conchiglie, chickpeas & smoked olive oil
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Author:
Scott Williams, Ragazzi Wine and Pasta
Ingredients
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150g Mount Zero Australian Chickpeas
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Good glug of Mount Zero Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 brown onion, diced
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3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- ½ bunch thyme, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 large red pepper, diced
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1 400g tin of crushed tomatoes
- ½ tbsp smoked paprika
- 300g fresh conchiglie (adjust cooking time and weight if using dried)
- Sherry vinegar, to taste
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Mount Zero Pink Lake salt, to taste
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Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
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Drizzle of Mount Zero Smoked Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 bunch flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped or torn
Directions
Soak the chickpeas overnight in cold water.
The next day, drain the water, pop them in a pot and cover with fresh water.
Bring to boil and simmer. Keep an eye on the water level as the chickpeas will suck a lot of it up. They will take around 2 hours to cook.
Whilst the chickpeas are cooking, get a separate pot on medium to high heat and start sautéing the onions in a good whack of olive oil.
Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes before adding the garlic, thyme, bay and diced pepper in. Turn heat down to medium and cook for another 10 minutes.
Add the tomato along with a splash of water and the paprika, allow to boil then turn heat down to medium and cook out for around 20 mins to half an hour. Turn heat off and leave in the pot when it’s ready.
When the chickpeas are done (they should be quite tender for this dish) skim off any foam from the top of the pot and then add the chickpeas and about a cup of cooking liquid to the tomato and pepper base. Turn the heat on and allow everything to get to know each other.
Get a pot of water on for the pasta, bring to the boil and cook your pasta in it for around 3 minutes before adding to the main pot.
Give everything a stir and keep cooking for a couple of minutes. Add a decent splash of vinegar, a good whack of salt and pepper (give it a taste, it will appreciate a heavy hand with the seasoning) plus a healthy hit of the smoked olive oil and toss/stir everything together.
Finish with some roughly chopped or torn parsley and serve.