Fava beans
May. 26th, 2023 10:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lyornI should have created images from the start, as it is amazing how 500 grams of veggies become 100 grams of edibles.
To prepare beans: Peel them from their pods, blanch in boiling salt water for two minutes, then put in ice water for a short time, drain, squeeze every single bean from its skin. Easier if you cut a slit into the narrow side of the bean with a sharp knife.
So, that's your beans. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes in salt water, then drain, catch a cup of the draining water if you want any kind of sauce, or even for bean mush.
I slowly fried a bit of bacon and a sliced green onion in a bit of butter, deglazed the pan with a splash of the cooking water, put the beans in and let them cook on low for about three more minutes.
As often with beans, the smell was not too good (like old socks), but the taste was way better! And they are very green.
To prepare beans: Peel them from their pods, blanch in boiling salt water for two minutes, then put in ice water for a short time, drain, squeeze every single bean from its skin. Easier if you cut a slit into the narrow side of the bean with a sharp knife.
So, that's your beans. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes in salt water, then drain, catch a cup of the draining water if you want any kind of sauce, or even for bean mush.
I slowly fried a bit of bacon and a sliced green onion in a bit of butter, deglazed the pan with a splash of the cooking water, put the beans in and let them cook on low for about three more minutes.
As often with beans, the smell was not too good (like old socks), but the taste was way better! And they are very green.
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Date: 2023-05-26 09:57 pm (UTC)