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how do you tell if broad beans are ready?
I just picked some because the pods were horizontal on the plant, but
inside the beans are the same size as peas. Many thanks flowerpot |
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they are ready right from small pods. Eat the small ones whole
very early, then as they grow bigger pod them and then by now (in the south) they have developed a skin on the bean itself which, if they are to have any flavour you need to blanch for 2 minutes, refresh and peel the beans.A right pain. If you knew all that already then the answer is test a sample bean! -- Mike Reid UK Walking "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap Photos "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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Following up to flowerpot
but inside the beans are the same size as peas. just realised I absent mindedly replied without reading the body! Oh well. Pea size should taste really good but mine are by now much bigger than that so I wonder if you have a problem? That's expert territory...... -- Mike Reid UK Walking "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap Photos "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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On 29 Jun 2005 06:22:24 -0700, "flowerpot" wrote:
I just picked some because the pods were horizontal on the plant, but inside the beans are the same size as peas. Soon they'll start to droop below the horizontal and they'll be ready, just open a sample pod now and again to get 'em how you like 'em. When you pod them and the beans come away, look at the scar where they've come away - if its going black you've left them too long, they'll be tough. Rod Weed my address to reply http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
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Rod wrote:
On 29 Jun 2005 06:22:24 -0700, "flowerpot" wrote: I just picked some because the pods were horizontal on the plant, but inside the beans are the same size as peas. Soon they'll start to droop below the horizontal and they'll be ready, just open a sample pod now and again to get 'em how you like 'em. When you pod them and the beans come away, look at the scar where they've come away - if its going black you've left them too long, they'll be tough. OK, so does anybody know what my Sicilian grandfather (born 1860 if you can believe it) probably did when he made what my mother describes as a delicious sauce for pasta with, as far as she can remember, little but broad beans? I got some dried broad beans in the local Asian delicacy emporium, and couldn't do anything striking with them. Elizabeth David, though in other respects a clearer candidate for canonisation than some I could name, is no help. -- Mike. |
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The pods can be eaten like runner beans before the beans are mature. Tops of
broad beans are also edible. The pods do not develop parchment until quite late on and the white furry interior is lost in the cooking,so the whole pod can be eaten when the beans inside are pea sized. This is a useful way of extending the yield and harvesting season of the plants. I find beans cooked in this way are delicious. My wife and children used to like them but Jen has gone off them in old age(sic!) as the pods have a taste slightly reminiscent of the flower scent. Regards David T. |
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Following up to Mike Lyle
OK, so does anybody know what my Sicilian grandfather (born 1860 if you can believe it) probably did when he made what my mother describes as a delicious sauce for pasta with, as far as she can remember, little but broad beans? In Spain they sometimes use the white fur to thicken a sauce. You could easily puree fresh broad beans but i'm not sure dried would ever be nice enough. The Italians usually seem to spread it on a crostino. I got some dried broad beans in the local Asian delicacy emporium, -- Mike Reid UK Walking "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap Photos "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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The Reids wrote:
Following up to Mike Lyle OK, so does anybody know what my Sicilian grandfather (born 1860 if you can believe it) probably did when he made what my mother describes as a delicious sauce for pasta with, as far as she can remember, little but broad beans? In Spain they sometimes use the white fur to thicken a sauce. You could easily puree fresh broad beans but i'm not sure dried would ever be nice enough. The Italians usually seem to spread it on a crostino. Many thanks, Mike. I'll experiment on that basis. Maybe a little garlic and a herb or two... -- Mike. |
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Mike Lyle wrote: OK, so does anybody know what my Sicilian grandfather (born 1860 if you can believe it) Now why shouldn't I believe it? My father was born in 1890.....30 years to a generation.. probably did when he made what my mother describes as a delicious sauce for pasta with, as far as she can remember, little but broad beans? I got some dried broad beans in the local Asian delicacy emporium, and couldn't do anything striking with them. Elizabeth David, though in other respects a clearer candidate for canonisation than some I could name, is no help. I prefer the big white dried butter beans myself, but here is a precis of Janet Mendel Searl's version: Cook the beans until tender in boiling water to cover. Drain and puree in blender, sieve to remove skins. Season with S,P and butter or with chopped garlic fried in oil. Add chopped ham or bacon. Reheat leftovers with water to make soup. The puree can also be topped with grated cheese and browned under the grill. If you are looking for a different way to cook your fresh BBs, try this...shell 2 kilos BBs, fry them quite briskly for a minute or two with 4 (or more) cloves garlic, and 150gm diced, preferably serrano, ham in about 100ml olive oil. Turn down the heat, then leave them to stew gently in the oil until tender...about 20 mins. I like it as a first course, or as a corner filler with a beer when I'm shopping. -- Jo |
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Following up to Mike Lyle
In Spain they sometimes use the white fur to thicken a sauce. You could easily puree fresh broad beans but i'm not sure dried would ever be nice enough. The Italians usually seem to spread it on a crostino. Many thanks, Mike. I'll experiment on that basis. Maybe a little garlic and a herb or two... don't forget the olive oil! You can make a paste with potato and herbs and deep fry it, i'm going to try it with the last of the beans i.e. run out of good ideas. You could post to uk.food+drink.misc, there's a woman who lives in Italy and a bloke who has a spanish wife. Also some other wimmin who sometimes post useful stuff but mainly give me a load of grief, oh, s***, I think they post here too :-) -- Mike Reid UK Walking "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap Photos "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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Following up to Totty
If you are looking for a different way to cook your fresh BBs, try this...shell 2 kilos BBs, fry them quite briskly for a minute or two with 4 (or more) cloves garlic, and 150gm diced, preferably serrano, ham in about 100ml olive oil. Turn down the heat, then leave them to stew gently in the oil until tender...about 20 mins. I like it as a first course, or as a corner filler with a beer when I'm shopping. ummmm! You could add black pudding to that too. -- Mike Reid UK Walking "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap Photos "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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The Reids wrote: Following up to Totty If you are looking for a different way to cook your fresh BBs, try this...shell 2 kilos BBs, fry them quite briskly for a minute or two with 4 (or more) cloves garlic, and 150gm diced, preferably serrano, ham in about 100ml olive oil. Turn down the heat, then leave them to stew gently in the oil until tender...about 20 mins. I like it as a first course, or as a corner filler with a beer when I'm shopping. ummmm! You could add black pudding to that too. -- Now you're cooking on gas!! Diced chorizo is also a tasty substitute for serrano. -- Jo |
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The message .com
from "Totty" contains these words: Mike Lyle wrote: OK, so does anybody know what my Sicilian grandfather (born 1860 if you can believe it) Now why shouldn't I believe it? My father was born in 1890.....30 years to a generation.. Exactly my thought :-) My pa was born in 1889. I prefer the big white dried butter beans myself, but here is a precis of Janet Mendel Searl's version: Cook the beans until tender in boiling water to cover. Drain and puree in blender, sieve to remove skins. Season with S,P and butter or with chopped garlic fried in oil. Add chopped ham or bacon. Reheat leftovers with water to make soup. The puree can also be topped with grated cheese and browned under the grill. If you are looking for a different way to cook your fresh BBs, try this...shell 2 kilos BBs, fry them quite briskly for a minute or two with 4 (or more) cloves garlic, and 150gm diced, preferably serrano, ham in about 100ml olive oil. Turn down the heat, then leave them to stew gently in the oil until tender...about 20 mins. I like it as a first course, or as a corner filler with a beer when I'm shopping. Drool...thanks for that. Janet. |
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Janet Baraclough wrote:
The message .com from "Totty" contains these words: Mike Lyle wrote: OK, so does anybody know what my Sicilian grandfather (born 1860 if you can believe it) Now why shouldn't I believe it? My father was born in 1890.....30 years to a generation.. Exactly my thought :-) My pa was born in 1889. [...] Ah, but I'm only twenty-one. Or sixty-two if you insist on absolute precision. -- Mike. |
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