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How to prepare broad beans

Here's how, from fresh beans in pods, to obtain beans ready to use in a recipe.

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Last modified on: July 3^rd 2024

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For 400 g, you will need:

1 800 g broad beans
Total weight: 800 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
26 min.	5 min.	31 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Open each bean pod and collect the seeds they contain...

Stage 2

... before placing them in a bowl.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil, and pour in the seeds.

Leave to cook for 3 to 5 minutes from the time they come back to the boil.

Stage 4

You'll notice that some seeds split on their own, a sign that they've cooked long enough.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Drain and refresh quickly under cold water.

Stage 6

Press each seed to release the bean.

Stage 7

If the seed is not yet split, split the end with your fingernail...

Stage 8

... and press to release the bean.

Stage 9 - 15 min.

Do this for all the seeds, and your beans are ready to use in your recipe.

Stage 10

And the germ?

Every bean has a small white germ (indicated by the arrow), which is reputed to make the bean less digestible.

Stage 11

As in fine restaurants, you can remove it with a small knife...

Stage 12

... to obtain a perfect bean.

Admittedly, it's not essential, and it's a lot of work, so it's up to you.

Remarks

You'll notice that the weight loss is significant, and from the pods onwards you end up with fairly few beans, which you'll need to take into account for your future recipe.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, in a closed container.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
640 Kcal or 2,680 Kj	48 gr	112 gr	0 gr
32 %	18 %	11 %	0 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
80 Kcal or 335 Kj	6 gr	14 gr	0 gr
4 %	2 %	1 %	0 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 400 g : 3.12 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Broad beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable pie, Salade Niçoise, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Rabbit with mustard, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, ... All

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