Portuguese Fava Beans!!

Fava Bean? Think Broad Bean..or Jack and the Beanstalk!

I decided to make a pan of Portuguese Fava Beans the way my maternal Grandmother made them.

I'm going to visit some relatives I haven't seen in a while and thought I'll bring these along for a fun surprise.




The old fashioned way to make the recipe is to start with 'dried' fava beans and soak them overnight.

I buy canned Fava Beans that work just as well if not better.

This is an easy recipe with few ingredients.

Fava Beans

2 Cans Fava Beans
1/2 C Ketchup
1/4 C Green Relish
1 Lg Onion Diced
1 tsp Garlic Salt (I substituted garlic powder)
1 tsp paprika
Oil or Margerine
Hot Pepper Flakes or Tabasco Sauce
Salt & Pepper

Drain Fava Beans reserving liquid. Put liquid aside for later use in this recipe









Dice onion, render in a little margarine or oil over medium heat until tender.









Add Ketchup, paprika, garlic powder. Let pan come back to simmer.









Add Fava beans, relish, salt&pepper, Tabasco Sauce.
If you like it really hot add more tabasco!













Add 1/2 C - 1 C of reserved bean juice.

Note: (Add more or less while cooking if beans seem too thick)

 
Let simmer over low heat stirring on occassion (until thick) about half an hour.






Serve up piping hot!