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Slow-Cooked Chickpea Bowl

Our tested Slow-Cooked Chickpea Bowl: fragrant, generous, and balanced with preserved lemon and olive. Serves 4 people with plenty to go around.

4.7 from 777 cooks
Prep30 min
Cook60 min
Serves4
LevelMedium
Free to cook
Slow-Cooked Chickpea Bowl
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the preserved lemon and olive elements, and pat the chickpea dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add the chickpeas and slow-cook until it takes on colour and the edges catch, 4 to 6 minutes.

Stir in the ras el hanout and the rest of the preserved lemon and olive flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the broccoli along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Finish with the chopped coriander and serve while hot.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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