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Basque fresh fava beans with ham

Basque fresh fava beans with ham

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Cooked broad beans, simmered in a sauce of onions, garlic, and olive oil, thickened with flour and seasoned with salt-cured ham: a simple Basque dish.

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Recipe from Gaztarrotz, Xabier Cañas, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Basque dish features fresh broad beans simmered in a sauce made with onions, garlic, and olive oil, seasoned with pieces of salty ham. The flour helps to thicken the broth.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting9 min
  • Total54 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$15.70 $3.93 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $12.06
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $1.77
  • $0.02
  • $1.46

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the broad bean pods for 5 minutes in boiling water, drain, and reserve the resulting broth, or prepare a vegetable stock.
  2. Cook the broad beans for 9 minutes in salted water, drain them, and let them cool.
  3. In a saucepan, sauté the onion in the olive oil. Once it is softened, add the garlic and let it brown for a moment.
  4. Add the ham and flour, mixing well with a spatula. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the broth gradually while stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming.
  6. As soon as the mixture comes to a boil, add the broad beans.
  7. Bring to a boil, then season with salt.

The bill

Basque fresh fava beans with ham

  • 800 g of cooked broad beans$12.06
  • 1 chopped onion$0.21
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced$0.18
  • 150 ml of extra virgin olive oil$1.77
  • 15 grams of flour$0.02
  • approximately 500 ml of water, broad bean broth, or vegetable stock$1.46

Total$15.70

that's $3.93 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 800 g of cooked broad beans
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 150 ml of extra virgin olive oil
  • 150 g of diced ham
  • 15 grams of flour
  • approximately 500 ml of water, broad bean broth, or vegetable stock
  • A pinch of salt

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