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