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Here are the broad beans I harvested from my garden this morning:



and here's what became of them - they're in the middle of the front row



cooked Catalan style with bacon and garlic.  The other dishes are roast peppers, spanish omelette, and octopus with olive oil, paprika and cayenne pepper.  Plus of course, a jug of sangria  ;)

Muy sabroso

Ready.......steady..........EAT!
Looks fantastic.
How was it?

Like Merry Tiller said, muy sabroso. 

:)

Bother! Hungry now......!! Lottie

Looks very tasty.  :) Enjoy!

wow they look beautiful !!  Mine are still at the flower stage and I am not sure what to expect and WHEN to expect the pods ... ??? ::)

The food on display looks beautiful and I hope it was tasty! :P ;D

Quote from: Marianne on June 12, 2005, 20:21:57
wow they look beautiful !!  Mine are still at the flower stage and I am not sure what to expect and WHEN to expect the pods ... ??? ::)

The food on display looks beautiful and I hope it was tasty! :P ;D

Mine are still at the 'I only sowed them a week ago' stage and haven't come up yet!

Hope I'm more organised next year.

The broad beans were sown last October.

Yummmmmmmm  :P :P
Could you post the recipe/directions?
I'm going to have some ready in the next week or so, never eaten them before so want to know a tasty way to prepare them  ;D

Ate a bucket load on Sunday obviously before I shelled them. Made the mistake last year of picking beans thinking I had plenty and then giving some away and not  having many to cook. Solved the problem by shelling the beans at lottie!!! Pods straight on to compost and then I could see how many beans I really had. They were absolutely scrummy by the way. ;D

Looks good Phil - apart from the meat bits (i'm a veggie!!)

We had some for dinner last night too. I steamed them with a few french beans, mange tout and purple peas (two each!) Had more than enough broadies for the two of us, though. I also pod them as I pick, otherwise I'd pick far too many/few. I think they are so delicious when fresh, I just like them steamed for 3 minutes. yum yum.

Also made a shallot and garlic tart tatin. (my first harvest of either this year - a bit small, but I couldn't wait!) It wouldn't have made a good photo as the thing collapsed when I turned it out! Never mind, tasted yummy! So that, the beans and the homemade bread meant that dinner was all homemade and, where possible, all homegrown!!!

Phil - You sowed them last October !!!!!! ??? :o  Wow I wonder whether it is worth waiting for mine then  ???  I only sowed them back in April ... ::) :-X

Don't panic!! You can sow autumn or Spring, you just get an earlier crop from an autumn sowing, take deep breaths and relax!! I must admit, I always sow mine in the autumn, ready any time soon!! Lottie  ;D

Mine are sown in October but they are a special type for autumn sowing (Aqua Dulce), they can survive the winter months.  Most broad beans are for spring sowing, they can go in the ground as soon as it's workable after the winter, usually from February on and can stand up to some frost.

I prefer to sow broad beans in October for two reasons. They will be harvested before the black lice attack in masses and free up lottie space in time to plant summer stuff.

Weirdly, my Autumn sown are covered in blackfly -although we're eating the beans, spring sown OK.Same variety, same bed same height now  ??? I've pinched the tops out of both but will probably pull the autumn ones up this week after we've had another meal off them.

Jeremy

My broad beans were aqua dulce too.

Moggle, you asked for the recipe; all I did was simmer the beans in some vegetable stock with a clove of garlic for 5 mins, then stirred in some crispy grilled bacon, added salt and pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil.  We ate them cold but you could have them warm.

Quote from: Marianne on June 12, 2005, 20:21:57
wow they look beautiful !!  Mine are still at the flower stage and I am not sure what to expect and WHEN to expect the pods ... ??? ::)

After the flowers have been pollinated the flowers look like they're 'dying away' and shrivel up.  From the flower a small green point appears and this develops in to the pod with time.
Mine are not at the ready to pick stage yet- waiting for them to get bigger.

Mark

Quote from: Phil on June 13, 2005, 21:03:04
Moggle, you asked for the recipe; all I did was simmer the beans in some vegetable stock with a clove of garlic for 5 mins, then stirred in some crispy grilled bacon, added salt and pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil.  We ate them cold but you could have them warm.

Cheers phil, now I just have to wait for the beans to be ready :D