Small Broad Beans
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Gather true broad beans when they are mature and small, about the size of your little finger.
Shell the beans and place them in bottles, filling all spaces.
Add a small bouquet of savory herbs to each bottle.
Seal and boil
Seal the bottles quickly and place them in a water bath.
Boil the bottles for one hour.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- True broad beans
- Provide the main body and texture of the preserved dish.
- Savory herbs
- Add aroma and flavor to the beans during preserving.
The step that matters
Seal the bottles quickly. Beans must be sealed promptly after packing so air is excluded and the contents stay under good conditions during the water bath.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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