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Tortosa-style fava bean soup

Tortosa-style fava bean soup

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A hearty bean and vegetable stew, cooked with fried garlic, tomatoes, rice, and carrots, in the style of the Tortosa region. Simple, nutritious, and flavo…

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Recipe from Josep Xicota, CommonsDelinker, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This soup gets its flavor from fried garlic and tomato sauce. It is made with broad beans, rice, and seasonal vegetables.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodMijotage
  • Estimated cost$69.73 $11.62 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $60.27
  • $0.36
  • $0.23
  • $1.16
  • $2.78
  • $0.10
  • $0.59
  • $0.85
  • $3.35
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the oil or lard in a saucepan. Fry the whole, peeled garlic cloves until they are golden brown, then remove them and set aside.
  2. In the same pan, sauté the onion and peeled, chopped tomatoes until softened. Add the broad beans and broth, and simmer gently.
  3. About halfway through cooking, add the peeled and chopped carrots and apples, the rice, and the crushed garlic, mixed with a few spoonfuls of the broth.
  4. Adjust the salt to taste and serve immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Tortosa-style fava bean soup

  • 4 kg of fresh broad beans in their pods, or 1.5 kg of frozen broad beans, shelled.$60.27
  • 4 medium-sized cloves of garlic$0.36
  • 80 grams of rice$0.23
  • 3 medium-sized carrots$1.16
  • 1 litre of broth (or made with bouillon cubes)$2.78
  • 1/2 large onion, chopped$0.10
  • 4 tablespoons of oil or lard$0.59
  • 400 g of ground apples$0.85
  • 2 large tomatoes, some blackberries, and some large ones$3.35
  • salt$0.04

Total$69.73

that's $11.62 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 4 kg of fresh broad beans in their pods, or 1.5 kg of frozen broad beans, shelled.
  • 4 medium-sized cloves of garlic
  • 80 grams of rice
  • 3 medium-sized carrots
  • 1 litre of broth (or made with bouillon cubes)
  • 1/2 large onion, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons of oil or lard
  • 400 g of ground apples
  • 2 large tomatoes, some blackberries, and some large ones
  • salt

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