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Fava beans with garlic
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Dietitian s tip
Choose young fava beans in pods no fatter than your little finger. This saves you from needing to blanch the shelled beans to remove the thin, tough skin.
Number of servings
Serves 4 Low FatLow Sodium
Ingredients
2 pounds fava (broad) beans, shelled (about 2 cups) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 cup minced yellow onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup unsalted vegetable stock, chicken stock or broth 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon chopped fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley
Directions
Bring a large saucepan 3/4 full of water to a boil. Add the fava beans and cook for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse immediately with cold water to stop the cooking. NOTE: If you are using more mature fava beans in pods you may need to remove each bean's skin. Pinch each bean on the side opposite where it was attached to the pod. The bean should slip easily from the skin. Remove and discard the outer skins. Set the beans aside. In a large saucepan with a tightfitting lid, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until soft and lightly golden, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 30 seconds; don't let the garlic brown. Add the fava beans and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer, shaking the pan gently from time to time, until the beans are tender, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve immediately.
Nuts, seeds and dry beans 1 Fats and oils 1 DASH diet: Recommended servings Sample DASH menus This recipe is one of 150 recipes collected in "The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook," published by Mayo Clinic Health Information and Oxmoor House, and winner of a James Beard award. ShareTweet Sept. 15, 2016
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