Fava Beans and Snow Peas

• 3 pounds fava beans in their shells
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½

Shell and peel the fava beans. Boil them in salted water until still a bit crunchy.

Heat the butter in a large sauté pan and stir-fry the snow peas with the garlic until crunchy but hot to the core; add the fava beans. Season with salt and pepper and add the mint. Serve with fish or white meat of poultry.