fava bean
Pronounced:FAH-vuh
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A tan flat bean which looks like an overgrown lima bean. The large pod is inedible, unless very young. Habas are dried fava beans with the skins removed.
plural: fava beansIngredient
Season: available year-round
How to select: Available dried, canned or fresh. Choose fresh fava beans that are not bulding with beans.
How to prepare: Blanch them first to remove the tough, inedible outer shell.
Matches well with: bacon, butter, cilantro, cream, garlic, ham, leeks, lemon, mushrooms, olive oil, parsley, Pecorino cheese, rosemary, sage, salt, savory, spinach, thyme, vinaigrette
Substitutions: fava beans = baby lima beans = soybeans
| Nutrition Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calculated for 1 | ||
| Calories 853 | ||
| Calories from Fat | (%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 0.0g | % | |
| Saturated Fat 0.0g | % | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | % | |
| Sodium 0mg | % | |
| Potassium 0mg | % | |
| Total Carbohydrate 0.0g | % | |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | % | |
| Sugars 0.0g | ||
| Protein 0.0g | % | |
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