Herbed Beans Purée - Besara

Ingredients:

2 Cups dried favabeans, skinless
6 Cups water
1 Onion (medium size), diced
½ Cup celery, cut
2 Garlic cloves
1 Tbs fresh coriander, chopped
1 Tbs parsley, chopped
1 tps mint, dried or ¼ cup fresh mint
Salt and pepper
2 Tbs vegetarian oil
½ Cup onion, julienned

Method:

- Wash favabeans (either soak for 8 hours or boil in water for 7 minutes and rinse).
- Add water to the favabeans and remaining ingredients except for oil and onion.
- leave mixture over low heat for about 2 hours without stirring. More liquid can be added if needed.
- Skim foam from top as necessary.
- Drain when all components are fully cooked, mash using a potato mash or electric mixer. Return over medium heat; stir until the mixture is thickened.
- Serve Besara warm or cold after pouring into serving plates.
- For garnish, fry onion in hot oil until golden brown, place on paper towel to absorb excess oil (can top with lemon peel).

Note
- Cooked ground beef can be used instead of fried onion in topping besara. Also meat or chicken stock can be used instead of water.

تصنيف : Cooking