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==Ingredients==
==Ingredients==
* 150 g di ceci (5.25 oz chickpeans)
* 150 g di ceci (5.25 oz chickpeas)
* 200 g di castagne fresche (7 oz fresh chestnuts)
* 200 g di castagne fresche (7 oz fresh chestnuts)
* 2 foglie di alloro (2 bay leaves)
* 2 foglie di alloro (2 bay leaves)
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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)