Name: Bagiana (Beef Stew with Fresh Favas, Green Peas, and Tiny Artichokes)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 pounds fresh young fava beans, shelled; 1 teaspoon tomato paste dissolved in ½ cup warm water; 2 pounds fresh peas, shelled; ½ cup minced white onion; ⅓ cup (2½ ounces) diced pancetta; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 pound lean beef, cut into 1-inch cubes; ¼ teaspoon sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 10 baby artichokes; 1 lemon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

In Nonna's Kitchen

By Carol Field

Published 1997

About

This recipe for bagiana, a mysterious word that appears in no dictionaries, comes from Rimini on the Adriatic coast of Emilia Romagna, where the Agricultural Secretary underwrote a project collecting recipes from old people as a way of documenting an important part of the culture. 1 imagine that the men and women who shared their recipes and their memories must have been deeply touched as they recalled the smells and tastes of their now distant childhoods. Some of th