Fava Bean-palooza

[SheilaAnn]

My CSA certainly giveth this box!!! What’s your favorite way to eat favas?

[barelfly]

With a nice Chianti…..


sorry, couldn’t help myself


I don’t know that I’ve ever had fava beans actually?

[JCBBQ]

Came here to say this. 😂

[JeffJ]

You beat me to it.

[58limited]

I like them with liver and a nice Chianti

[Draznnl]

Well, somebody had to do it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Ptctl5_qQ

[fzxdoc]

Migosh, what a clip!

[SheilaAnn]

Thanks y’all…. I guess I had it coming….. 🙄

[58limited]

>SlurpSlurpSlurp...<

[yakima]

Slightly more seriously, fava beans are popular in Italy. You may have Fagioli, by Judith Barrett, available thru Steve Sando. Page 160 jumped out: Spezzatino di Salsiccia, Fave e Fagioli. Stew of sausages, fresh favas, and beans (cannellini or white).

You naturally could add liver.

[SheilaAnn]

yakima we have the book at work. I’ll check it out.

Weird, though, Steve does not grow favas.

[SheilaAnn]

I am going to riff on a Fava Bean Pesto with Pistachio. It’s from On Vegetables by Jeremy Fox.

[yakima]

I think SS wanted to keep the book in circulation. Original copyright is 2004. His is 2023.

Somewhere we talked about SS and fava. Were you going to find out why?

[acorgihouse]

I see fresh favas at produce market regularly, but I have never tried. This looks interesting.

[SheilaAnn]

acorgihouse they are high maintenance to prep. Peel them out of the large pods, then there is another layer. I usually parboil them and they just pop out of the second skin. But the reward is worth it!

[SheilaAnn]

The pesto is amazing! I subbed out parsley for the mint. I’m glad I did, though.

[JCBBQ]

When I was in Positano on my honeymoon I had a simple fave pasta that was to die for.

[SheilaAnn]

yakima I took a picture of the recipe today. Can’t wait to try it!

[yakima]

Your reassignment, I think, is to find out Steve Sando's take on fava beans, and why he does not offer them.

And since recipes can't be copyrighted, no one will turn you in for whatever...

[SheilaAnn]

yakima so I really took creative license with this recipe. Granted, it was the inspiration and I am grateful. Italian sausage, leftover cassoulet beans, favas. I added spinach from CSA. And I topped with pecorino Romano, because cheese.

[fzxdoc]

Looks great!

[yakima]

Outstanding!
You have been cooking up a storm recently.

[theroc]

Fresh fava risotto.

Fave with baby artichokes, peas, and mint.

[SheilaAnn]

theroc risotto!!! Aw sugar…. And I’m out. FM, here I come!