| 1 | Soak chick peas, rinse well, cover with fresh water, bring to a boil & simmer until very tender. |
| 2 | Depending on how fresh the chick peas are will determine how long this will take. |
| 3 | Give them about 1 ?hours. |
| 4 | Drain well & set aside to cool. |
| 5 | when cool, place chick peas in food processor bowl & blend until very smooth. |
| 6 | If you have a large enough bowl, add the rest of the ingredients, except the stock, & mix in the blender. |
| 7 | If the bowl is not large enough, you will have to do this in batches. |
| 8 | Then add the ingredients in order, mixing well after each addition. |
| 9 | Add a little stock if the mixture appears too dry or looks as if it is not going to hold together very well. |
| 10 | Cover & set aside for 30 minutes. |
| 11 | shape into patties. |
| 12 | If the patties do not hold together very well, you may want to add a little more flour, but be careful, you do not want to make them too floury. |
| 13 | Place on a lightly oiled baking sheet & gently flatten. |
| 14 | This amount should make 15 to 18 patties, so make them a reasonable size. |
| 15 | Preheat the oven to 350°F. |
| 16 | Bake the falafel patties for 5 minutes, remove trays, flip the patties & return to the oven for another 5 minutes. |
| 17 | Remove from trays & cool on wire racks. |
| 18 | to serve: heat some olive oil in a good heavy skillet, you can choose: i use 2 tb of olive oil, or you could deep fry them in a wok. |
| 19 | If using the wok method, crumble one dried red chile into the oil as it is heating. |
| 20 | When the oil is hot, fry the falafel patties until golden. |
| 21 | Flip & fry the other side. |
| 22 | Remove from the oil, drain & serve. |
| 23 | either serve the falafel as part of a middle eastern platter including some baba ganouj, hummus, tabouleh, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions & pita. |
| 24 | Or, make up a sauce using tahini & hot sauce, warm a pita bread, slice the top off, spread the tahini paste in the pita, drop in two patties, cover with lettuce, tomatoes & green onions. |
| 25 | Either a great snack or a main meal. |
| 26 | recipe by mark satterly |
