Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
14 points

My neighbour opposite just came over and gave me some of his first harvest of broad beans. So young and fresh they don’t need to be skinned. Marvellous!

permalink
report
reply
3 points

Are you talking about the neighbour or the beans with the whole skinning thing?

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

The beans. Though as a neighbour the giver is pretty good too.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

Ugh, so good! What’s your favourite way of cooking them? (I presume even baby broad beans shouldn’t be eaten raw…) I love them in a salad or just quickly sautéed in a good olive oil with some garlic.

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

When they’re this young and sweet, then raw is fine! I do toss them in a vinaigrette sometimes when they’re really young. Saute in oil & garlic sounds damn yum though! Must try that. This lot though I stirred into the ramen I was preparing anyway. That had noodles, some good stock, sliced salsicci sausages (try saying that really fast!) and broccoli florets and sliced capsicum and onion. The beans went really well with it.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

What noodles do you recommend for ramen? I’ve never made it.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

That sounds like a divine noodle stir fry - and I actually didn’t know you could eat them raw that young. Must be a bit like snow peas fresh off the vine?

Re noodles - presume the stock was for creating a sauce, not boiling the noodles in. I confess my noodle adventures are still quite restrained.

permalink
report
parent
reply
6 points

Yum!

permalink
report
parent
reply

Melbourne

!melbourne@aussie.zone

Create post

This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.

The focus of our discussions is based around things that effect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.

Full Community Guidelines

Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)

Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)

Feedback & Suggestions

Community stats

  • 1

    Monthly active users

  • 349

    Posts

  • 27K

    Comments