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Habas Guisadas con Huevos

Halved fava beans warmed in a chunky tomato sauce scented with mint, then set with softly scrambled eggs. A quick Lenten supper from the central highlands, best with pickled chiles on the side.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total34 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 cupfava beans, cooked and peeled, then split in half (about 150 g)
  • 2 tbspsafflower oil
  • 3 tbspwhite onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clovegarlic, peeled and finely chopped
  • 280 gtomatoes, unpeeled, finely chopped (about 2 small)
  • 2 sprigsfresh mint, leaves picked
  • to tastesea salt
  • 4eggs, lightly beaten with a pinch of salt

To serve

  • to tastepickled chiles (chiles largos or any pickled chile), on the sideoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Egg
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fava (broad) beans
  • Safflower seed
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Mint

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Spring

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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