Fava Beans with Sausage

Name: Fava Beans with Sausage (Salsicce e Fave)
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1¼ pounds homemade sausage or mild breakfast sausage links; 1 small yellow onion; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 cups canned whole peeled tomatoes with their juice; Salt; 1¼ pounds homemade sausage or mild breakfast sausage links; 1 pound fava beans in the pod

Salsicce e Fave

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Fava beans pair well with pork, such as pancetta, prosciutto, and, in this case, sausage. The sausage that is used in Italy is milder than the “Italian sausage” that is available in the States. Use either the homemade sausage or a mild sausage, such as breakfast links.

Ingredients

1 pound fava beans in the pod
1¼ pounds homemade sausage or mild breakfast sausage links

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean

Method

Shell and peel the fava beans.
If using store-bought sausage, cut it into ½-inch pieces. Put the sausage in a large sauté pan with enough water to come about ¼ inch up the side of the pan and place over medium-high heat. If using homemade sausage, break it up with a wo