Cumin Chicken and Chickpea Stew
By Joe
Source: Bon Appétit — Bon Appétit Test Kitchen, Chickpea Stew.
A chickpea stew recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
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Cool. Heat 2 Tbsp. Oil in a mid-sized pot over a medium-high flame. Season chicken using salt; tip in to pot plus heat, turning once, till browned, 8–10 minutes. Move to a plate. Reduce heat to low plus let oil cool for 1 minute; tip in garlic plus heat, mixing often, till fragrant, 30–60 seconds. Tip in cumin, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes; mix till a smooth paste forms, around 1 minute. Add set-aside chicken using any accumulated juices, along with bay leaves and water (4 cups). Scrape up any browned bits. Bring to the boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, now and then mixing, till chicken is tender, around 20 minutes. Move chicken to a plate. Tip in chickpeas to pot; bring to a gentle simmer plus heat for 5 minutes. Shred chicken; tip in to stew. Tip in red peppers. Mix in leftover Oil and (2 Tbsp) Lemon juice (2 Tbsp); simmer for 1 minute. Add salt till it tastes right and more lemon juice, if wanted. Share bread cubes between bowls. Ladle soup over. Garnish using parsley.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Free sugars
0.2 g per serving
0.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Approximate: an ingredient line looks mis-read ("1" cubes country-style bread"). No nutrition labels are shown for this recipe until it is fixed.
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 537 kcal |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Carbohydrate | 59.2 g |
| of which sugars | 9.6 g |
| of which free sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 23.2 g |
| of which saturates | 3.4 g |
| Fibre | 9.7 g |
| Salt | 1.55 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
4.7 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
