Grilled Fava Beans
A few weeks ago, while I had the opportunity to cook with a real outdoor grill, I tried my hand at grilling fava beans. I first read about the technique in an article by Regina Schrambling in the Los Angeles Times, where she detailed the method and described how it was introduced to her by Judy Rodgers of San Francisco's Zuni Café.
One of the technique's benefits, Ms. Schrambling writes, is that it renders the cumbersome beans extremely easy to prepare:
Before this revelation, I considered favas the Brazil nuts of beans. First, you have to shell them, then you have to slip a tight skin off every single one. The naked legumes are worth the struggle, but you still wind up throwing out about two-thirds of what you pay for.
Since this article was published, yet another article on grilling fava beans appeared in the August/September issue of Saveur as a sidebar to a 12-page paean to Judy Rodgers and Zuni Café.
To make the grilled fava beans, first season the raw beans generously with salt and toss with extra virgin olive oil. Place the pods on the grill and cook until blackened and soft. As the pods pop and blister on the outside, they steam within.
When they have sufficiently charred on both sides, remove the pods from the grill, let cool, and then pry them open to reveal the beans, which may be slipped from their thin skins or eaten whole, skin and all. The salty, meaty beans are as tasty as they are easy to prepare.
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Aug 10, 2004 11:25:18 AM
Posted By: jen
Great shot. I am so jealous that you were still getting fava beans in NYC in July -- our season in Northern CA peaked a couple of months ago, and I would love to try grilling them ... next year (sigh).
Aug 10, 2004 1:08:29 PM
Posted By: Josh
Hi Jen,
I'm amused by the idea that New York City has more bountiful produce than Northern CA! Haven't made it to the market today, but if it's any indication, freshdirect is still selling fresh fava beans:
http://www.freshdirect.com/product.jsp?productId=bns_fava&catId=pea&trk=cpage
Apr 1, 2005 11:25:52 AM
Posted By: Jeanne
Today I picked 5 lbs. of fresh Fava beans, my first crop, here in L.A. ( Lower Alabama ) and have been looking for recipes to cook them in a way that I am familiar with, ok.
Well, we are the grillers of the world here on the Gulf Coast and I welcome this recipe to grill my Fava beans. Thanks so much
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