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Broad Beans, also called Fava Beans

4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 kg Broad beans
• Salted water (a little)
• Water (a little)
• Salt (a little)
• Parsley (a little)
• Butter (a little)

Instructions

1. Only use young, undeveloped beans – recognizable by the fact that their 'beard' is not yet yellow.
2. For 4 people, plan for about 2 kg of beans.
3. After shelling, blanch the beans in salted water and drain them in a sieve.
4. Add to fresh boiling water with salt and cook until tender.
5. When serving, remove with a slotted spoon, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, and drizzle with hot melted butter.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.