Name: Stew of Fresh and Tender Fava Beans
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) fresh and tender fava/broad beans; or one 15 oz/425 g can, drained; 4 chunks of meat, best cuts: trimmed lamb or veal shanks (2–2½ lb/900g–1.25 kg), or any cut of meat on the bone (see Suggested Cuts); 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped; 1 tablespoon oil; 3 cloves garlic, sliced lengthwise; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 3 heaped tablespoons (one 6 oz/175 g can) tomato paste diluted in a little hot water or one 15 oz/425 g can tomato sauce; 1½ teaspoons salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; ¼ cup (½ oz/15 g) fresh dill, chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger; 2 to 3 fresh or dried small hot peppers, optional

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Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

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4 chunks of meat, best cuts: trimmed lamb or veal shanks (2–2½ lb/900g–1.25 kg), or any cut o

Asia
Iraq
Main course
Stew
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

In a heavy medium pot, cook shanks as described in Suggested Cuts and Okra Stew, the first step. Cooking time is determined by your choice of meat.
While meat is cooking, prepare fava beans. Cut off both ends of the pods, and remove any strings. Then bunch 4 to 5 pods together, and cut them crosswise into slices ⅓in/8mm thick. P

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