Beanz Meanz Fitz

Name: Beanz Meanz Fitz
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1½ tins anchovy fillets; parsley and chives; parsley and chives; 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and left in cold water; 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and left in cold water; 6 rashers of bacon, cut into little strips; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; lemon juice; olive oil; 675 g/1½ lb shelled, fresh, young broad beans; 675 g/1½ lb shelled, fresh, young broad beans; 675 g/1½ lb shelled, fresh, young broad beans

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Two Fat Ladies

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1996

About

I have a great friend who used to live in Cockermouth, Cumberland, in a large country house called ‘The Fitz’ where I learnt this receipt, hence the name.

Ingredients

675 g/1½ lb shelled, fresh, young broad beans
olive oil

Europe
United Kingdom
Side dish
England
Gluten-free

Method

Make a dressing with about 150 ml/¼ pint of best olive oil, adding lemon juice and seasoning to taste; keep it quite tart. For easy mixing, make it in a screwtop jar. Grill or fry the bacon until quite cri