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March 16, 2009

Funny Beans

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We have beans often because we both love all kinds of beans.  We mostly use dry beans – black beans, pinto beans, lima beans, great northern beans, split peas, garbanza beans, black eyed peas  .  . yep, we love beans.  Last week we were in a Wal-Mart in one of the neighboring counties and found these:

Best I can determine, they’re called “broad beans” and I think they’re really dried fava beans.  Vince and I searched for recipes and came up with a few.  For whatever recipe, soaking the beans was the first step.

I made a bean soup with potatoes and carrots and it was yummy!   But this dish was really delicious!

It has pancetta, fresh basil (from the second batch I have growing in my little indoor garden), cream, Roma tomatoes and the beans.  I think we’ll be having this dish again . . soon!

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  1. Pat says

    March 16, 2009 at 5:45 am

    Do you have a link to the recipe for the second dish you described above? Sounds like a good one to me, too.

  2. Mrs. Goodneedle says

    March 16, 2009 at 6:19 am

    Never heard of ’em…

  3. Susan ~ Patchkat says

    March 16, 2009 at 6:44 am

    Fava beans are big overseas…we first had them in Egypt in 88. They use them like we do Pinto beans! They mash them and smear them on a Pita type bread, add meat and seasoned yogurt. I dont remember what the sandwiches were called in Egypt, but in Saudi they were called Swarma. We ate a bunch of them!

    I’ve never noticed favas for sale in the stores here. I’ll have to look closer! Your recipe sounds great 🙂

  4. CJ says

    March 16, 2009 at 6:59 am

    Oooh yes, share the recipe please, we love beans too and I have pintos soaking for dinner tonight… I have some grilled chicken, poblano peppers and not sure what I’m making just yet, LOL

  5. Christine says

    March 16, 2009 at 7:32 am

    I too am hoping you’ll share that recipe. It looks incredible.

  6. Valarie says

    March 16, 2009 at 7:36 am

    Please share the recipe….it looks delicious!

  7. Mary Lou says

    March 16, 2009 at 7:40 am

    Yes, another vote for the recipe, please! Variety with beans is a wonderful thing!

  8. Julia says

    March 16, 2009 at 8:08 am

    Yummy!!! We eat a lot of beans too!!!! I have some ham and bean soup in the crock pot right now! I would love to have the recipe too!

  9. MichelleB says

    March 16, 2009 at 8:53 am

    I’m putting in another vote for sharing the yummy looking bean recipe.

  10. Susan Fields says

    March 16, 2009 at 8:58 am

    Let me add my voice to those clamoring for the recipe.

  11. sophie says

    March 16, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Yes, please share the recipe (or proportions) for the second dish. It sounds delicious.

  12. Deb says

    March 16, 2009 at 10:56 am

    Oh my, that dish looks incredibly yummy! Recipe, please!

  13. Cindy says

    March 16, 2009 at 11:21 am

    Pancetta makes anything taste wonderful. Where did you find it?

  14. Maria Stahl says

    March 16, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    The only thing I know about fava beans is that Hannibal Lecter liked eating someone’s liver with them – and a nice chiAAAAAnti.

  15. Bon says

    March 16, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    What’s pancetta?

    The dish looks delicious.

  16. Dawn L says

    March 17, 2009 at 3:12 am

    being of Portuguese decent we love fava beans. Your recipe looks very delicious! We usually make them with peppers and onions and tomatoes all stir fried up and some linguicia which is a Portuguese sausage. you are making me hungry for some……..
    we need yor recipe please.
    Dawn in MA

  17. Frances says

    March 17, 2009 at 5:02 am

    Hi here in UK we grow Broad Beans in the summer they are great with ham never bought dried ones though we can get them fresh,frozen or in cans

  18. ruth anne shorter says

    March 17, 2009 at 11:17 am

    I hope I can find these!

  19. June Piper-Brandon says

    March 20, 2009 at 6:55 am

    That looks so yummy. I love beans too, any kind, please share the recipe. That looks so good.

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