Fava Bean Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 lbs fava bean pods
• 1 lb mild italian sausage
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 cups tomatoes, skinned and chopped (or canned tomatoes)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

Recipe

• 1 remove beans from pods to make 4 cups.
• 2 place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water (1 inch above level of beans).
• 3 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 40-50 minutes or until tender.
• 4 drain and set aside.
• 5 remove casing from sausage.
• 6 in large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• 7 cook sausage, breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink.
• 8 drain off fat.
• 9 add onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes or until softened.
• 10 add fava beans, tomatoes, pepper and half each of the basil and oregano.
• 11 bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for about 15 minutes or until stew has thickened and beans are tender.
• 12 stir in remaining basil and oregano.
• 13 serve sprinkled with feta cheese.