Whole Fava Beans

For Ful Medames in a hurry try our very quick recipe using Hodmedod's Baked British Beans.

This rich whole fava bean soup is said to have been eaten in almost every Sicilian home since Roman times. It's delicious as a soup but can also be left to set and cut into slices and fried.

Our translation of a medieval recipe for whole fava beans, from The Forme of Cury, the earliest collection of recipes in English.