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Broad Beans With Bacon And Croutons Recipe

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Step #1 1 The day before: put the broad beans in a bowl, cover them with water & leave them to soak overnight.
Step #2 2 The following day: peel the onion.
Step #3 Cut the bacon in slices.
Step #4 Strain the beans.
Step #5 3 Heat 2 litres water in a saucepan, add the onion, salt & pepper.
Step #6 When the water begins to boil, pour in the broad beans, cover the pan & let simmer for 1 hr.
Step #7 Add the bacon & cook for another 30 mins.
Step #8 Spice up this with salt at the end of the cooking time.
Step #9 Strain & serve in a vegetable dish.
Step #10 Campanile tip: These beans, served hot, are delicious with a roast joint, but can also be eaten cold.
Step #11 The broad bean originated in America & was first grown in Europe in the 14th century.
Step #12 Pope Clement VII presented "these colourful red and white seeds, Catherine de Medici, like precious stones which we put in the earth" to his niece, at her wedding with the future Henry II.
Step #13 (Piero Valeriano).
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