Fava beans can be stored frozen. Splice them in half, then remove the tough skin.
Boil rapidly for about a minute so they turn dark green.
Plunge them into iced water. Drain.
Pat them dry, then freeze !
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Today John the farmer is harvesting broad beans.
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Tagged Organic produce, Recipes, Slow food, Spring, Sustainable, vegetables
John the Farmer supported the Ladismith street market 14 May .
Ladismith Street Market: 2nd Saturday of every month .
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Tagged Organic farming, Organic produce, Slow food, Sustainable
Potjiekos recipe
Vegetable Potjiekos recipe :
Tblsp or more olive oil
Tblsp mustard seed
Tblsp cumin seed
Tblsp tumeric
Tblsp cayenne pepper
Tblsp smoked paprika
Tblsp curry powder
Tblsp masala
salt + peepper
Garam masala (Coriander + cumin)
Roughly chopped garlic; ginger; chillies; onion; green peppers; potatoes; carrots etc..
Presoaked + parboiled beans like chickpeas; broad beans; sugar beans etc.
Mushrooms; broccoli; quartered toms etc.
1)Add oil .Fry mustard seed until they starts popping. Add garlic ginger chillies green pepper potatoes and carrots .
2)Add other spices
3)Stir-fry for a while..
4)Add parboiled beans
5)Add Mushrooms, broccoli, green beans; toms etc.
(Layer these – do not stir.)
6)Add salt + pepper
7)Cover with water
8)Add garam masala
9)Cover with lid
10)Slow cook until done 45-60 min.
Towerkop Nursery 