This is good with or without all the ingredients – fava beans are necessary, though.
Ingredients
1/2 pound fava beans
1 TBS olive oil
1 clove garlic, chopped
salt
pepper
a few fresh basil leaves
3/4 cup creme fraiche
1 pinch saffron
Fettuccine for 2
fresh chives
Step 1
Shell favas & skin them (blanch the beans & then dunk in cold water – you can then pop favas out of their shells)
Cook gently in olive oil with garlic for 2-3 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper.
Step 2
Add basil leaves cut in ribbons, creme fraiche and a small pinch of saffron.
Cook all for another few minutes.
Step 3
Add cooked fettuccine to bean mixture, add salt and pepper to taste and serve with sprinkle of fresh chives.
Advertisement
