Baked Broad Beans

Serves : 4 people

Preparation : 30 minutes

Cooking : 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 kg of broad beans unshelled, or one-third if they are already shelled (such as frozen ones)
2 pods of garlic
1 onion
1 carrot
1 tsp of cumin
1 glass of water

Instructions

Shell the fava beans into a bowl.

Blanch them for 5 minutes in a pot of boiling water. Remove them with a slotted spoon and rinse under cold water.

You can now "shell" the beans—that is, remove the skins from them. Set them aside in the bowl.

In a casserole dish, sauté the finely chopped onion and carrot in a little olive oil for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the fava beans, finely minced garlic, and cumin. Pour in the specified amount of water, cover, and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.

Notes

A few variations:

– To keep with the spring theme, you can also add snow peas to this broad bean casserole

– This broad bean casserole pairs well with bacon bits or cured ham sautéed in a little oil and added at the end of cooking