Fresh Green Fava Beans (Broad Beans) with Butter
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This healthy, delicious fava bean recipe is cooked with butter and / or olive oil. Follow the pics and video to get them out of the initial pod, boil them, peel them from the 2nd "shell", and eat raw or cook again.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs fava beans in pod, (~ 2 cups shelled)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and add a generous (2 tsp) amount of salt.
- Shell the furry fava bean pods to reveal the bean.
- Place individual beans in boiling water for ~ 3 minutes. Strain and rinse with cold water or shock in an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
- Peel the fava beans outer skin sheath by gently tearing into the outer layer and squeezing the bean through the protective coating. This will reveal the beautiful bright green bean.
- You can eat this as is now in salads or soups but for this recipe we're going to cook them a little more.
- Bring a pan to medium high heat and add the butter and olive oil.
- When butter is melted, add the fava beans and cook ~ 4 minutes or until desired tenderness.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy! Beckie
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