Italian chickpea stew
May 31, 2010 2:00pm- 2 hrs 20 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
Italian chickpea stew
- 1 cup (200g) dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium_piece (170g) red onion , chopped coarsely
- 2 clove garlic, crushed
- 400 gram (12½ ounces) canned chopped tomatoes
- 2 cup (500ml) vegetable stock
- 1 medium_piece (300g) eggplant, chopped coarsely
- 2 large_piece (300g) zucchini, chopped coarsely
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/3 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
Method
Italian chickpea stew
- 1Place chickpeas in medium bowl, cover with cold water. Stand overnight, drain, rinse under cold water, drain. Cook chickpeas in medium saucepan of boiling water about 1 hour or until tender, drain.
- 2Heat oil in large saucepan, cook onion and garlic, stirring, until onion softens. Add chickpeas and remaining ingredients, bring to the boil. Reduce heat, simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Uncover, simmer, about 30 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Season to taste.
- 3Serve stew sprinkled with parsley, and topped with grated parmesan cheese.