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colt seavers · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:56 am Post subject: Broad beans on toast

Thanks to Hugh-Fearnley Whittingstall again for this amazing recipe.

Broad Beans on Toast
Serves 2 for supper

Ingredients

About a 750g freshly picked smallish broad beans
100 – 150g of pancetta or bacon lardons
1 Small bunch of spring onions
2 Tbls of rape seed oil
Juice of ½ a lemon
Salt and pepper

Method

Pod the beans. Put large beans in one bowl and smaller beans in another, they cook at different times.

Bring a large pan of water to the boil.
Add the large beans cook for 1 minute, now add the small beans.
Cook for a further 30 seconds or until you see the skins of the larger beans just starting to split. This shouldn’t take much more than 2 minutes in total.
Drain the beans. Any thicker skinned beans can be discarded at this point by simply popping out the inner bean and just using that, although this shouldn’t be necessary with very fresh beans.
Heat a frying pan over a medium high heat. Add a small dash of oil followed by the bacon or pancetta. When it’s just starting to crisp add the spring onions, cook for a further minute. At this point add the beans to the pan. Toss the pan to combine.
Season with the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Spoon the beans along with any juice or oil over the toasted sourdough.

Drizzle with a little more rape seed oil to serve

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daveandtara · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject:

mmmm....saw this! and it did look good didn't it?

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3364 Location: Herts

Broad beans and bacon no finer combination! Razz

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moonbells · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:39 am Post subject:

Flowerlady wrote:

Broad beans and bacon no finer combination! Razz

ecccch

I can't think of a more hellish meal... my dad used to eat this, with the fat from the bacon tipped over some potatoes. It's a wonder he's still here...

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wardy · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:40 am Post subject:

he still is though which is proof positive it does yer good Laughing

moonbells · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:41 am Post subject:

Doesn't do me much good - makes me feel queasy just thinking about bacon...

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wardy · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:43 am Post subject:

I went off bacon when having sprog but made up for it since Embarassed

moonbells · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:47 am Post subject:

I know a lot of veggies who always say it'd be the bacon butties which would cause them to relapse. I've always said it'd be bacon which caused me to go veggie! Don't know why I loathe it so much (don't mind other pig products).

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3364 Location: Herts

Broadies and Bacon are best with Parsley Sauce Very Happy

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wardy · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:05 am Post subject:

my nephew married a girl of Punjabi origins and she's converted to bacon sandwich eating Very Happy

She is estranged from her family now Laughing

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redimp · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:

I used to love bacon which is why I sometimes relapse to cardboard bacon sometimes.

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colt seavers · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject:

Flowerlady wrote:

Broadies and Bacon are best with Parsley Sauce Very Happy

Sounds yummy Very Happy

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wardy · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:59 pm Post subject:

cardboard bacon Confused

You might as well just eat cardboard, it's probably got more flavour. Cheaper too Very Happy

Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3364 Location: Herts

mmmm the smell of bacon .... such a seductive sensory moment !!!
Nearly as good as eating it! Laughing

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