Posted on Thursday, October 15, 2015 in
Snack Recipes
Crunchy Fried Fava Beans Snack Recipe
Learn how to make crunchy fried fava beans snack (petisco de favas fritas), it's a great snack food.
| Preparation time | n/a |
| Cooking Time | n/a |
| Ready In | 2 h |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
1 pound of dry fava beansKosher or sea saltPepper flakes (optional)WaterVegetable or grape seed oil
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Preparation
- In a large bowl, soak dried fava beans in slightly salted water for 8 hours or overnight. As the beans soak they will split apart. Split the beans that have not done so by gently pulling them apart.
- Rinse, drain, and pat dry.
- Heat vegetable or grapeseed oil in a small saucepan until lightly smoking. Carefully add handfuls of the halved beans to the oil. When lightly browned and bubbles are slow and steady, remove with slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels to catch the excess oil.
- Lightly sprinkle with salt, toss together and repeat the process until all fava beans are fried. Allow the beans to cool and become crispy!
Recipe & Photo Credit: Elise, cookingwithelise.com
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Comments
Frederick Souza
You can roast them in a hot skillet, but they will not be crispy. Instead, you will have to soak them in your mouth and sort of eat them like a piece of hard candy. I love them this way.
All you do is place the dry bean in the hot skillet and keep moving them with a fork until the skins are quite dark...for me, the more toasted, the better!
2 Years ago, Friday, December 2, 2022
Olivia Gray
Mother used to make these.. Love them. Can you tell me when to add pepper flakes? That’s a must for me! Thank you so much for posting these wonderful recipes!
3 Years ago, Sunday, January 30, 2022
Belinda
I wonder if these could be baked like chick peas are made as a snack. I cannot use oils.
4 Years ago, Sunday, September 19, 2021