International Gourmet Recipes

Delicious FAVA Side Dish

4 1/2 lbs. fresh fava beans or 2 pks frozen fava beans 2 tbs. chopped fresh parsley

2 oz. pancetta or 2 strips of bacon, chopped 1/4 teaspoon salt

1 pk frozen baby peas, thawed 1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 garlic clove

Remove Fava Beans from shells and place in colander in sink. Meanwhile, in 4 quart saucepan, heat 8 cups water to boiling over high heat. Pour boiling water over beans. When cool enough to handle, remove outer skins from Fava Beans.

In 10 inch skillet, cook pancetta or bacon and garlic over medium heat, stirring, until bacon crisps, about 8 minutes.

Add peas, parsley, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add Fava Beans and cook, stirring 2 minutes longer. Makes 6 accompaniment servings.

1 can 15 oz. can of Foul Mudammas (fava beans)	1/4 cup olive oil
1 green onion, chopped	1 whole lemon, juiced
1 tomato, diced	salt, to taste
Parsley or Cilantro, chopped	pepper to taste
1/2 cucumber, diced	ground corriander, to taste
2 boiled eggs, diced

Chop all ingredients and place in mixing bowl. Mix in can of fava beans. Add olive oil, lemon juice, and seasoning. Mix and serve with warm pita bread. Makes an incredible meal for lunch or serve as a side dish. ~ Serves 4.

Put Fava Beans in a bowl and sprinkle salt and lemon juice. Shake bowl once or twice to mix. Braise meat in butter until brown, add onions and cook 5 minutes. Add the Fava Beans, the tomatoes and cook on slow fire until Fava is tender but not mushy. Serve with hot rice or pasta. ~ Serves 4 - 6

Simple ideas to include fava beans to your diet:

In 3 cups of boiling water, add salt to taste, put (14 oz.) Fava Beans. Boil for 5-6 minutes (the less the better) until tender, drain, let cool, it's ready to eat, you can remove the outer skin and discard.

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1 lb. lamb or beef cubed for stew	1 lemon
2 tbs. butter	1/2 lb. tomatoes, cut in small pieces
2 large onions, chopped or sliced	3 cups water
1 bag Fava Beans	salt & pepper to taste

4 1/2 lbs. fresh fava beans or 2 pks frozen fava beans	2 tbs. chopped fresh parsley
2 oz. pancetta or 2 strips of bacon, chopped	1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pk frozen baby peas, thawed	1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 garlic clove