Chickpeas And Handmade Pasta Food

HOMEMADE CHICKPEA FLOUR PASTA WITH ZESTY LEEK & TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In saucepan, combine olive oil, peeled garlic cloves, and rosemary sprig (or 1 tablespoon dried rosemary). Bring to simmer, reduce heat as low as possible and simmer gently for 20 minutes or until garlic turns golden. Strain in jar and let cool. If not using right away, refrigerate immediately and use within 3 days.
• Stir together chickpea flour, white flour, and salt. Create well and add in water and oil (either rosemary garlic oil or regular olive oil). Using fingers or a wooden spoon, mix together until liquid is absorbed.
• Using clean countertop, cover the dough with plastic wrap and let sit for 5 minutes. Knead the dough for 10 minutes. If the dough is too dry, add a tablespoon of water. When the dough is smooth and resilient, wrap again in plastic and let sit for 30 minutes. Once done, the dough will be quite shiny!
• Once rested, divide the dough into two equal parts. If using a machine, roll to desired thickness and cut whichever shape you desire. If making by hand, roll dough to 1/16 inch thickness. Let sit again for 5 to 7 minutes to let dry slightly. Dust pasta with flour roll into a loose cylinder. Cut the cylinder croswise into desired strip width and uncurl the noodles onto a clean dry towel. Repeat.
• Warm olive oil in saute pan over medium heat. Add the leeks and garlic and saute for 6 to 8 minutes, until lightly wilted. Do not brown. Increase heat to high, add canned tomatoes, herbs, red peppers, and lemon zest. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, until thick.
• Bring water to boil (add salt once water begins to boil!), add noodles and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until cooked through. Drain, drizzle with rosemary-oil and serve on plates. Top with sauce and sprinkle with chives (if desired).

PASTA E CECI (PASTA WITH CHICKPEAS) RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add garlic and rosemary, season lightly with salt, and cook, stirring frequently, until garlic softens and turns golden, about 5 minutes. Add pepper flakes and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomato paste and cook until tomato paste is fragrant and turns dark brick red, about 1 minute.
• Stir in wine, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Bring to a simmer, and cook until wine has emulsified with olive oil and mixture is slightly reduced, about 2 minutes.
• If using cooked dry chickpeas: Stir in 1 cup (170g) chickpeas and 1 cup (240ml) chickpea cooking liquid. Using a potato masher or wooden spoon, mash chickpeas against the sides and bottom of the pot until completely broken down. Stir in the rest of the chickpeas and remaining 3 cups (710ml) cooking liquid (supplementing with stock or water as needed to reach 3 cups), and black pepper. Season with salt to taste. Proceed to Step 4. If using canned chickpeas: Remove Dutch oven from heat; remove and discard rosemary sprig. Add 1 cup (170g) chickpeas and 1 cup (240ml) stock, and using an immersion blender, blend mixture until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. (If you do not have a handheld immersion blender, transfer mixture to blender and blend until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour mixture back into Dutch oven.) Stir in remaining 2 cups (340ml) of chickpeas, 3 cups (710ml) stock, and black pepper. Season with salt to taste.
• Bring chickpea mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in pasta and cook, stirring frequently, until pasta is just shy of al dente (1 to 2 minutes less than the package directs, as the pasta will continue to cook off-heat), and liquid is reduced to a consistency that falls between soupy and saucy. Adjust consistency as needed with additional water, stock, or chickpea cooking liquid, keeping in mind that liquid will tighten up as it cools due to starch from the chickpeas.
• Remove from heat, add cheese, and stir rapidly to incorporate. Season with salt to taste. Divide between individual serving bowls (for the dried chickpea version, look out for the garlic cloves and rosemary sprig; remove and discard them), and drizzle each serving with olive oil. Serve, passing extra grated cheese at the table.

CHICKPEAS AND HANDMADE PASTA

Steps:

• Put the chickpeas in a bowl, cover with cool water and soak overnight. The next day, drain the water, place the chickpeas in a deep saucepan and cover with 1 inch of fresh water. Add 1 of the garlic cloves, the onion, bay leaves and celery and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover the pan and simmer for 1 to 2 hours, or until the chickpeas are very tender -- the time depends on the age and size of the peas. Add boiling water from time to time so that an inch of water remains over them as they cook. The liquid will become thicker and soupier.
• Meanwhile, to make the pasta, dissolve the teaspoon of salt in about cup of very warm water. Put the semolina in a mixing bowl and add the salted water a little at a time, gradually mixing until most of the water has been incorporated. You may need a little more water, or semolina, depending on humidity.
• Knead the pasta in the bowl for a few minutes. As you knead, you will feel the semolina granules begin to soften and relax. Once the dough is well amalgamated, turn it out on a board. If the dough feels stiff, brush a little water on the board with your fingers; if the dough feels loose and wet, scatter a tablespoon more of semolina on the boards and continue kneading until the texture is soft and silky. Then set the dough aside for 30 minutes.
• Using half the pasta at a time, roll it out on a very lightly floured board into the thinest possible sheet. Cut the sheet into long noodles about 1/2-inch wide and drape the noodles over the back of a chair to dry for 20 minutes.
• In a pot about 10 inches in diameter, add the oil to a depth of 1 inch. Add the remaining garlic and the chili pepper, broken in two. Cook at medium heat until the garlic starts to brown. Discard the garlic and add a few pasta strips at a time, about of it, frying until the noodles are crisp and brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.
• When the chickpeas are very soft, remove the bay leaf and raise the heat to medium-high, adding more boiling water if necessary to keep them covered to a depth of 1 inch. Gently stir the remaining, un-fried pasta into the chickpeas and let cook for 5 minutes. When the pasta is al dente, garnish 4 bowls with a handful of fried pasta and serve immediately.

CHICKPEAS AND PASTA

Steps:

• In a nonstick pan over medium heat, heat the oil. Saute the garlic until soft; add the bell pepper, rosemary, and 1 tablespoon of parsley and saute 5 minutes longer.
• Add the tomatoes; bring to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer, stir frequently for 10 minutes. Add the chickpeas and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through (5 minutes). Stir in the ditalini, cheese and remaining parsley.
• Top with a little more shredded cheese.