Fresh broad beans sautéed with serrano ham

Fresh broad beans sautéed with serrano ham

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Fresh fava beans cooked with new onions, then sautéed in olive oil with diced Serrano ham: a simple Spanish dish.

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This Spanish dish highlights fresh broad beans, cooked gently with new onions. Diced Serrano ham is added towards the end of cooking, giving it a distinctive flavour.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$2.56 $1.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

2 people
  • $2.28
  • $0.08
  • $0.18
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Trim the broad beans. ≈ 3 min
  2. In a pot, pour in olive oil and add the finely chopped new onions. ≈ 3 min
  3. When they are halfway cooked, add the broad beans, reduce the heat, and simmer gently.
  4. Once the broad beans are cooked, remove the lid and allow the released liquid to evaporate. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the serrano ham dice. ≈ 3 min
  6. Salt to taste. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Fresh broad beans sautéed with serrano ham

  • Fresh broad beans$2.28
  • new onions$0.08
  • olive oil$0.18
  • salt$0.02

Total$2.56

that's $1.28 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Fresh broad beans
  • new onions
  • olive oil
  • Spanish Serrano ham, diced
  • salt

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