The recipe that we present is typical and traditional of Catalonia; it is about broad beans Catalan style or “favas a la catalane”, as they say in Catalan. It is a recipe that can be made throughout the year, but especially spring is its optimal season, since fresh broad beans are harvested at this time of year.
The Catalan broad beans recipe is very easy to prepare and offers many contrasts. On the one hand, we have the forcefulness of the bacon and blood sausage and, on the other hand, the freshness of the vegetables and herbs. Many flavors and textures concentrated in a delicious dish. Follow the step by step and learn how to make broad beans Catalan style with the traditional recipe, Grandma’s. Let’s go with the recipe!
Ingredients to make broad beans Catalan style:
- 1 spring onion
- 8 tender garlic
- 150 grams of pancetta
- 200 grams of blood sausage or black sausage
- 450 grams of beans
- 1 glass of white wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sprig of mint
- 100 milliliters of olive oil
How to make Broad Beans Catalan Style:
1 In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and brown the diced bacon for 3 minutes. Season it to taste.
2 Once the bacon is golden, add the onion and the minced garlic cloves. Cook everything for 4 or 5 minutes.
3 Add the bay leaf and mint sprig. Mix and let stand for 1 minute so that these flavors are integrated and you can continue with the recipe for broad beans Catalan style.
4 Incorporate the beans and the glass of white wine. Mix everything well, correct salt and cover the pot. Let cook for about 8 minutes. It should be noted that there is no problem in making the recipe with frozen beans.
Tip: it is important to cook the beans with the pot covered to concentrate all the juices well.
5 After 8 minutes, add the black pudding or sausage also cut into cubes. Cover the pot and let it cook for just 1 or 2 more minutes to prevent the blood sausage from falling apart.
Tip: if you don’t want to use black pudding or botifarra, you can also make broad beans Catalan style with chorizo and even with artichokes.
6 Remove the mint and bay leaf, put the preparation in a deep plate and, voila! Now you can enjoy this incredible recipe for broad beans Catalan style from la ixia (“grandmother” in Catalan).
Tip: chop some fresh mint leaves at the moment of serving; it will give the dish a greater freshness.
With what to accompany broad beans Catalan style
Now that you know how to make fava beans Catalan style from the ixia (grandmother), we recommend serving the dishes accompanied by a slice of bread. Although any bread could do, for this recipe we advise you to opt for peasant bread or loaf bread.
