pumpkinstrokemarrow

Can report on a new broad bean recipe. Take dried broad beans, paying no attention to the largeish number of what look like woodworm holes. Add lots of water and bring to boil. Turn off heat and leave to soak overnight. Drain, rinse and add some more water. Bring to boil and cook for a while. Put the whole lot through a food mixer. In the mean time fry some finely chopped onions and bacon in butter. Stir into beans.

The result is rather an odd colour but entirely edible. Probably best as a vegetable consumed with a meaty meal, rather than by itself. Admirable way of getting rid of excess beans - of which I have plenty.

Also on a variant of a lentil soup recipe. Being short of carrots added some dried shelled runner beans. This turned the soup a rather odd colour. So added some chopped cabbage which turned the whole thing back to a reasonable green, rather than the usual yellow. But result entirely acceptable.