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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>
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.
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.
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