Ingredients to make Chickpeas with cockles:
- 400 grams chickpeas
- 1 onion
- 1 leek
- 500 grams of cockles
- 1 spring onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 green bell pepper
- ½ glass of white wine
- Water
- Hojiblanca extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
How to make Chickpeas with Cockles:
1 Put the chickpeas to soak the night before, remove the water and cook them in hot water in the pressure cooker. Add the leek, onion and a little salt.
2 Close the lid and cook for 10 minutes from the moment the steam starts to come out.
3 Put the wine in a pan. When hot add the cockles. Cover them and wait 2-3 minutes until they open. Remove the shells and reserve the meat on a plate.
4 Chop the onion, green pepper and garlic finely. Put them to brown in a pan with a little oil and season it. Add the cockles and sauté briefly.
5 Add the sautéed chickpeas, mix well and serve in a vegetable container.
6 Cockle meat, although not as appreciated as clam meat has a characteristic sea flavor and is also much cheaper. Try them and you won’t regret it.
