Turkish•healthy
Fresh Fava Beans
Shelled fava beans cooked in the simplest way with olive oil, onion and garlic.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs (1 kilo fava beans with their pod)
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium size onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup fresh dill (chopped)
- Red pepper flakes
- Fresh dill
- Lemon
Instructions
- 1
Remove the fava beans from their pods.
- 2
Make a small slit on each bean.
- 3
Fill a saucepan with boiling water. Add in salt and stir.
- 4
Soak the beans in this hot salty water for about 10 minutes. Then peel their shells.
- 5
Heat olive oil in a pan and cook onions and garlic until translucent.
- 6
Add in shelled fava beans and cook for about 5 minutes.
- 7
Add in salt, sugar and water. Cook over medium low heat until tender, for about 20 minutes.
- 8
Remove from the heat and let it cool a bit. Then add in chopped fresh dill and give it a good stir.
- 9
Serve with red pepper flakes, fresh dill and lemon slices.