Ful medames
Fava beans stewed to a cream with olive oil, lemon and cumin.
Ingredients
For 4 servings · tick what is ready
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How to make it
Drain the soaked beans, cover them with fresh water three fingers above and bring to the boil. Skim.
Drop to the lowest possible heat and cook covered for three or four hours, until the beans start to collapse. Top up the water as needed.
Mash about half the beans in the pot with a masher, leaving the rest whole.
Stir in the crushed garlic and season. Divide between bowls.
Into each bowl: olive oil generously, lemon juice, cumin, tomato, parsley and chilli to taste. Serve with flatbread.
About this recipe
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Photo: Abdullah Geelah · CC BY-SA 3.0