Braised Fava Beans are cooked whole – you can eat the entire pod! The long cooking time renders the pod and beans luscious and lovely.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. fava beans
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 – 4 spring onions or 1 sweet onion
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped dill
- Whole milk yogurt or sheep milk yogurt to serve on the side
Preparation:
- Snap the end of the fava bean pods and pull off the stringy bits that run down the side.
- Chop the onions.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan or other wide, shallow pan over medium high heat. Add the onions and salt and cook, stirring a bit, until the onions start to wilt, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the fava pods. Stir to combine. Sprinkle with sugar and add 1/4 cup water. Bring to a simmer, cover, and reduce heat to low to maintain a steady simmer. Cook, more or less undisturbed, until fava pods are fairly tender, about 20 minutes.
- Add about 3/4 of the dill, stir to combine, return cover and cook until pods are completely tender, another 10 minutes.
- Serve, hot, warm, or at room temperature with a dollop of yogurt on the side of each serving. Garnish with remaining dill.
