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Slow-cooked broad beans with ham and mint

Slow-cooked broad beans with ham and mint

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Fresh fava beans, simmered gently with chives, diced ham, mint, and a touch of paprika, finished with a splash of vinegar.

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Recipe from Mazbel, Inko (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These green broad beans, cooked and then simmered with ham, chives, and fresh mint, create a simple and flavorful Spanish dish. They are best prepared with slightly firm broad beans.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$2.92 $1.46 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $2.28
  • $0.20
  • $0.02
  • $0.22
  • $0.02
  • $0.18

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Trim the broad beans. They should be a bit firmer than those intended for frying.
  2. Cook them in a pot of salted water. When they are almost cooked, remove them from the heat and plunge them into cold water. Drain them and add a splash of vinegar.
  3. First, sauté the ciboule in olive oil, then add the broad beans and simmer over low heat with mild paprika or choricero hot sauce.
  4. Finely chop the mint and ham, then add them. ≈ 8 min
  5. Taste and adjust the seasoning. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Slow-cooked broad beans with ham and mint

  • Fresh, shelled broad beans$2.28
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika (or hot pepper sauce)$0.20
  • Vinegar$0.02
  • Fresh mint$0.22
  • salt$0.02
  • olive oil$0.18

Total$2.92

that's $1.46 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • Fresh, shelled broad beans
  • Diced ham
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika (or hot pepper sauce)
  • Vinegar
  • Fresh mint
  • 1 small onion
  • salt
  • olive oil

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