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Ingredients
- Salt
- 2 pounds fresh fava beans, in pods
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup packed fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves
- 3-4 anchovy fillets, rinsed with cold water
- 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup pecorino or Parmesan cheese
Method
- Fill a medium saucepan with water, add a little salt, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- While the water is heating, shell the fava beans.
- Blanch the beans for a minute or two in the boiling water, drain, then shock them in ice water.
- Peel the skins and set the beans aside.
- Crush the garlic, mint, and basil with 1/4 teaspoon salt, using a mortar and pestle, then work in the anchovy fillets.
- Add about 2 tablespoons olive oil, then the fava beans, adding a third at a time.
- Add 2 more tablespoons olive oil, then the cheese, and finish with the oil.
- Season to taste.
- Alternatively, you can blend all the ingredients in a food processor, adding the oil last in a slow, steady stream while the motor is running.
