How to fresh fava beans sauté+garlic+chili & coriander
5000 yrs ago, Chinese ate fava beans. Romans served them raw. they are rich in protein and in fibre. they are extremely delicious.... this recipe is from Damascus -Syria...A side dish or a starter
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Fresh fava beans. Emptying them in two stages is time consuming. I think it is worth it. Otherwise you can find them frozen all ready peeled.
First peeling
Second peeling to get the inside wonderful buttery pods. ...love them
There is the classical method of plunging them in boiling water then in ice bath to fix the green color then you can open the top and pop the out. But I find it easier to cut through & get the inside
Voila
Here is the rest of 1 kg. you get 180-200 g.
Peel 4 to 5 cloves of garlic and
Crush the garlic on a frying pan which already has 2 TBsp of olive oil. Cook on medium heat until fragrant add 1/2 Tsp of chili flakes
Cut the fresh coriander
Then add a cup of cut fresh coriander
Add over the garlic cook while stirring 1-2 mins
Then add the fava beans. Add water 1 TBsp at a time stir add a bit of water... Keep it on 5 mins. It is done serve and garnish with roasted pine seads
Serve without pine seeds or
With grilled pine seeds
- 1.0kg Fresh fava beans (400 gm inside buds)
- 1.0bnch Coriander small
- 2.0 Garlic cloves
- 2.0Tbsp Olive oil
- 1/2tsp Chili flakes
- 1/2tsp Salt
- 30.0g Grilled pine seeded