Spanish Rice with Blood Sausage, Fava Beans, and Caramelized Lardons

While traveling in Catalonia a few years ago, I came upon a wonderful restaurant called Sant Carles in the town of Tortosa on the Ebro River. The chef, Margarita Nofre, is famous for her fish recipes, but since I was researching rice, I ordered one of her main-course arros dishes and was dazzled by its simple elegance.

Black sausage and fresh fava beans are a traditional combination, but Chef Nofre’s addition of mint and sweet Muscat wine gav