Stewed chickpeas, extremely simple and tasty, cooked in a pan with tomato sauce, garlic, rosemary, and a few cubes of cured pork cheek (or bacon). A quick and appetizing idea, perfect for when you have little time and few ingredients in the pantry… you can serve the chickpeas as a hearty side dish but also as a main course, accompanied by croutons or bruschetta. With their flavorful sauce, they are even great for dressing pasta… try this easy recipe and let me know what you think!
Here are more tasty ideas with chickpeas:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2-3
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 215.34 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 15.25 (g) of which sugars 0.83 (g)
- Proteins 7.10 (g)
- Fat 13.62 (g) of which saturated 3.85 (g)of which unsaturated 5.93 (g)
- Fibers 5.41 (g)
- Sodium 402.99 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 5 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned chickpeas
- 1 2/3 cup tomato pulp
- 1.4 oz cured pork cheek (or bacon, to taste)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 pinch chili pepper (to taste)
- 1 sprig rosemary (or thyme, oregano)
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
Tools
- Pan
- Colander
- Cutting board
Preparation
Cut the cured pork cheek (or bacon) into small cubes and place them in a pan.
Peel the garlic and add it. If you like, you can also chop or crush it.
Pour a drizzle of olive oil and add a pinch of chili pepper, to taste.
Sauté for a minute or two, then add the chickpeas, after draining them from their liquid.
Stir, let it flavor for a few moments, remove the garlic (if you added it whole) and add the tomato pulp.
Season with salt and cook over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes, or until the sauce has slightly thickened.
At the end, scent with chopped rosemary, or with some oregano or thyme leaves.
Stewed chickpeas are ready, great as a side dish or to serve on bread croutons.
Tips and Variations
You can replace the cured pork cheek with bacon, lard, smoked ham, or omit the cured meats altogether.
Adjust the amount of tomato to your taste. Instead of pulp, you can use passata or whole tomatoes.
You can use a piece of onion instead of garlic.
Stewed chickpeas are also great for dressing pasta.
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