Basic Recipe for Cooking Chick-Peas

Yield > 4
Keys : Dried Beans Spanish Spain European Mediterranean
Spanish
Ingredients :
2 cup Dried chick-peas
1 x Onion sliced
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 x Garlic clove peeled
Method :
• Wash chick-peas, sort over to eliminate any stones and
bits of shell, and soak overnight before using. Put in casserole
with salt, soda, sliced onion, and peeled garlic clove. Cover
with tepid water 4 fingers higher than the level of the chickpeas.
Cook uncovered over low fire until tender (but not
mushy). Chick-peas should boil gently throughout cooking
time, which will be between 3 and 6 hours. They must be
covered with water at all times. If it is necessary to add, use
boiling water. When cooked, drain thoroughly and remove
onion and garlic.
• Comments: Cooked chick-peas are good in omelets They
are sometimes served alone, fried in olive oil, and sometimes
sauteed with cooked spinach or a little minced garlic and ham.