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Cooking with Pea & Broad Bean pods

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  • vij
    vij Posts: 254 Forumite
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    cover them with water and boil for 30 mins for stock
  • Confuzzled
    Confuzzled Posts: 2,323 Forumite
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    with mine i put a good amount of butter in a frying pan and sautee them in that and some minced garlic until they get brown and a bit bubbly on the surface, this softens them considerably and they are soooo moreish!
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,557 Forumite
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    You could make peapod wine. This uses the recipe from a good book - https://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=24279&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

    I always add the sugar in stages so that the wine doesn't get too sweet!
  • balmaiden
    balmaiden Posts: 623 Forumite
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    Has anyone made a soup from broadbean pods? I shelled a mound of broad beans today and it seems such a waste to throw the pods on the compost heap.

    I have made peapod soup before but cannot find any recipies for broadbeans used in the same way. We did eat some of the beans, pods an'all when they were young and they were very tasty.
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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,288 Forumite
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    balmaiden wrote: »
    Has anyone made a soup from broadbean pods? I shelled a mound of broad beans today and it seems such a waste to throw the pods on the compost heap.

    Broad beans - I don't bother to shell them - just throw the whole lot on the compost :rotfl:

    There's an older thread here with some more sensible suggestions :o I'll add this later to keep ideas together.
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • balmaiden
    balmaiden Posts: 623 Forumite
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    I have looked at that thread, thankyou, Penelope, but it doesn't mention broadbean pod soup. It's probably one of the very many occasions when I am trying to take money saving a little too far!
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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,288 Forumite
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    balmaiden wrote: »
    I have looked at that thread, thankyou, Penelope, but it doesn't mention broadbean pod soup.

    Don;t say I don't look after you - Broad bean pod soup :)
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • balmaiden
    balmaiden Posts: 623 Forumite
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    YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR.

    Thank you so much. I am not as mad as I was begining to think I was!
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  • Larumbelle
    Larumbelle Posts: 2,140 Forumite
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    If you fancy something a bit different there is this recipe for broad bean pod fritters too - really, really tasty!
  • ginnyknit
    ginnyknit Posts: 3,718 Forumite
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    Have just podded a load of broad beans and was looking at the pods wishing I didnt have to throw them away - now thats timing:T:T:T
    Clearing the junk to travel light
    Saving every single penny.
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