Foul Madammes Recipe
Dive into a taste of the Middle East with this easy foul medames recipe! This hearty fava bean stew is perfect for breakfast or a light lunch. Enjoy it with fresh pita bread and customize it with your favorite toppings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Category: appetizer
- Method: cooking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern, North African
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 450g cans of pre-cooked fava beans (ful), or pre-boiled fava beans
- 2 tbsp virgin olive oil
- 1 medium-sized white or yellow onion (divided)
- 1-2 medium-sized fresh tomatoes, chopped (divided)
- 1 small-sized green bell pepper, diced finely (divided)
- 1 small-sized red bell pepper, diced finely (divided)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
- salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Fresh lemon juice (one lemon)
- Extra olive oil for garnish
- Chopped fresh parsley or coriander to garnish
- Green Onions to garnish (optional, especially if you already used fresh onions)
Instructions
- Drain fava beans (whether from the can or pre-boiled from scratch). Mash them with a fork or potato masher. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a round pan and add two tablespoons of chopped onions. Stir for about 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Just when the onions begin to be golden, add a tablespoon of chopped tomatoes and cook for another minute.
- Add the mashed ful, stir, and continue to cook for another minute. Add water if the mixture looks dry (your judgement is golden here).
- Add sweet paprika, cumin, black pepper and salt (I usually omit the salt when using canned fava beans).
- Turn off the heat and transfer the ful madammes onto a serving plate.
- Add the lemon juice, the remaining onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and the chopped parsley. Add a generous sprinkling of olive oil.
- Serve and enjoy.
Find it online: https://feastfulfork.com/foul-madammes/