
Chickpea soup with salted cod balls

Chickpea soup, salted cod balls, Sulmona red garlic and rosemary
SERVINGS FOR 4 people
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INGREDIENTS FOR THE SOUP
- 500 g chickpeas
- 1 rosemary sprig
- 1 garlic
- Salt
- Water
INGREDIENTS FOR THE SALTED COD BALLS
- 1 shallot
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 small potato
- 400 g fillet of salted cod olive oil
- Olive oil
- pepper
- Parsley stems
- chilli
- 50 g potato flakes
PREPARATION OF THE SOUP
- Soak the chickpeas for at least 12 hours or use pre-cooked chickpeas.
- For soaked chickpeas, proceed with cooking over a low heat, making sure that the water is about 6 cm above the level of the vegetables in the pot.
- Add a whole head of garlic and a sprig of rosemary for flavour.
PREPARATION OF THE BALLS
- Finely chop the garlic, shallots, chilli and parsley stalks.
- Cover the bottom of a pan with oil and allow the mixture to brown.
- Add the salted cod cut into large pieces and the potatoes, thinly sliced.
- Season with pepper and cook over very low heat until the released liquid has completely evaporated and the potatoes are perfectly cooked.
- Allow to cool, then incorporate the potato flakes.
- Finally, form the balls with the resulting mixture.