Spiced pottage

A luxury take on a medieval staple made with whole fava beans.

Published: October 1, 2020 at 9:21 pm

You’d be forgiven for never having heard of a fava bean – but this delicious, versatile and British-grown ingredient should be a staple in our kitchen cupboards. Start your fava bean journey with this spiced pottage dish.

Fava beans are very similar to broad beans. /Credit: Alamy

Ingredients

  • Fava beans 250g dried whole fava beans or 2 x 400g canned fava beans in water
  • 500ml Unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 Root ginger, finely chopped
  • Cinnamon stick
  • 1 Red onion medium
  • 2 or 3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 level dessert spoon Honey
  • A pinch of saffron
  • 3 Cloves
  • 2 pinches of sea salt
  • Parsley and/or rose petals (unsprayed!) to garnish

Method

  • Step 1

    Chop the onion finely and cook on a low heat until transparent. Add ginger, garlic, cloves and cinnamon and cook for 5 minutes. Add the beans, cook for a few minutes more, then pour in the almond milk and stir in the saffron. When it’s simmering, stir in the honey.

  • Step 2

    Cook gently for 20 minutes. The pottage should reduce and the beans will begin to break up. Season with salt and mash the beans with a fork to create a paste – you might need to add a little water.

  • Step 3

    Before serving stir in some chopped parsley or use as a garnish with rose petals.

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