Chorizo and Chickpea Stew | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons regular olive oil
• 50 grams spaghettini or vermicelli (torn into 3cm lengths)
• 500 grams bulgur wheat
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons Maldon sea salt flakes or 1 teaspoon pouring salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 350 grams chorizo (cut into coins and then halved)
• 4 tablespoons amontillado sherry
• 100 grams soft dried apricots (snipped into pieces with scissors) - optional
• 2 x 400 grams cans chickpeas or mixed beans (rinsed and drained in a sieve)
• 2 x 400 grams cans cherry tomatoes (plus 1 1/2 cans water)
• Maldon sea salt flakes (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)
• fresh coriander to serve - optional