Fresh fava beans sautéed with Serrano ham
Fresh fava beans cooked with new onions, then sautéed in olive oil with diced Serrano ham: a simple Spanish dish.
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$2.54 $1.27 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $2.14
- $0.10
- $0.29
- $0.01
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Trim the broad beans. ≈ 3 min
- In a saucepan, pour in the olive oil and add the finely chopped new onions. ≈ 3 min
- When they are halfway cooked, add the broad beans, reduce the heat, and simmer gently.
- Once the broad beans are cooked, remove the lid and allow the released liquid to evaporate. ≈ 3 min
- Add the serrano ham dice. ≈ 3 min
- Salt to taste. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Fresh fava beans sautéed with Serrano ham
- Fresh broad beans$2.14
- new onions$0.10
- olive oil$0.29
- salt$0.01
Total$2.54
that's $1.27 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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