Byerly's Roasted Chickpeas

[lollya]

So I am in love with these chickpeas!
But I can't work out the recipe quite right to get the consistency down. When I roast chickpeas, they get a bit dry and crunchy, not like the beautiful almost chewy - loose texture of Byerly's. Also, I'm pretty sure there is cumin in these, but there is also an oily sweetness I can't place my finger on...

Anyone?

[The Dairy Queen]

lollya, did you see the roasted chickpeas recipe on page 20 of "Lunds and Byerly's Real Food", winter 2010 edition?

Chickpeas
Olive oil
Salt
Whole cumin
Ground coriander
Cinnamon

Toss. Roast for 20 mins at 450. They describe them as crunchy, though, so I don't know if this is your recipe. Maybe the oily sweetness is just a fruity olive oil? Or the cinnamon?

~TDQ

[Emme]

do they stipulate fresh or canned chickpeas? i'm thinking the latter would provide the "chewy moistness" the OP was seeking... funny, i've always done cumin and coriander. will have to incorporate cinnamon next time!

[The Dairy Queen]

They said canned works fine, but didn't seem to mandate it.

~TDQ

[cookie666]

I was just at Byerlys, and bought the chick peas. Whenever I am in town I buy that salad, unbelievable. Anyway would love the recipe too, they told me it came from Canada. If anyone finds the recipe please post. Thanks

[The Dairy Queen]

DId you see this recipe above that I found in the Real Food magazine they give out free at Lunds and Byerly's? Of course, I don't know if it's the same thing...

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/5830...

~TDQ

[lollya]

emme, i had originally thought it was garam masala for taste? but i think the sweetness was from the cinnamon and perhaps a more fruit edged olive oil. speaking of olive oil i just came across this beautiful shop i intend to go to in MG - anyone been here? http://www.oilerie.com/index.php

[lollya]

TDQ you my friend are a beauty. Thank you. Will make these once I'm done with pneumonia.

[The Dairy Queen]

Ack! Pneumonia! I hope you recover quickly. Does soup help ease pneumonia? Heidi Swanson has this "New Years Noodle Soup" on her site that sounds good. And it has chickpeas, since you're a fan.

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/...

~TDQ

[lollya]

oh it's so bad. son super sick, me super sick, just moved...yucks. thanks for the link, love me some heidi food. ;)

[Val]

Pneumonia is nothing to fool around with...hope you feel better soon lollya...please take.extra.care.of.yourself.

[lollya]

trying my best to get better. thanks for your thoughts. :)

[staceyjms]

lollya-- I'm in love with those things too. The chewy, spicy, sometimes crunchy texture is great! Did you find a recipe? I found one on allrrecipes that looks like it could be the one. And, given the date, might be one you posted.(?)

Here's what I found--
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Indian-S...

[KiltedCook]

The "secret" to the 'almost chewy' texture is storing them in a zip top bag overnight on the counter. I don't know Byerly's... but "oily sweetness" probably comes from the kind of oil - peanut say, rather than mixed veg oil or canola or olive used to coat the chickpeas before roasting.

I make roasted chickpeas all the time as a healthy snack. Buy them in bulk and cook them up (no overnight soak); then roast them the next day. They'll be dry and crunchy an hour out of te over. But store overnight and you got that chewiness you like.

[lollya]

oh my gosh that makes sense. maybe i should make double...they usually get eaten so damn fast! thanks KC!

[Sophia.]

interesting--I soak overnight but don't cook, and then roast. but I definitely go for the crunchy texture rather than chewy...I find if I don't roast for long enough they stay chewy.

[lollya]

chewy might be the wrong word...it's a wet chewy, not chewy from being undercooked...hard to explain...

[Leepa]

Kind of like the boiled peanuts one finds in the South?

[lollya]

leepa, never have tried those. good?

[Leepa]

They're an acquired taste that's for sure. Some folks say good, some not so good. I'm kind of in the middle.

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/boil...

I prefer fresh roasted peanuts, myself.

[The Dairy Queen]

I tried searching the recipes on their website, but no luck. Perhaps just email them and ask for their recipe? They are in the business of selling groceries and are usually happy to share their recipes. What they really want is for you to buy the ingredients from them. [e-mail]

In the meantime, here's a couple of links to Peter Berley's roasted chickpea recipe that everyone raved about when Flexitarian Table was Cookbook of the Month. I never did get around to trying them myself, though I kept meaning to--perhaps in 2009. :)

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/514828#3662250

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/5148...

Good luck! Let us know how it turns out and what their secret is.

~TDQ

[lollya]

ah thanks TDQ! if i remember right you are right here in Minneapolis with me...I am thinking Byerlys is just a local store for us! Thank you for all of your work, I will try these and let you know how it goes!

lollya
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[Foureyes137]

Are these from the Lund's & Byerly's stores in the Twin Cities?

[Foureyes137]

I'll take the responses as a "Yes".

[lollya]

totally missed this one, sorry!