Ful Medames
Ful medames for a foul weather day - for sure. The wind has been howling around the corners of my house all night and into this morning with rain falling sideways which calls for a hot, filling meal to chase the chill away. This fixes up quickly and just takes a little tomato chopping to get the job done. If you’re out of whole tomatoes substitute cherry tomatoes halved. See what you think...
1 c. dry fava beans
3 c. water
1 - 14.5 oz. can garbanzo beans, drained
1 t. cumin
2 lemons, fine grated rind, juiced
1/2 t. kosher salt
1/2 c. oil
1 tomato, diced
1/4 c. dried parsley
4 t. garlic, minced
dash salt/pepper
slight dash red pepper flakes
In a soup pot, add dried fava beans and water. Cover and bring to a boil. Turn down to simmer, adding garbanzo beans, cumin, lemon grated and juice, kosher salt, oil, tomato, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Let simmer 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. until fava beans are tender. Ladle up and enjoy...
Once I’ve put the ful medames on to simmer, I hustle downstairs to design and sew cotton canvas pocket aprons for my online shops - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads , www.amazon.com/handmade/topdrawerthreads .
Or, I’m putting the finishing touches on hand knit hats and scarves worked by me from upcycled recycled yarns for my other shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .
My daughter’s have an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/yesdesigns - where they design and sew cotton pocket knickers and shorts for kicking your heels up in.
My older daughter has an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/wildwovenwomen - where she knits cozy warm striped afghans and throws from upcycled recycled yarns.
