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Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas with Caramelized Honey

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Cookbook Club – Holiday Year in Review 2023

For our last Cookbook Club of 2023, we did a Holiday Year in Review event where you could choose a recipe from any of the cookbooks we used in the past year. For the full 2023 retrospective, check out my Cookbook Club site. For now – my dish!

I have been eyeing these Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas with Caramelized Honey ever since I was unable to attend the Korean American event, so now was my chance!

I tossed canned chickpeas in olive oil, salt, and pepper, then roasted until crispy.

Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas with Caramelized Honey roast chickpeas

I gently simmered ketchup, gochujang, strawberry jam, soy sauce, and garlic until fragrant.

Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas with Caramelized Honey simmer ketchup gochujang strawberry jam soy sauce garlic

I stirred in the crispy chickpeas and continued to cook until sticky.

Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas with Caramelized Honey stir chickpeas into sauce

Pushing the chickpeas to one side, I added honey to the pan, stirring until it bubbled and caramelized. Then I stirred the chickpeas into the honey and removed from heat.

Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas with Caramelized Honey push chickpeas aside and caramelize honey

I soaked long strands of green onions in ice water.

Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas with Caramelized Honey soak green onion strands in ice water

I sprinkled toasted sesame seeds and the soaked green onions over the chickpeas to serve.

Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas with Caramelized Honey top with sesame seeds and green onion

Yum yum yum! My only complaint about this recipe is that one can of chickpeas is a tiny portion, especially since they shrink down when roasted. Whenever I make this in future, I’ll be doing a triple recipe!