Fava beans?!

futurekilousky
futurekilousky Posts: 200
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
hey just got some Fava beans at farmers market, any idea how to cook or prepare these?
Any info would be awesome!

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  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    ask hannibal lecter - I know you serve them with chianti hehe
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    ask hannibal lecter - I know you serve them with chianti hehe

    Beat me to it.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    ask hannibal lecter - I know you serve them with chianti hehe

    Beat me to it.

    Some words are just tied together forever in my brain.
  • futurekilousky
    futurekilousky Posts: 200
    ask hannibal lecter - I know you serve them with chianti hehe

    Haha! That's what my friend said.. Thought they were sugar snap peas when I got them, ha
  • Slinkybaz
    Slinkybaz Posts: 312 Member
    ask hannibal lecter - I know you serve them with chianti hehe

    Beat me to it.

    I must correct you both. I believe it is a cool chianti.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Take them out of the pod. Steam them for a few minutes to soften the white skin on each bean. Slip each bean out of the skin. Eat the green inner.

    It's basically just a bean, so do whatever you would ordinarily do with a bean. They're nice plain, or with a little salt and butter, or with lemon salt and butter.....

    The white skin is edible, but a little bitter. If you can't be bothered with prepping them and serving them without it, I'd take the skin off as you eat it.
  • mamax5
    mamax5 Posts: 414 Member
    ask hannibal lecter - I know you serve them with chianti hehe

    Beat me to it.

    I must correct you both. I believe it is a cool chianti.

    I thought it was a nice chianti...no?
  • futurekilousky
    futurekilousky Posts: 200
    Take them out of the pod. Steam them for a few minutes to soften the white skin on each bean. Slip each bean out of the skin. Eat the green inner.

    It's basically just a bean, so do whatever you would ordinarily do with a bean. They're nice plain, or with a little salt and butter, or with lemon salt and butter.....

    The white skin is edible, but a little bitter. If you can't be bothered with prepping them and serving them without it, I'd take the skin off as you eat it.

    Thank you for that!! So very informative =]
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    And it's defo a nice chianti. Chianti is a red wine, so not served chilled. . .
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