282490 Tue Jan 17 11:59:55 -0800 2006 9 31 Home Cooking 0 1505658 I've got a package of dried fava beans in my pantry that I'm craving to use. I'm looking for fava recipes that don't involve puree-ing it into a dip or whatever. A hearty soup or stew recipe would be ideal, but I'm open. I would love to hear about your favourite fava recipes/suggestions. Thanks in advance! Tue Jan 17 11:59:55 -0800 2006 0 Juniper 1 1505667 My favorite way to eat them is with minced garlic sauteed in olive oil, making sure they're lightly coated in the olive oil. I sprinkle on some salt, pepper, maybe some chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley or scallion if I have them on hand, some good crusty artisan bread to go with it--yum! Tue Jan 17 12:55:18 -0800 2006 1505658 0 La Dolce Vita 2 1505681 Is there a big difference in taste between dried fava beans and fresh ones? I love the fresh fava beans I've had, but am not sure I've ever eaten dried fava beans (except perhaps in their pureed form). I, too, am anxious for lots of recipes for dried fava beans, because the fresh ones aren't available right now. Thanks, Anne Tue Jan 17 13:31:25 -0800 2006 1505667 0 AnneInMpls 3 1505712 My mom makes them in a traditional Italian way with pasta like elbow macaroni and sauted pancetta and onion. She cooks the fava beans with the pancetta and pancetta and then adds it to the pasta. It's amazing!! Fava beans and pork especially pancetta are an awesome combination. In the spring, we eat fava beans raw. We peel of the outer shell from the fava bean and eat them with tiny pieces of sausage and again, pancetta. Yum! Tue Jan 17 16:13:22 -0800 2006 1505681 0 mary maye 3 1505713 My mom makes them in a traditional Italian way with pasta like elbow macaroni and sauted pancetta and onion. She cooks the fava beans with the pancetta and onion and then this to the pasta. It's amazing!! Fava beans and pork especially pancetta are an awesome combination. In the spring, we eat fava beans raw. We peel of the outer shell from the fava bean and eat them with tiny pieces of sausage and again, pancetta. Yum! Tue Jan 17 16:14:32 -0800 2006 1505681 0 mary maye 4 1505744 Oh, moan - fresh, young fava beans! They're not available where I live, and my yard is too shady to grow them. You're so lucky! Does your mom make the favas-and-pasta with dried beans or fresh beans? I would love a hint of a recipe for a dish with dried fava beans and pasta! For example, is there any sauce with the dish (tomatoes, olive oil, cream, whatever)? Thanks, Anne Tue Jan 17 18:33:10 -0800 2006 1505713 0 AnneInMpls 5 1505754 In the spring when fava beans are abundant, we eat them fresh if they are small and sweet, with bread and as stated before, pancetta. If they are large and have a black eye when you remove them from the pod, then we call those pasta beans. She sautes chopped onion in olive oil and then adds the fresh beans. She adds water and then pieces of pancetta. You cook until tender. The liquid should be enough to help then cook, but not soupy. Cook your pasta and add the fava beans. Mom's not great with giving precise ingredient amounts (a bit of this and a pinch of this, dear). She has also used the frozen ones, although we find those very tough. Hope this helps. Tue Jan 17 19:45:54 -0800 2006 1505744 0 mary maye 3 1505739 Huge difference in flavor. Sorry, but I've never made a dish with dried favas left whole. -Nick Tue Jan 17 17:57:02 -0800 2006 1505681 0 nja 3 1505752 To me, fresh favas have a deeply *green* & nutty pea flavor. Dried brown ones are much *meatier* if that makes sense. Tue Jan 17 19:30:03 -0800 2006 1505681 0 petradish 1 1505682 Sorry I don't have a recipe but wanted to share that I was in a portuguese restaurant recently and had them (am sure they were dried) cooked in a light (not cream) tomato sauce with lots of garlic and chorizo chunks. Served with chewy bread a cold white wine they were quite yummy. Tue Jan 17 13:42:51 -0800 2006 1505658 0 3esmom