Fava Beans With Tomato Garlic Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (19 ounce) cans fava beans (use fresh if you have them, take off the pods and boil them until tender, cool and then slip off the)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons hot red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• salt & pepper
• 2 teaspoons hungarian paprika

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large saucepan& over medium heat saute the onions& garlic until golden.
• 2 stir in remaining ingredients except the beans.
• 3 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes (add a bit more water if it reduces too much- the sauce should have some liquid to it).
• 4 gently stir in the fava beans and let stand for a few minutes so the beans absorb some of the flavor from the sauce.