Guest guest Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I aslways thought they were fava beans or are those butter beans or are butter beans large lima beans. Oh, the bean dilema here. Help us please everyone. Chelsea , judith bell <judithb wrote: > > what are broad beans? > > --- On Fri, 10/10/08, badmancanner <badmancanner wrote: > > > badmancanner <badmancanner > > Sicilian Braised Vegetables > > > > Friday, October 10, 2008, 6:53 AM > > Sicilian Braised Vegetables > > > > 9 ozs. spring onions,coarsely chopped > > 18 ozs. > > fresh broad beans, before podding > > 18 ozs. fresh peas, before podding > > 4 > > artichoke hearts,quartered > > salt and pepper > > 4 tbsps. olive oil > > > > > > Put all the vegetables in a pan with the oil and > > cook very gently for a few minutes.Season. > > Add a ladleful of water and > > cook,stirring occassionally, for about 45 minutes until the > > vegetables are > > tender.Add a little more water from time to time. > > This can be served as a > > side dish, as a soup with stock or as a sauce for pasta. It > > can also be eaten > > cold,when a little lemon juice, sugar and mint leaves are > > added during cooking. > > Serves 4. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 They are something like lima beans...and no way they're like butter beans, because butter beans are absolutely my favorite legumes! And I am not keen on lima or broad beans! In the UK we have broad beans, but in the USA we call them fava beans. The term fava bean (from the Italian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language> fava, meaning " broad bean " ) is its most common name in the United States, with broad bean being the most common name in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_beans <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_beans> Suz , " chelsea_cheetah " <chelsea_cheetah wrote: > > I aslways thought they were fava beans or are those butter beans or > are butter beans large lima beans. Oh, the bean dilema here. > Help us please everyone. > > Chelsea > > , judith bell judithb@ > wrote: > > > > what are broad beans? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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