Garbanzo Cassoulet

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved, and rinsed
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 small onion, peeled but left whole
• 1 cup cubed carrot
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 sprigs fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic (or to taste)
• 6 plum tomatoes or 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 2 cups tomato sauce, mediterranean (purchased or homemade)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups dry breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 beans.
• 2 put chick peas in large pot and add water to cover. stick cloves in whole onion and add to pot along with carrots, garlic and parsley sprigs.
• 3 bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until carrots are tender.
• 4 drain and discard the onion with cloves and parsley sprigs. set aside.
• 5 sauce.
• 6 in large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until onion becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 7 stir in the fresh tomatoes. add tomato sauce, 1 1/2 cups of reserved bean liquid, lemon juice, sugar, basil and thyme. bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 45 minutes. add salt and pepper. remove the pan from heat and set aside.
• 8 topping.
• 9 in medium skillet, heat olive oil over high heat. add 1 cup of the bread crumbs and fresh parsley and cook, stirring, until golden, about 1 minute.
• 10 remove pan from heat, transfer to a bowl and mix in remaining 1 cup of bread crumbs. set aside.
• 11 at last.
• 12 preheat oven to 350 fahrenheit. combine beans and sauce in deep oven-proof casserole or baking dish.
• 13 sprinkle 1/3 of bread crumb mixture on top and bake for 15 minutes.
• 14 push bread crumb layer down into beans with back of spoon and sprinkle with 1/3 of bread crumb mixture and bake for 15 minutes.
• 15 repeat with last 1/3 of bread crumb mixture, and bake for 10 minutes.
• 16 finally, place cassoulet under broiler for 5 minutes or until lightly browned on top. serve immediately.