4 turkish chickpeas stew Recipes

chickpeas, beef/lamb meat, chopped, onions, chopped, oil, tomato paste, dried red pepper/green pepper, chopped, baking soda (optional), chili red pepper flakes (optional), salt to taste, water

eggplant, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, onion , halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, garlic cloves, minced, stewed tomatoes, drained , reserving juice, and coarsely chopped, paprika (not hot ), ground cumin, chickpeas, rinsed and drained, sugar, black pepper, coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, by 12-inch) phyllo sheets (from a 1-lb package), thawed if frozen, garnish: fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves , torn into pieces

dried chickpeas (2 1/2 cups), picked over, tomatoes, black peppercorns, cumin seeds, olive oil, slab bacon , rind discarded and bacon cut into 1/4-inch dice, unsalted butter, garlic cloves, minced, fresh jalapeno chiles (about 3), seeded and minced, celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch dice, red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice, fresh poblano chile , ribs and seeds discarded and chile cut into 1/4-inch dice, red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, carrot, cut into 1/4-inch dice, fennel bulb (sometimes called anise), stalks cut off and discarded and bulb cut into 1/4-inch dice, turkish bay leaves or 1 california, sweet spanish sherry, chicken stock (page 314), or 7 cups low-sodium chicken broth plus 3 cups water, fresh chorizo* links (spiced mexican pork sausage), chicken thighs with skin and bones (about 4; preferably organic ), salt, black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh rosemary sprigs, wheel cowgirl creamery mt. tam **, or other soft mild triple-creme cow s-milk cheese such as explorateur, at room temperature