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==Ingredients==
==Ingredients==
* 150 g di ceci
* 150 g di ceci (5.25 oz chickpeas)
* 200 g di castagne fresche
* 200 g di castagne fresche (7 oz fresh chestnuts)
* 2 foglie di alloro
* 2 foglie di alloro (2 bay leaves)
* 1 cipolla
* 1 cipolla (1 onion)
* 40 g de lardo o pancetta
* 40 g de lardo o pancetta (1.5 oz of pancetta)
* 1 noce di burro
* 1 noce di burro (1 "knob" of butter)
* 1 carota
* 1 carota (1 carrot)
* 1 costa di sedano
* 1 costa di sedano (1 stalk of celery)
* 1 spicchio d'aglio
* 1 spicchio d'aglio (1 clove of garlic)
* 1 mestolino di salsa di pelati
* 1 mestolino di salsa di pelati (1 ladle of tomato sauce)
* 4-6 fette di pane casereccio
* 4-6 fette di pane casereccio (4 to 6 slices of bread)
* olio d'oliva
* olio d'oliva (olive oil)
* sale e pepe
* sale e pepe (salt and pepper)


==Method==
==Method==
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# Cover and cook fully, for at least 2 hours.   
# Cover and cook fully, for at least 2 hours.   
# Roast the chestnuts.  Shell and peel and add to chickpeas once they have cooked.
# Roast the chestnuts.  Shell and peel and add to chickpeas once they have cooked.
# Mince the pancella.  Brown it softly in a small pan with the butter and the peeled garlic (whole).  When the garlic begins to color, turn off the heat.   
# Mince the pancetta.  Brown it softly in a small pan with the butter and the peeled garlic (whole).  When the garlic begins to color, turn off the heat.   
# Omitting the garlic, mix the sauce into the pancetta and keep warm.   
# Omitting the garlic, mix the sauce into the pancetta and keep warm.   
# When the chickpeas are cooked, season with the sauce and divide in the soup bowls (with slices of toasted bread)
# When the chickpeas are cooked, season with the sauce and divide in the soup bowls (with slices of toasted bread)