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Catalan chickpea soup

Catalan chickpea soup

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Slow-cooked chickpeas in their own broth, simmered with onion, tomatoes, chorizo, and pine nuts, and topped with hard-boiled eggs.

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Recipe from Josep Xicota, CommonsDelinker, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Chickpea soup is a traditional winter dish from Catalan cuisine. It is cooked slowly over low heat, using simple ingredients.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total1 hr 55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodMijotage
  • Estimated cost$18.62 $4.66 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.08
  • $0.49
  • $4.03
  • $0.21
  • $6.70
  • $1.78
  • $1.60
  • $1.62
  • $0.08
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the soaked chickpeas in a pot of water. Once the water comes to a boil, let them simmer for a few minutes, seasoning with salt.
  2. About halfway through cooking, remove the broth and set it aside in a separate container.
  3. Melt the bacon in a frying pan and sauté the finely chopped onion until golden. When it is almost golden, add the peeled and chopped tomatoes, and cook them gently.
  4. Just before the end, add the pine nuts and sliced sausage. Brown everything, then transfer it to a casserole dish.
  5. Add the chickpeas, cook them for a few minutes, then cover them with the reserved broth. Adjust the salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Cook uncovered over very low heat until the chickpeas are tender and the liquid has reduced significantly. Remove from heat, let stand for 5 minutes, and then sprinkle with chopped hard-boiled eggs.

The bill

Catalan chickpea soup

  • 600 g of dried chickpeas, soaked overnight$2.08
  • 50 g of bacon$0.49
  • 200 g of lamb$4.03
  • 1 large onion$0.21
  • 4 tomatoes$6.70
  • 150 g of black pudding (botifarra negra)$1.78
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs$1.60
  • 50 g of shelled pine nuts$1.62
  • ground white pepper$0.08
  • salt$0.03

Total$18.62

that's $4.66 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 600 g of dried chickpeas, soaked overnight
  • 50 g of bacon
  • 200 g of lamb
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 150 g of black pudding (botifarra negra)
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs
  • 50 g of shelled pine nuts
  • ground white pepper
  • salt
  • 2 litres of water

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