Recipe - Fava Beans With Sweet Peppers

2 One half pound Unshelled fava beans
1 lg or
2 small Sweet red peppers
2 tablespoon Olive oil
2 (large) cloves; finely
minced
1/3 White wine
One fourth teaspoon Dried thyme
Salt and freshly ground
pepper
2 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice

This is a lovely side dish and it's also good with pasta.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil while you remove the fava
beans from their pods.

Meanwhile, roast the red peppers over a gas flame or under a broiler,
turning until all sides are uniformly charred. Remove from the heat and
place in a paper or plastic bag until cool enough to handle. Remove all the
charred skin, rinse the peppers and pat dry. Slice into thin strips, then
cut the strips into 1 or 2inch lengths.

Blanch the fava beans for 30 seconds, no longer, drain, and transfer to a
bowl of cold water. Slip the beans out of their thick skins, and place in
a bowl.

Heat the olive oil in a heavybottomed lidded skillet and gently saute the
garlic until golden, about 2 minutes. Add the fava beans and red peppers
and stir together over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add the wine and
the thyme, cover, and turn heat to low. Simmer 5 to 8 minutes (they are
very good slightly crunchy and bright green; after they've cooked 5 minutes
their color dulls and they become quite soft). Add salt and freshly ground
pepper to taste, stir in the lemon juice, and serve.

PLGOLD@IX.NETCOM.COM (PAT GOLD)

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