Greek Fava Bean Eggplant Olive Stew With Feta Recipes

EASY GREEK-STYLE EGGPLANT RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place eggplant cubes in a colander over a large bowl or directly over your sink, and sprinkle with salt. Set aside for 20 minutes or so to allow eggplant to "sweat out" any bitterness. Rinse with water and pat dry.
• In a large braiser, heat 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil over medium-high until shimmering but not smoking. Add onions, peppers, and chopped carrot. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring regularly, then add garlic, bay leaf, spices, and a dash of salt. Cook another minute, stirring until fragrant.
• Now add eggplant, chopped tomato, chickpeas, and reserved chickpea liquid. Stir to combine.
• Bring to a rolling boil for 10 minutes or so. Stir often. Remove from stove top, cover and transfer to oven.
• Cook in oven for 45 minutes until eggplant is fully cooked through to very tender. (While eggplant is braising, be sure to check once or twice to see if more liquid is needed. If so, remove from oven briefly and stir in about 1/2 cup of water at a time.)
• When eggplant is ready, remove from oven and add a generous drizzle of Private Reserve EVOO, garnish with fresh herbs (parsley or mint). Serve hot or at room temperature with a side of Greek yogurt or even Tzatziki sauce and pita bread.

FAVA BEAN STEW (KOUKIA YAHNISTA OR YAHNI)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Add beans plus enough water to cover beans by 2 inches to a pot.
• Add 2 tablespoons salt and stir.
• Bring beans to a rolling boil.
• Turn off heat, cover, and soak for an hour.
• Drain and rinse beans under cold water before using.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium high heat.
• Add the onions and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, parsley, cumin, and bay leaves and continue to sauté for another 5 to 10 minutes until the flavors are nicely combined.
• Add the water to the pot and bring to a boil.
• Add the fava beans and lower the heat to a simmer. Simmer covered for 45 minutes.
• Remove the cover and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Simmer another 10 to 15 minutes until the beans are tender cooked but not mushy.
• Discard bay leaves.
• Serve with a drizzle of your favorite extra-virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of fresh parsley.
• Enjoy!

FOUL MUDAMMAS (EGYPTIAN FAVA BEANS)

Steps:

• In a cast iron skillet or saucepan, add the fava beans and ½ cup water. Warm over medium-high heat. Season with kosher salt and cumin. Use a potato masher or fork to mash the fava beans.
• In a morter and pestle, add the hot peppers and garlic. Smash. Add in juice of one lemon and stir to combine.
• Pour the garlic and hot pepper sauce over the fava beans. Add a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Top with chopped parsley, diced tomatoes, and a few slices of hot peppers, if you like.
• Serve with pita bread, sliced veggies and olives.

GREEK FAVA BEAN, EGGPLANT & OLIVE STEW WITH FETA

Steps:

• HEAT 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large saucepan. COOK the onions for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• ADD the red pepper, eggplant and zucchini and cook for 5 minutes, then add the potato, garlic and oregano and cook for 1 minute. ADD the tomatoes, stock, salt and pepper, stir well to combine and bring to a boil.
• REDUCE the heat to medium and cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• WHILE the stew simmers, cook the rice. ADD the cooked, peeled fava beans, parsley and olives to the stew and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.
• REMOVE from the heat and stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• SERVE over rice with crumbled feta cheese on top (alternatively serve with bulgur or crusty bread instead of rice).

JACY'S MIDDLE-EASTERN FAVA BEAN STEW

Steps:

• To make harissa paste: Heat a dry skillet over high heat and add coriander, caraway and cumin seeds. Shake pan gently until spices become fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and pour seeds into mortar and grind with pestle to a fine powder. Add garlic, salt, paprika and dried red pepper flakes, mashing and stirring until garlic is incorporated with the spices. Mixture will be dry and crumbly. Add enough of the 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil until you have a thick paste. Use fewer pepper flakes if you prefer less heat. Set aside.
• Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large pot and add minced onions and garlic. Cook slowly over low heat until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Push onions aside in the pot, and stir in the anchovies. Cook anchovies until they soften, mashing them with the back of a wooden spoon until they dissolve. Stir together with the onion and garlic mixture.
• Add the butternut squash, carrots, bell pepper, frozen peas and a pinch of salt. Stir and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Pour in the stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for about a minute.
• Stir in the drained fava beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf and harissa paste (from step 1). Add brown sugar and pomegranate molasses. Bring back to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and cook uncovered for about 1 1/2 hours. The long, slow cooking time allows the flavors to deepen.
• Just before serving, stir in the chopped parsley. Top with the mint, if you like.

FAVA BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Remove beans from pods to make 4 cups.
• Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water (1 inch above level of beans).
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 40-50 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and set aside.
• Remove casing from sausage.
• In large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Cook sausage, breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink.
• Drain off fat.
• Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add fava beans, tomatoes, pepper and half each of the basil and oregano.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for about 15 minutes or until stew has thickened and beans are tender.
• Stir in remaining basil and oregano.
• Serve sprinkled with Feta cheese.

KITTENCAL'S BEEF STIFADO (GREEK STEW WITH FETA)

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Season the beef with salt and pepper.
• Add in the beef cubes (cooking in batches) cook until browned remove to a plate.
• Repeat with remaining beef.
• Return the first batch of beef back to the pot.
• Add in the oregano, onions and garlic; cook stirring with wooden spoon for 3-4 minutes.
• Add in wine with all remaining ingredients except the currants and feta cheese; bring to a boil, simmer covered over medium-low heat for about 1-1/2 hours, then discard the whole cloves and bay leaves.
• Add in the currants and continue to cook (uncovered) over very low heat for about 30 minutes more, or until the beef is tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle in the feta the last 5-6 minutes of cooking and push down slightly with a spoon.
• Season with more salt and freshly ground pepper if needed.
• Ladle into bowls and serve with crust bread or buns.
• Delicious!