Ful medames

Step 1 of 3

Finely dice onion, cut tomato small and crush garlic. Rinse fava beans in a sieve and drain.

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7 min

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Ingredients

  • 700 gBroadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
  • 200 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 250 gTomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
  • 100 gOnions, raw
  • 12 gGarlic, raw
  • 35 gLemon juice, raw
  • 25 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
  • 3 gSpices, cumin seed
  • 5 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Finely dice onion, cut tomato small and crush garlic. Rinse fava beans in a sieve and drain.
  2. Heat oil in a pan to 165 °C, fry onion 4 minutes, then garlic and cumin for 30 seconds. Add tomato, beans, water and salt.
  3. Simmer 12 minutes at 92 °C and crush about one third of the beans with a spoon to thicken the liquid. Remove from heat, stir in lemon and divide into four servings.