A favourite Cretan recipe!
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There are many delicious recipes for chickpeas.
However, our favourite in Crete is this recipe for chickpeas with wild leeks deglazed with flour and lemon.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 kilo chickpeas
- 1 large bunch of sliced wild leeks
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 1 cup olive oil
- Salt
Ingredients for the flour and lemon sauce:
- Juice from 2 lemons
- 1 tablespoon flour
Procedure
Soak the chickpeas in salted water overnight.
The next day, boil the chickpeas in a large saucepan until they are cooked.
Put the olive in a clean pot, and sauté the onions and leeks for a bit. Then, add a little water.
When the onions and leeks are halfway cooked, add the chickpeas, salt, and some of the juice from the boiled chickpeas.
Let them simmer for about 30 minutes.
When your dish is ready, prepare the flour and lemon sauce.
Mix the flour and lemon juice in a bowl with a fork. Add a little juice from the dish and pour it over the pot.
Do not mix the dish with a spoon; instead, shake the pot in a circular motion so that the flour and lemon sauce are evenly distributed. Allow it to come to a boil and then remove it from the heat.
Lena Igoumenaki
President of the Cretan Cuisine Festival Association
Cretan Cuisine Festival
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