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- From: Joanne Cook <jcook@Fox.NSTN.Ca>
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Ful Medames (Eqyptian brown bean stew)
- Date: 10 Aug 1995 12:25:29 -0500
- Message-ID: <199508092324.UAA08772@Fox.NSTN.Ca>
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- Ful Medames (Egyptian brown bean stew)
-
- Says the _New Internationalist Food Book_ (by Troth Wells, published
- by Second Story Press, Oxford, 1990) :
-
- <Ful is the Egyptian word for bean and Medames describes the variety
- used; a brown, round broad bean. This is a popular meal with both rich
- and poor in Eqypt, eaten in the fields, sold in bazaars and Ful cares,
- even served in luxury hotels and restaurants. The eggs, onions, oil
- and lemon are served separately for people to help themselves.>
-
- The following recipe is my adaptation of that given in the Food Book.
-
- 1 pound ful beans, soaked (available in speciality Asian/Near East stores;
- other varieties of dried beans can be substituted, but the flavour
- will differ)
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground cumin
- 6 cloves crushed garlic.
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and coarsely chopped
- handful chopped cilantro
- small handful chopped fresh mint
- 2 quartered lemons
- 1 medium sweet onion (Bermuda, Vidalia, Spanish, red), sliced
- good quality olive oil
- freshly ground black pepper
- salt
-
- Heat oven to 300 F.
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- Put the soaked, drained beans into a baking dish with a cover and pour
- in enough water to cover them by 2 inches. Add half the cumin, lots
- of black pepper, and the garlic. Cook slowly in the over, covered,
- for 3-4 hours, until the beans are very soft but not broken up, and
- the juice is thick.
-
- Meanwhile, put the eggs, cilantro, mint, lemon, and onion into separate
- dishes on the table.
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- When the beans are ready, salt them and add the rest of the cumin and
- 1/4 cup of olive oil. Serve in the baking dish at the table and invite
- people to addtheir own eggs, mint, cilantro and lemon juice on top, and
- more olive oil as needed to give a smooth consistency.
-
- This is good served with warm pita bread and a tomato/onion/cucumber/
- mint/olive salad with a light yogurt and garlic dressing. Some people like
- to add a dash of hot sauce.
-
- Joanne Cook
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- jcook@fox.nstn.ca
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