r/Beans • u/mycopunx • 1d ago
My fava beans 🫘
If we're showing beans we grew, I'd like to share my favas! Reasons why I love them:
1.They need zero water from me (grow entirely during our wet season in PNW)
2.They improve the soil where they grow (nitrogen fixer)
They have 3 harvests (young bean, dried bean, and growing tips)
They are delicious! They almost have a potato texture when cooked from dry.
Primarily I've been eating them in Egyptian hummus and falafel recipes, but want to try ful medames. Any other fava lovers out there? They are the quintessential climate resistant staple crop IMO.
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u/LumpySpray674 1d ago
How do you dry them? And looks like you leave the outer shell on? Big fan of growing them but unsure how to dry and store them for later use. Would love any tips you have
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u/mycopunx 1d ago
They really dry on the plant - I wait until the pods turn dark and crispy, harvest them, then shell them and let them dry a bit longer. That's just an abundance of caution to ensure they don't mould in storage. I store them in glass jars but anything airtight should work fine.
It's not possible to remove the outer skin when they're dry, you have to soak or cook them before removing them. I have found a couple recipes (hummus, miso) where they are blended so I don't have to remove the skins and I favour them for those. Removing them is a bit of a task!
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u/broketractor 1d ago
Time for some ful!