 splash of extra virgin olive oil
How to make Chickpeas with chanterelles:
1 Peel and cut the potato by snapping it into approximately 6 pieces, chop the pepper into cubes, peel the garlic and cut it into slices and peel the onion and cut it into cubes as well. If you prefer, you can grate the onion and garlic if you don’t want bits in your food.
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2 In a pressure cooker, heat the oil and fry the garlic first. When you see them golden, add the pepper and onion and let them cook for 4 minutes, stirring from time to time. No longer is necessary because the effect we want to give the vegetable is fresh and without softening it too much.
3 Thoroughly wash the chanterelles making sure that there is no dirt left and cut them with your hands into not too small pieces. He adds the mushrooms to the pot with the potatoes and the rest of the ingredients. Also take the opportunity to incorporate the spices, leaving the paprika for last to prevent it from overcooking and making the chickpeas with chanterelles recipe bitter.
4 Pour the vegetable broth, let it start to boil and add already cooked chickpeas. If you don’t want to make canned chickpeas with chanterelles, you can also use them dry by soaking them overnight and cooking them.
Tip: this dish can be consumed by celiac, vegans and vegetarians, since it contains no gluten, meat or fish. However, if you want, you can add prawns, chorizo…
5 Close the pressure cooker and with only 15 minutes of cooking you will have your stew ready, it’s that easy and fast! If you don’t have a pressure cooker, the time will be 30 minutes over medium-low heat. Serve your plate of chickpeas with chanterelles hot to enjoy accompanied by a good slice of loaf bread. This recipe is homemade, comforting and very healthy, you can take it as a single dish because it has plenty of nutrients and just a simple salad will suffice.
