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Mexico 2016 - Recipes

Sopa de habas: Fava bean soup

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups shelled, dried fava beans
1 ripe tomato, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
½ small yellow onion, chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 tbsp. olive oil
¼ tsp. crushed saffron threads
¼ tsp. ground cumin

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Bring fava beans and 4 cups water to a boil in a 4-qt. saucepan over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered and stirring, until tender, about 40 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, make the recado: Combine tomato, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor and puree; set aside.
3. Heat oil in another 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add recado and cook, stirring constantly, until it begins to thicken, about 5 minutes.
4. Add the fava beans along with their cooking liquid, saffron, and cumin. Cook the beans, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld and beans are very tender and break up in the soup, about 10 minutes.

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Sopa-de-Habas-Fava-Bean-Soup

Mexico 2016 - Recipes

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