Broad Beans

smashey

It's the season for fresh broad beans and I can't get enough of them. (Go on, call me weird)


Anyway, would anybody have any interesting ideas or recipes that include these magnificent pulses? I'll try anything.

Alun

smashey wrote: »

It's the season for fresh broad beans and I can't get enough of them. (Go on, call me weird)

OK, you're weird I have to say that I am pretty much an omnivore, I'll eat absolutely anything put in front of me, really, but broad beans are the work of the devil .. horrible, nasty things altogether. Sorry.

smashey

Ah Alun, you cut me to the bone there.

Seriously, I absolutely love them and even eat them straight from the pod.

Minder

Alun, you need to try them peeled twice. Boil the broadbean pod for about 15 minutes and drain, then pop the beans out of the pod and take off the tough outer greeny/grey skin from each bean. The result is a sweet tender bright green bean that is delicious with a little butter or stirred into a white risotto.

Alun

Minder wrote: »

Alun, you need to try them peeled twice. Boil the broadbean pod for about 15 minutes and drain, then pop the beans out of the pod and take off the tough outer greeny/grey skin from each bean. The result is a sweet tender bright green bean that is delicious with a little butter or stirred into a white risotto.

Whenever I've had them in the past it was the flavour that I didn't like, an unpleasant bitter kind of taste. Maybe that was down to them not being peeled twice, I don't know.

Seaneh

The way minder has said is the best way to cook them.

They good insanely well with scallops.