Broad Beans in their own Sauce

Name: Broad Beans in their own Sauce
Yield: For 4
Ingredients: salt; lemon juice; 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley, chervil or savory; 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley, chervil or savory; 2-4 lbs broad beans, depending on their age; ½ oz butter; ½ oz flour; top of the milk; 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley, chervil or savory

Preparation info

For
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Poor Cook

By Susan Campbell and Caroline Conran

Published 1971

About

Ingredients

2-4 lbs broad beans, depending on their age
½ oz butter
½

Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Pod the beans. If they are young and tender include a section of the pod around some of them. If they are old and tough make sure you remove the crescent attached to the bean, and even their outer skin.

Bring salted water to the boil and throw them in. When tender, strain, keep the beans warm and reserve the liquid. In another pan melt the butter, make a white roux with the flour and gr