Fava Bean Paste with Rosemary and Garlic
Fava Bean Paste with Rosemary and Garlic

Today, it is Louise, welcome to my cooking guide blog. Now, I will show you a way to make a special dish, fava bean paste with rosemary and garlic. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

They do take a bit of work – fava beans have to be shelled, and unless they're extremely small, the individual beans will have an outer skin Roast chicken pan juices mingle with thyme, roasted garlic, and buttery favas to form a beautiful foundation for this comforting skillet dinner. Drain the fava beans of most (but not all) their liquid. Squeeze the garlic out of each clove of roasted garlic, and combine with the beans in a food processor. Serve with crackers, toast, or vegetables.

Fava Bean Paste with Rosemary and Garlic is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Fava Bean Paste with Rosemary and Garlic is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook fava bean paste with rosemary and garlic using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Fava Bean Paste with Rosemary and Garlic:
  1. Take 2 lbs or 1 kg fresh fava beans unshelled (OR 12 oz, 350 g shelled)
  2. Prepare 3 cloves garlic
  3. Make ready 2 springs fresh rosemary, or equivalent dried
  4. Get 1 tsp salt
  5. Get 4 Tbsp olive oil
  6. Take 1/4 cup water

Fava beans, also known as broad beans, are in fact harmless and delicious — ancient, hardy beans that can be found young and fresh during the spring. You can eat the outer skin of very young beans, but as favas mature, that outer skin can become very tannic and is normally removed before eating. If you haven't tried Fava beans you are in for a nice surprise. Heat oil in a large saucepan& over medium heat saute the onions& garlic until golden.

Steps to make Fava Bean Paste with Rosemary and Garlic:
  1. Shell about 1kg or 2lbs of fava beans (to be precise, I had 36 pods). It ends up being around 340g/12oz after shelling. Feel free to use pre-shelled beans.
  2. If measuring by cup, it's 600ml or 2 1/2 US cups of shelled beans.
  3. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add beans to boiling water and cook for no longer than 2 minutes. Over cooking makes them too soft when removing the outer skins.
  4. Drain boiling water and immediately dunk fava beans in ice water or running cold water until cooled. Remove beans from their outer skins by pinching of the very end of the skin and simply squeezing out.
  5. Cut garlic into thin slices and chop up the rosemary.
  6. Heat about 3 Tbsp olive oil in a pan. Add beans, garlic, rosemary and salt. Also add about 1/4 cup water.
  7. Cook beans on medium heat until soft enough too mash with a fork. If beans start to dry out during cooking, add a little more water.
  8. When softened, mash into a rough paste. Add more salt if you want. Mix in another Tablespoon of olive oil and it's all set! Serve immediately or at room temperature,
  9. Serve as a spread for bread or along with grilled meats, fish, etc.

If you haven't tried Fava beans you are in for a nice surprise. Heat oil in a large saucepan& over medium heat saute the onions& garlic until golden. Stir in remaining ingredients except the beans. This spread made with canned white beans mashed with pan-fried fresh rosemary and garlic takes only a few minutes to prepare, and can be refrigerated for up to two weeks. I sauteed onion with the garlic then added kosher salt and white wine.

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