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On 2010-04-24 18:53:33 -0700, ImStillMags said:
> I stopped at a little local farmstand on the way home and they had > some nice big fat fava beans. So I bought a big bag full. > > I processed them this afternoon, shelled them and blanched them and > popped them out of their skins. I remember now why I always buy fava > beans frozen. > > What a pain they are to finally get ready to cook...... > > That being said, I put a little olive oil and a bit of butter in the > pan, sauteed some shallots and fresh minced garlic till just tender, > added some chopped cooked bacon and the favas and sauteed till they > were just really good and hot. A little kosher salt and cracked > black pepper finished them off. I had some roast chicken left over so > I put a couple of slices on top of the favas to heat up as the beans > finished cooking. > > I had them with some little red potatoes I quartered and roasted with > olive oil, salt and pepper and some Italian blend herbs, a chuck of > homemade bread and a nice pinot grigio. > I've become quite fond of Barefoot Pinot Grigio. It's nice and > crisp. > > The favas were a bunch of work, but damn, they are good. Very > satisfying meal. It sounds like it was labor well rewarded. -- If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much. -- Lewis Carroll |
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