Fèves à la Crème de Sarriette

Name: Fèves à la Crème de Sarriette (Fava Beans with Summer Savory Cream)
Yield: Serves 3–4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: salt, freshly ground pepper; ⅔ cup crème fraîche or dairy sour cream; ⅔ cup crème fraîche or dairy sour cream; 1 egg yolk; salt, freshly ground pepper; 12 ounces young fava beans, or lima beans, shelled; 12 ounces young fava beans, or lima beans, shelled; a few sprigs of fresh summer savory; 2 tablespoons butter

Fava Beans with Summer Savory Cream

Preparation info

Serves
3–4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from a French Herb Garden

By Geraldene Holt

Published 1999

About

Summer savory, sarriette, is a traditional flavoring for fava beans in France, but it has a peppery, slightly bitter taste and it is wise to be cautious with the amount you use at first.

Ingredients

12 ounces young fava beans, or lima beans, shelled
a few sprigs of fresh summer savory

Europe
France
Side dish
Gluten-free
Summer
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Steam the fava or lima beans, or cook them in boiling salted water, with half the savory until tender, then drain.

Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the beans and the remaining savory, finely chopped. Mix the crème fraîche or sour cream with the egg yolk and add to the pan. Cook, stirring, for a few minutes until the cream thickens. Do not allow the sauce to boil or it will c