Favas

Ingredients

• 5 cans fava beans
• 5 1/2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 large onions, cut into chunks
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons parsley, heaping
• 1/4 salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar

Directions

1. 1

   Place 5 cans of Fava beans into a Dutch oven with 1 1/2 heaping tbsp.

2. 2

   of crushed red pepper and 1 large clove of crushed garlic.

3. 3

   Bring to a boil and let simmer.

4. 4

   Stir occasionally and set aside.

5. 5

   In a large frying pan, add the 5 large, cut onions, 1 cup oil, 2 cloves crushed garlic, 4 tbsp.

6. 6

   crushed red pepper, 2 heaping tbsp.

7. 7

   of parsley, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/8 tsp.

8. 8

   Black pepper.

9. 9

   Fry onions until almost tender.

10. 10

    Then, add can of tomato paste and 1 1/2 tsp of white vinegar.

11. 11

    Simmer for approximately 10 minutes or until onions are completely cooked.

12. 12

    Add onion mixture to beans and mix well.

13. 13

    Heat thoroughly.

14. 14

    Note: If using dry beans, soak and then precook them until tender.