Another simple yet tasty recipe to try in broad bean season is Broad Beans with Bacon and Peas.
The perfect marriage of flavours here enhance this effortless dish.
The crisp salty bacon sautéed with the delicate peas and beans, deliver a delightful infusion in your mouth.
Why not add this mix to your favourite pasta for a hearty meal, or simply enjoy it on its own.
*Just remember when cooking your broad beans that they have two coats and require two stages of skinning. Firstly, the beans will need to be shelled from their outer casing. Place the beans into boiling water and cook for four to five minutes. Then immediately place beans in ice water to cool down. Once cool, gently peel away the outer skin of the broad bean to reveal the bright green edible bean inside.
Broad Beans with Bacon and Peas…
Serves: 4-6
Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
500g fresh shelled and cooked broad beans (flava beans)
1 cup frozen (or fresh) peas
4-5 rashes bacon, diced
1/2 onion finely diced
2 cloves garlic crushed
1/4 cup white wine
3 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
300g pecorino cheese (optional)
Method
Cook the broad beans as mentioned above.
In a frying pan, fry the bacon in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until crisp. Reduce heat and add the onion cooking until soft. Add the garlic and fry for a minute.
Add the white wine and the peas and place a lid on top so the wine reduces and creates a sauce consistency that coats the beans and peas. This only takes a minute or so. You don’t want the beans and peas to turn to mush.
Turn the heat off and add a good drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. You can always substitute the salt for some shaved pecorino cheese on top to finish.
This is one of my all time favourites when broad beans are in season, you are definitely right when you say the combined ingredients are a marriage made in heaven. In winter I sometimes use frozen broad beans and make a thick sauce using fresh parsley. It makes a good accompaniment to roast ham. Do you sometimes eat that too?
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I have never made a sauce from them neither eaten it with ham. Sounds delicious though M. May have to look into a recipe like that. 😉
Have a great week ahead.
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I just tried your broad bean with pecorino salad this lunch and it tasted really good! I’m gonna do this one next 🙂
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So glad to hear Amor. Did you use fresh beans? 👍🏼❤️
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Hmm that’s the thing Lorelle, no fresh broad beans here 😦 I had to use frozen.
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Oh really. Not at the markets?
Frozen is still good 👍🏼
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Yeah none at the market unfortunately.
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Sounds lovely! I never bother with ‘double podding’ because I don’t mind the skins. I guess you could use frozen beans as well as frozen peas 🙂 🙂
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Many don’t mind the skins Jo. Individual preference I guess.
You sure can Jo. Adjusting these recipes are half the fun. Xx
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Delicious!
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True… thanks Carol. X
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Good one!
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Thank you
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