Author Notes: Look for the smallest, cutest favas you can find. But even if you’re stuck with the big, gnarly ones, you can eat the pods you want, and just pop out the inner beans for the ones you don’t — they’ll still slide out more easily after they’ve been cooked. (Trust us on the anchovy.) Recipe adapted very slightly from New York Magazine —Genius Recipes
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients
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1
pound fresh fava beans in their pods, the younger the better
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1
teaspoon fleur de sel
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1
teaspoon ground chile pepper
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1
teaspoon picked rosemary
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3 to 4
cloves chopped garlic
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1/4
cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to finish
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2
tablespoons water
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1
lemon
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7 or 8
canned anchovies in oil, chopped finely
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1
handful toasted bread crumbs (optional)
Directions
- Mix first 7 ingredients together in a large bowl. Toss to coat the fava pods, then place them on the grill over medium-high heat.
- Grill favas for several minutes, until charred, then flip them over and char the other side, cooking until the pods seem about to open.
- Remove pods from grill, return them to the mixing bowl, and squeeze the lemon over them. Toss the pods to coat. Check the seasoning, and add salt if necessary.
- Add the anchovies to the bowl, mixing well.
- Place the pods on a serving platter, drizzle to taste with olive oil, and sprinkle the bread crumbs on top, if using. Serve hot or at room temperature; eat with your hands or with forks and knives, depending on how messy you want to get.
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The fact is: fava beans were born edible, from pod to peel to bean.
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Just start with three to four cloves of garlic.
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And chop them up.
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Measure a teaspoon of fresh rosemary.
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Grind up your chile pepper.
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Now, mix your garlic, rosemary, and chile pepper in a bowl and add the fleur de sel.
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The water.
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And the olive oil.
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Add your fava beans.
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And mix them up!
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Chop up those seven to eight anchovies. (Yes, it sounds like a lot, but trust us on this one.)
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Now, it's time to get those fava beans on the grill.
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Grill the favas for several minutes, until nice and charred. Flip them and char the other side.
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Back in the bowl they go with a good helping of anchovies.
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And plenty of lemon.
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Last step: mix them well.
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And now, it's time to polish them off. Don't be shy.
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