This beautiful dish of artichokes and fava beans is music to my heart. It is a traditional Moroccan family winter meal recommended to me by a lovely local food loving friend. I recently learned that a fava bean is the same thing as a broadbean, a vegetable I dreaded growing up. And I now know the reason. My mother did not peel them, she made us munch through that bitter hard outer shell that even when cooked was tough and unswallowable. I avoided them like the plague till my culinary expertise improved enough to for me to be tempted to experiment with them. Then I discovered that inside the much loathed shell was a shiny sweet little green bean. This dish is a showcase for them, using artichoke hearts and preserved lemon. It's a one pot dish and the simple list of ingredients are all easy to find. A must try !!
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Same thing happened to me.... love them now. Actually, the very first time they were dried.... and really awful LOL
Posted by: Katie | 12/04/2015 at 06:29 AM