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    Tuoni e Lampi (Thunder and Lightning)

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    Tuoni e Lampi (Thunder and Lightning)

    The 'lightning' is traditionally the broken bits from the end of a bag of pasta, though I like to use orecchiette (little ears) for this robust Tuscan dish as the chick peas sit elegantly in the hollows of the pasta.

    • Preparation time: 20 minutes
    • Cooking time: 45 minutes
    • Total time: 1 hour 5 minutes 60 minutes 5 minutes

    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    • 350g Orecchiette
    • 75g Stale sourdough bread, crusts cut off
    • 4 tbsp Olive oil
    • 25g Butter
    • 1 Medium onion, sliced
    • 1 tsp Fresh rosemary, finely chopped
    • 410g tin Chick peas, drained and rinsed
    • 400ml Vegetable stock
    • 6 Basil leaves, torn

    Method

    1. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the orecchiette; keep the lid on till the water is boiling again. Cook until al dente.
    2. In a food processor, whiz the bread into breadcrumbs. Toss them in 3 tbsp olive oil with a pinch of salt; toast in a frying pan over a medium heat for 5 minutes, until gold. Set aside.
    3. Melt half the butter with the remaining olive oil over a low heat, add the onion, rosemary and a pinch of salt, stir, and cook for 3–4 minutes until the onions are golden. Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm.
    4. Drain the pasta and set aside. Put the chick peas and the stock in the pan and return to the heat, stirring in the remaining butter. Divide the pasta between four warmed serving bowls and ladle over the broth. Top with the caramelised onion, the breadcrumbs and the basil leaves. Serve at once.

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