Greek fava (yellow split pea purée)
Ingredients
- 300 grams fava
- 900 grams hot water
- 180 grams olive oil
- 60 grams fresh lemon juice
- 100 grams white onion (sliced)
- salt (preferably)
- pepper (preferably)
- sweet paprika (preferably)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pot and add half of onion.
- Lower the heat and add the fava. Stir well for 3 minutes, to make sure it doesn’t stick on the bottom of the pot.
- Add water and let it boil.
- In a cold frying pan, put the rest of the onion, add olive oil, enough paprika and cook over low heat, for 15 minutes. You will be surprised with the result.
- When it boils, lower the heat at 1⁄3 and skim the froth. Cover lid if you wish. Stir as often as possible.
- When the fava is thick enough, at about 35 minutes later, add olive oil and stir.
- Turn off the heat and add lemon.
- Add pepper and salt. According to your taste.
- Place it in hand blender and whisk, until it becomes a fine cream.
- Serve with onions, pepper and some paprika.
Σημειώσεις
- Attention! Fava sticks easily on the bottom of the pot.
- You can add some thyme while sauté.
- Add as much lemon as you wish.
- Add as much oil as you like! Fava drinks as much oil as you add.
- Never add salt before fava is boiled.
- I used fava from Larissa region.
- Attention! Beating a mixture that contains lemon juice in a blender, results in shorter lifespan.
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