Learn How To Cook Fava Beans
by Carl Hill
The plant called fava is a great source of various minerals, for example magnesium and potassium, as well as fiber, proteins and B vitamins. The taste is really interesting, and it is also possible to buy a flour made of it. They have to be cooked first, in order of using them in your favorite recipes, and you first have to learn <a href="http://www.prairiefava.com/how-to-cook-favas/">how to cook fava beans</a>.
They can be used fresh, and they come in large green pods you have to remove them from first. Every pod contains up to five lovely, large, bright green beans. Once you remove them from their pods, let them boil in lots of water for 30 to 60 seconds, and then quickly drain this water and replace it wit ice cold one, to stop the cooking immediately.
Although young and fresh, they need to be peeled, because each is placed into a kind of a waxy shell, hard and not very tasty. It's not difficult to peel the shell using your fingers. Peeled fresh ones are bright green and can be added to salads or any other dish you want to prepare. If you think they are too hard, steam them for a while, until soft.
Dried fava is brown, and comes in small and large variation. Both need to be prepared and peeled first. Soaking them in a large quantity of water overnight or longer, up to 24 hours, is for the best. After that, when they double their volume, drain and rinse them. It's always for the best to peel them, even if some people say that small ones don't have to be peeled.
If you don't have enough time to soak these dried beans so long, there is a much quicker way for doing this. You should put them in a pot, cover with enough water, because they will at least double their volume, and cook them for a few minutes. Cover the pot and let the beans soak for an hour or so. After that, it's time to peel them.
When you finish peeling them, it's time to place them all in a pot with salted water, to simmer until they become soft enough, but you don't want them to become mushy. This takes for about 45 minutes or so. After that, they can be used for preparing various dishes or for replacing some ingredients in dishes you usually prepare, for example peas.
Fresh, green ones can be used on several interesting ways. With the addition of a garlic, lemon and olive oil they can be used as a delicious spread for your bruschetta, for example. They could become an interesting addition to your side dish or salad. They can also be bought already peeled and frozen, as well as in cans.
If you have larger quantities, it's best to keep them frozen, previously cooked and peeled. Dried ones may stay as they are, stored in boxes. Anyway, maybe it would be better to cook and peel them first, and to keep them frozen. It takes quiet a long time to do this, and it would be much easier to have them already prepared, when you get in a mood for making some specialties.
Get tips on <a href="http://www.prairiefava.com/how-to-cook-favas">how to cook fava beans</a> and enjoy the taste of this delicious food. To see the latest recipes and instructions, go to http://www.prairiefava.com/how-to-cook-favas.
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