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Egyptian Ful Medames

Warm fava beans seasoned with garlic, lemon, and cumin, partly mashed and finished with olive oil.

This Egyptian version of ful medames uses cooked canned fava beans to shorten preparation. Warm them with their canning liquid, mash only part of them, and serve with garlic, lemon, and cumin.

Total time10 min
DifficultyEasy
servings4
Egyptian Ful Medames
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Method

  1. 01

    Warm the beans

    Put the beans in a saucepan with their canning liquid and warm them over low heat for 10 minutes.

    10 min
  2. 02

    Season and partly mash

    Add the crushed garlic, lemon juice, and cumin. Mash some of the beans with a fork and stir to distribute the seasoning, leaving some whole.

  3. 03

    Finish with olive oil

    Divide the beans among the plates and pour the olive oil over them.

Sources and review

Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:

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