Crispy Chickpeas With Beef
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- ½ to 1pound ground beef or other meat
- 4cups cooked chickpeas (about 1 28-ounce can), drained (reserve 1 cup liquid)
- 2teaspoons ground cumin
- 1ancho or chipotle chile, soaked, stemmed, seeded and minced; or 1 teaspoon good chile powder
- 2teaspoons minced garlic
- Salt and pepper
- 1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Minced cilantro or parsley for garnish (optional)
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
584 calories; 26 grams fat; 7 grams saturated fat; 1 gram trans fat; 11 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 57 grams carbohydrates; 16 grams dietary fiber; 10 grams sugars; 33 grams protein; 756 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Turn heat to high under a large, deep skillet, and add meat a little at a time, breaking it into small pieces as you do. Stir and break up meat a bit more, then add chickpeas. Keep heat high, and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until chickpeas begin to brown and pop, 5 to 10 minutes. Don't worry if mixture sticks a bit, but if it begins to scorch, lower heat slightly.
- Step 2
Add cumin, chili or chili powder and garlic. Cook, stirring, for about a minute. Add reserved cooking liquid, and stir, scraping bottom of pan to loosen any browned bits. Season with salt and pepper, then turn heat to medium-low. Continue to cook until mixture is no longer soupy but not dry.
- Step 3
Stir in olive oil, then taste, and adjust seasoning if necessary. Garnish if you like, and serve immediately, with rice or pita bread.
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suggestions from our family (my husband hails from the Levant): (1) fry onions along with the meat, (2) coriander is another good addition to the spice mix, (3) add lemon juice & chopped sun-dried tomatoes at the end to help with dryness, (4) serve with a side of arugula drizzled with lemon juice & salt
This is basically a quicker, simpler version of the Indian dish chole keema, which I make often. If you have it, I would use garam masala instead of the cumin in this recipe for a better depth of spice flavors. A heavy pinch of sugar is also a nice counterbalance to the spices.
How about Bulgar wheat? And please, no turkey(smells like singed feathers); use 1/2 lb ground lamb or beef w. your spices-cumin, turmeric, Aleppo pepper (Amazon) would go great for a little heat, real garlic, all in olive oil (margarine-I cringe). This is a mid-eastern style dish. Saute meat, then drain fat in colander to omit grease. Cilantro, absolutely. Lemon juice is also a plus. I've been making takes on this for years.
I make this almost weekly and serve over tzaziki and/or hummus with tomatoes, olives, feta, herbs, lavash, etc. We call it "Greek Dinner" and it's always perfect. Typically season with Aleppo and Greek oregano. I use one can of chickpeas and either 1/4 lb lamb or 1/3 lb beef for a family of two. Add a tsp of baking powder to the beef (1/2 tsp per pound of meat) to get it extra crispy!
Adding lots of dried/ground red chile pepper and dollops of yogurt made this extra special. And so easy to make.
This is delicious, but I can't, for the life of me, figure out how the chickpeas get crispy. There is no method of crisping them in the recipe.